THE LINCOLNSFIELDS CENTRE LTD

Registered charity 298392 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LINCOLNSFIELDS CHILDREN'S CENTRE

Provision of educational facilities for day visits and residential programmes for children and adults.Provision of training / support for young people experiencing difficulties in full time education.Protection of WW2 heritage relating to charity's property.

Objects

A. TO PROVIDE HOLIDAYS AND RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE-TIME ACTIVITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE (MAINLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY FROM WITHIN THE BOROUGH OF LAMBETH) WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES SO AS TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE. B. TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE (MAINLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY FROM WITHIN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH) THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES WHICH REFLECT POSITIVELY THE MULTI-CULTURAL SOCIETY IN WHICH THEY LIVE.

Area of benefit: LAMBETH PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Animals · Environment/conservation/heritage · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£534k
Latest spending
£534k
Registered
1988
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £811 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted funds totaling £922,795. The trustees consider this reserve level sufficient to continue activities in the event of a significant drop in income. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: unclear (held: £923k)
“The trustees consider a reserve at this level should ensure that, in the event of significant drop in income, they will be able to continue the charity’s current activities while consideration is given to ways in which additional funds may be raised.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Lincolnsfileds Playzone Ltd
“The trustees are also directors of the Lincolnsfileds Playzone Limited, a private limited company, wholly owned by the The Lincolnsfields Centre Limited, for the purpose of acting as a commercial company in support of the Charity.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Total income
£534k
Total spending
£534k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
22

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£534k£534k
31/03/2024£480k£460k
31/03/2023£457k£539k
31/03/2022£314k£364k
31/03/2021£237k£228k

Common questions

Is THE LINCOLNSFIELDS CENTRE LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £811 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted funds totaling £922,795. The trustees consider this reserve level sufficient to continue activities in the event of a significant drop in income. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund27/03/2008£42k"Refurbishment of 1940's Nissen Hut, redisplay of artefacts, Creation of "Dig for Victory Garden" and employment of Project Development offic"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund22/12/2005£5k"Charity Providing Facilities For Residential Or Day Visits For Children Aged 5 To 18 Years From Schools, Community And Youth Organisations."
The National Lottery Community Fund14/12/2005£5kEnvironmental studies