Lincolnshire Community Foundation CIO

Analysis

Lincolnshire Community Foundation CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lincolnshire. It was registered in November 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, 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 other finance.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Lincolnshire Community Foundation CIO reported income of £4.8m and spending of £4.6m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2023 to March 2026, income grew from £3.1m to £4.8m (+56%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 74% 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 Community Foundation CIO sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Haramead Trust (£4.8m), Jacob's Well Appeal (£4.8m) and Sefton Council for Voluntary Service (£4.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 86%, charitable activities 10% and investments 4.1%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.4%. Grants to other organisations totalled £2.5m. Reserves of £2.3m would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 13 people.