Shine Lincolnshire

Analysis

Shine Lincolnshire is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lincolnshire. It was registered in November 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Shine Lincolnshire reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.2m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £80k to £1.1m (+1300%), an average of +93% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 660%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Shine Lincolnshire sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Vetlife (£1.1m), Maji Patel Foundation (£1.1m) and The Institute of Family Therapy (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 92% and charitable activities 7.8%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.5%. Reserves of £119k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 34 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.