LINCOLNSHIRE RURAL & AGRICULTURAL CHAPLAINCY
The objects of the CIO are to relieve and improve the positive wellbeing of persons resident in rural Lincolnshire by supporting and securing the continuation of the rural and agricultural chaplains for the public benefit.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £280,666, an increase from the previous year's £223,002. The trustees report that these funds are sufficient to permit the charity to continue in operation and maintain a going concern basis. The charity aims to build a £1.5 million endowment fund over the next five years to support future needs.
What the accounts disclose
“The trustees seek to maintain a balance of funds to run the charity, whilst investing surplus funds to build an endowment fund which will generate an annual investment income sufficient to support the needs of rural chaplaincy in future.”
“Donations income includes income from received Trustees. The Trustees do not receive any preferential benefits or services for their donations and have not attached any conditions which would require the charity to alter significantly the nature of it's existing objectives consequently, the amounts have not been individually disclosed.” — page 19
Trustees
- Meryl Suzanne Ward MBEchair
- Charlotte Powell
- JANE HILES
- John William Lockwood MBE
- Rev ANDREW HAWES
- Rev IAN BROWN OBE
- SALLY-ANN ROBINSON
- Steve Ward
- The Venerable Gavin Kirk
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/06/2025 | £166k | £104k |
| 30/06/2024 | £85k | £14k |
| 30/06/2023 | £59k | £13k |
| 30/06/2022 | £114k | £9k |
Common questions
Is LINCOLNSHIRE RURAL & AGRICULTURAL CHAPLAINCY financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £280,666, an increase from the previous year's £223,002. The trustees report that these funds are sufficient to permit the charity to continue in operation and maintain a going concern basis. The charity aims to build a £1.5 million endowment fund over the next five years to support future needs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATION | 1 | £200k |
| THE FOYLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £200k |
| LOCAL TRUST | 1 | £46k |
| The Cranswick Charitable Trust | 1 | £4k |
Charities like this
- LINCOLNSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION CIO
- THE RAMP
- THE LINCOLN DIOCESAN TRUST AND BOARD OF FINANCE LTD
- CITIZENS ADVICE LINCOLNSHIRE
- PSALM 84 V.10
- CITY CHURCH LANCASTER
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINCOLNSHIRE RURAL & AGRICULTURAL CHAPLAINCY | £166k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| LINCOLNSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION CIO | £5.6m | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| THE RAMP | £678k | Under £60,000 | 0 | within | — | no doubt |
| THE LINCOLN DIOCESAN TRUST AND BOARD OF FINANCE LTD | £11.1m | — | — | below | — | no doubt |
| CITIZENS ADVICE LINCOLNSHIRE | £314k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| PSALM 84 V.10 | £106k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |