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LINCOLN CATHEDRAL LEARNING, ARTS, CULTURE AND EVENTS CIO

Registered charity 1175597 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Activities are planned to meet strategic aims and include the holding of arts and cultural events, lectures and fundraising events, engaging with a wide and diverse audience.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£231k
Latest spending
£206k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £73,861 for the nine-month period, with total income of £231,184 against total expenditure of £205,825. Free reserves stood at £58,622, which the trustees consider sufficient to fund cash flow for future planned activities through December 2028. The charity continues to operate on a going concern basis with adequate resources.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 3-6 months of fixed operational costs less any ‘reasonably certain’ income (held: £59k)
“An acceptable range of free reserves, beyond this requirement, is 3-6 months of fixed operational costs less any ‘reasonably certain’ income.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Cathedral Church of Blessed Virgin Mary of Lincoln (hereafter referred to as Lincoln Cathedral) has agreed to provide administrative support to the Trustees at no charge.
“The Cathedral Church of Blessed Virgin Mary of Lincoln (hereafter referred to as Lincoln Cathedral) has agreed to provide administrative support to the Trustees at no charge.” — page 5
“Balances at the year-end are as detailed in Note 4 and 5. These balances represent cash transactions from donors and relate to monies which are owed in relation to events where staff are provided from the Cathedral to staff the fundraising events and recharged to the CIO. There is also money due to the CIO in relation to ticket sales.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Balances at the year-end are as detailed in Note 4 and 5. These balances represent cash transactions from donors and relate to monies which are owed in relation to events where staff are provided from the Cathedral to staff the fundraising events and recharged to the CIO. There is also money due to the CIO in relation to ticket sales.
“The Cathedral Church of Blessed Virgin Mary of Lincoln (hereafter referred to as Lincoln Cathedral) has agreed to provide administrative support to the Trustees at no charge.” — page 5
“Balances at the year-end are as detailed in Note 4 and 5. These balances represent cash transactions from donors and relate to monies which are owed in relation to events where staff are provided from the Cathedral to staff the fundraising events and recharged to the CIO. There is also money due to the CIO in relation to ticket sales.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Total income
£523k
Total spending
£366k
Cost of raising funds
£289k
Reserves (reported)
£42k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~1.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (87% 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: 55.3% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Lincolnshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£231k£206k
31/03/2025£233k£232k
31/03/2024£261k£426k
31/03/2023£523k£366k
31/03/2022£71k£62k

Common questions

Is LINCOLN CATHEDRAL LEARNING, ARTS, CULTURE AND EVENTS CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £73,861 for the nine-month period, with total income of £231,184 against total expenditure of £205,825. Free reserves stood at £58,622, which the trustees consider sufficient to fund cash flow for future planned activities through December 2028. The charity continues to operate on a going concern basis with adequate resources. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION1£45k
THE TAYLOR FAMILY FOUNDATION1£32k
THE JOYCE FLETCHER CHARITABLE TRUST1£4k
THE LECHE TRUST1£4k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE HALL FOR CORNWALL TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
LINCOLN CATHEDRAL LEARNING, ARTS, CULTURE AND EVENTS CIO£231k—0unclear—no doubt
THE HALL FOR CORNWALL TRUST FY2025£10.5m—0unclear—no doubt
Salisbury Gospel Hall Trust FY2025£150k—0unclear—no doubt
UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN STUDENTS UNION FY2025£5.7m£130,001 - £140,000—unclear—no doubt
QUARANTINE FY2025£373k—0unclear—no doubt
THE CHELTENHAM TRUST FY2025£8.3m—0unclear—no doubt

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