Alive Church Lincoln

Analysis

Alive Church Lincoln is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lincoln. It was registered in February 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07494717). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Alive Church Lincoln reported income of £1.9m and spending of £1.9m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.3m to £1.9m (+53%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Alive Church Lincoln sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% 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 Bible Reading Fellowship (£1.9m), International Mission to Jewish People (£1.9m) and The Stanborough Press Limited (£1.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 94%, charitable activities 3.2% and trading 3.0%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.1%. Grants to other organisations totalled £69k. Reserves of £163k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 38 people.