Lincolnshire Family History Society

Analysis

Lincolnshire Family History Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lincoln. It was registered in November 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides human resources, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Lincolnshire Family History Society reported income of £29k and spending of £30k, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £32k to £29k (-11%), an average of -2.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Lincolnshire Family History Society sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rhigos Community Sports Association (£29k), 1st Goosnargh Scout Group (£29k) and Kidd Legacy Being a Part of Central Park, Dartford (£29k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.