Lincolnshire Community and Voluntary Service
Analysis
Lincolnshire Community and Voluntary Service is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lincolnshire. It was registered in April 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03503128). It says it provides services and acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Lincolnshire Community and Voluntary Service reported income of £1.7m and spending of £1.5m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.0m to £1.7m (+72%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Lincolnshire Community and Voluntary Service sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Oasis Partnership UK (£1.7m), European Orthodontic Society (£1.7m) and Gynaecology Cancer Research Fund (£1.7m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 94% and donations and legacies 5.4%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £481k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 50 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 5.4%
- Charitable activities 94%
- Investments 0.4%
In the charity's own words
Lincolnshire Community and Voluntary Service is a third sector infrastructure organisation, the accredited Volunteer Centre Operator and provides social prescribing link worker services in our area of benefit.We promote volunteering, build social fabric, boost resilience and support the health and wellbeing of communities & individuals by working with strategic partners identifying local needs
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Oasis Partnership UK | Bucks | £1.7m |
| European Orthodontic Society | London | £1.7m |
| Gynaecology Cancer Research Fund | London | £1.7m |
| Age UK Birmingham Limited | Birmingham | £1.7m |