GAINSBOROUGH TRINITY FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1168775 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, GENDER, ECONOMIC STATUS, DISABILITY OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE IN LINCOLNSHIRE.

Objects

THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, GENDER, ECONOMIC STATUS, DISABILITY OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE IN LINCOLNSHIRE BY;A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAININGB) THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTHC) THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF FOOTBALL AND SUCH OTHER SPORTS OR PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES WHICH IMPROVE FITNESS AND HEALTH (FACILITIES MEANS LAND, BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT AND ORGANISING SPORTING ACTIVITIES) ANDD)SUCH OTHER PURPOSES RECOGNISED FROM TIME TO TIME BY LAW AS CHARITABLE.

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 · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted funds are in a deficit of £90,156, resulting from additional expenditure on a new 3G pitch and ongoing property repairs. The independent examiner noted that the charity used restricted funds to cover operational cash flow deficits, constituting an unauthorized internal loan and a breach of trust. The trustees acknowledge the deficit and state they are working to correct the position, expecting post-year-end funds to remove the overdraft.

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

What the accounts disclose

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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• 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
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (69% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 38.3% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• MATTHEW BOLESchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Ben Crawford
• John Anderson
• Robert Allison

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

Operates in: Lincolnshire · Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

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Charities like this

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• LAND AND POSSESSIONS OF THE POOR OF ELY OTHERWISE PARSONS' CHARITY income £450k
• CONNECT FOUNDATION (NORTH LINCS) income £223k
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Side by side with its peers

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