THE NETWORK CIO

Registered charity 1167775 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objects of the CIO are: To act as a resource for young people aged 16-24 living in the City of Lincoln and the surrounding area by providing advice and assistance and organising programmes of educational and other activities as a means of: a) advancing in life and helping young people by developing their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as indep

Objects

TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 16-24 LIVING IN THE CITY OF LINCOLN AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF: A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;B) ADVANCING EDUCATION;C) RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Lincoln, East Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£152k

Latest spending

£99k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased significantly to £59,893, exceeding the trustees' stated policy target of three to six months of core costs. The charity reported total receipts of £152,088 against total payments of £98,560, resulting in a positive net cash flow for the period.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: City of Lincoln Council - UKSPF (28% of income)

“City of Lincoln Council - UKSPF - 41,970” — page 12

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three and six months core costs (reserves figure: £60k)

“The Trustees have established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds held by the charity should include between three and six months core costs.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

Volunteers: 5
Government income: £101,011 — grants £101,011 (5); 66% of the £152,088 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

Volunteers: 10
Government income: £47,355 — grants £47,355 (5); 74% of the £63,969 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

Volunteers: 5
Government income: £23,741 — grants £23,741 (2); 39% of the £61,657 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Network, Lincoln (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

GAIL DUNNchair
AMANDA BOUTTELL
BEN BARLEY
Craig John Miles
Dianne Slapp
Graham Metcalfe
MICHAEL JOHN ANDREW JOHNSON
Tina Louise Ramsey

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Lincolnshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£152k	£99k
31/03/2024	£64k	£73k
31/03/2023	£62k	£85k
31/03/2022	£89k	£75k
31/03/2021	£63k	£51k

Common questions

Is THE NETWORK CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased significantly to £59,893, exceeding the trustees' stated policy target of three to six months of core costs. The charity reported total receipts of £152,088 against total payments of £98,560, resulting in a positive net cash flow for the period. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	30/04/2026	£247k	The Ripple Effect
The National Lottery Community Fund	20/06/2024	£19k	Catalyst Counselling and Support
The National Lottery Community Fund	03/02/2023	£9k	The Re-Socialisation Scheme
UK government	01/04/2022	£2k	THE NETWORK CIO
The National Lottery Community Fund	14/01/2022	£10k	Catalyst Counselling
UK government	28/08/2020	£8k	Coronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund	08/08/2019	£9k	Pawsitive Possibilities
The National Lottery Community Fund	31/08/2016	£10k	Supporting those not in education, employment or training

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
GARFIELD WESTON FOUNDATION	1	£200k
Richmond Foundation	1	£54k
THE LONDON MARATHON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED	1	£42k
THE LEADSOM FOUNDATION	1	£20k
THE A B CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£15k
THE DAVID BROWNLOW CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£10k
THE PRET FOUNDATION	1	£8k
THE JONES 1986 CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£7k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LSSP.

LSSP income £907k
RE N-GAGE income £327k
WINDSOR & MAIDENHEAD YOUTH AND COMMUNITY COUNSELLING SERVICE income £1.2m
LITERACY VOLUNTEERS income £123k
CC FOUNDATION income £187k
PROGRAMME FOR APPLIED CHRISTIAN EDUCATION income £169k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE NETWORK CIO	£152k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
LSSP FY2025	£907k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
RE N-GAGE FY2025	£327k	£60,001 - £70,000	1	unclear	—	noted
WINDSOR & MAIDENHEAD YOUTH AND COMMUNITY COUNSELLING SERVICE FY2026	£1.2m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
LITERACY VOLUNTEERS FY2026	£123k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
CC FOUNDATION FY2025	£187k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.