LINCOLNSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION CIO
Registered charity 1196448 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
To advance education, to promote the preservation and protection of good health, both mental and physical, and to relieve poverty and sickness within the community of the county of Lincolnshire, in particular by the making of grants to individuals and organisations in furtherance of said charitable purposes.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that free reserves of £1,852,991 are currently above the stated policy target of eighteen months of operations. The charity holds total unrestricted funds of £2,429,790 and reports a net incoming resource of £527,767 for the year, indicating a stable financial position with no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: at least eighteen months operations and all prospective liabilities like redundancy payments or rent (held: £1.9m)
“The current policy is to maintain unrestricted reserves to cover at least eighteen months operations and all prospective liabilities like redundancy payments or rent.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Forrester Boyd Robson Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
What the charity says about itself (2024/25)
From its own voluntary annual review / impact report — the charity’s account of its work, distinct from the statutory accounts analysed above.
The report states LCF distributed over £4.8M in 2024/25, supporting 325 projects and 5,456 households. The financial statement confirms total expenditure of £4,865,957.
“This year, we distributed over £4.8M, supporting 325 projects and providing funding to 5,456 households.”
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~3.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (14/08/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (24/10/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England
Income and spending
Common questions
Is LINCOLNSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION CIO financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that free reserves of £1,852,991 are currently above the stated policy target of eighteen months of operations. The charity holds total unrestricted funds of £2,429,790 and reports a net incoming resource of £527,767 for the year, indicating a stable financial position with no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Forrester Boyd Robson Limited.
Who funds LINCOLNSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION CIO?
Funders whose own accounts filings name LINCOLNSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION CIO as a grant recipient include THE FOYLE FOUNDATION, THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATION, LOCAL TRUST, The Cranswick Charitable Trust.
Known funders
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