LINCOLN COMMUNITY LARDER

Registered charity 1175176 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

PROVIDING FOOD TO INDIVIDUALS REFERRED BY AGENCIES WHO UNDERTAKE ASSESSMENTS OF NEED.

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Latest income
£116k
Latest spending
£87k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £686,478, significantly exceeding the trustees' stated policy target of £30,000. The charity reported a surplus for the year, with income of £115,902 against expenditure of £87,306. However, the trustees identified risks related to rising demand and potential decreases in donations due to the cost of living.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
Grants and donations — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
The principal risk facing LCL is the continuation of the increase in demand for its services coupled with a decrease in both food and non-state financial donations due to rises in the cost of living.
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Lincoln Community Larder (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2023)

Total income
£605k
Total spending
£84k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Lincolnshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£116k£87k
31/03/2024£76k£88k
31/03/2023£605k£84k
31/03/2022£43k£51k
31/03/2021£130k£25k

Common questions

Is LINCOLN COMMUNITY LARDER financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £686,478, significantly exceeding the trustees' stated policy target of £30,000. The charity reported a surplus for the year, with income of £115,902 against expenditure of £87,306. However, the trustees identified risks related to rising demand and potential decreases in donations due to the cost of living.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government27/07/2020£9kCoronavirus Community Support Fund