Lincolnshire Churches Trust
Analysis
Lincolnshire Churches Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Grantham. It was registered in August 1979, 47 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Lincolnshire Churches Trust reported income of £64k and spending of £58k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £88k to £64k (-26%), an average of -7.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.
Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Lincolnshire Churches Trust sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Campaign to Protect Rural England - Dorset Branch (£64k), Paddle Steamer Kingswear Castle Trust Limited (£64k) and Chester Civic Trust (£64k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Trust was founded in 1952 to raise funds for the preservation, repair, maintenance, upkeep and reconstruction of churches in the county of Lincolnshire and of monuments, fittings, fixtures, stained glass, furniture, ornaments, bells, and chattels in such churches and of the churchyard belonging to any such churches.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Campaign to Protect Rural England - Dorset Branch | Dorset | £64k |
| Paddle Steamer Kingswear Castle Trust Limited | Hampshire | £64k |
| Chester Civic Trust | Chester | £64k |
| Friends of Langham Dome | Holt | £65k |