Lincolnshire Rural Support Network

Analysis

Lincolnshire Rural Support Network is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lincoln. It was registered in August 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07182183). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Lincolnshire Rural Support Network reported income of £577k and spending of £433k, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £284k to £577k (+103%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 72% 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 Rural Support Network sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Lenton Centre (£577k), An Hour for Others (£578k) and Tonic Health (£577k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 48%, charitable activities 47% and investments 4.8%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 1.4%. Reserves of £536k would cover about 15 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 people.