Lincolnshire Action Trust

Analysis

Lincolnshire Action Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lincoln. It was registered in October 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04108372). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Lincolnshire Action Trust reported income of £2.8m and spending of £2.7m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.5m to £2.8m (+80%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Lincolnshire Action Trust sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include East End Community Foundation (£2.8m), The Nr5 Project (£2.8m) and Smallwood Trust (£2.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. It employed 90 people.