EDAN Lincs

Analysis

EDAN Lincs is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lincoln. It was registered in July 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04243436). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, EDAN Lincs reported income of £3.0m and spending of £2.8m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.9m to £3.0m (+56%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, EDAN Lincs sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% 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 The Next Chapter (East of England) (£2.9m), University of Leicester Students' Union (£3.0m) and Fairfield Residential Home (£2.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97% and donations and legacies 2.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £7,700. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £697k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 71 people.