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LINCOLNSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION CIO

Registered charity 1196448 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income
£5.6m
Latest spending
£4.9m
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2025

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.

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.

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.”

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£5.6m
Total spending
£4.9m
Cost of raising funds
£1k
Reserves (reported)
£1.6m
Employees
10

Reported reserves equal ~3.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£5.6m£4.9m
31/03/2024£3.5m£2.5m
31/03/2023£3.1m£749k

Common questions

Is LINCOLNSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION CIO financially healthy?

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, The Cranswick Charitable Trust.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmount
THE FOYLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£200k
THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATIONFY2025£100k
THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATIONFY2025£50k
THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATIONFY2024£50k
The Cranswick Charitable TrustFY2025£2k
The Cranswick Charitable TrustFY2024£2k

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
THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION1£200k
THE FRANK JACKSON FOUNDATION1£85k
THE PARGITER TRUST1£80k
THE SIMON & ELIZABETH BATEY CHARITABLE TRUST1£22k
ST EDMUNDS TRUST1£21k
THE WO STREET CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£20k
Boodles Charitable Trust1£10k
THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATION1£10k

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