Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

BISHOPS CHARITY FUND (LINCOLN) 

Provide financial and pastoral assistance to clergy, ministers and their families, serving in the Lincoln Diocese.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 31 years
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£7£7£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/22£3£3£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/21£3£5£-2n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/20£2£0£2n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/19£2£0£2n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/18*£2£0£2£0£0£0NAN00
31/12/17*£2£0£2£0£0£0NAN00
31/12/16*£2£0£2£0£0£0NAN00
31/12/15£2£0£2£0£0£0NAN00
31/12/14£2£0£2£0£0£0NAN00
31/12/13£17£9£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12*£25£21£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£27£11£16£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£12£11£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£21£15£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£11£14£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£13£10£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£16£8£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£13£15£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£11£16£-6£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
Where it operates
  • Lincolnshire,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 15/06/1993, number: 1022582
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR18: 220 days late, AR17: 580 days late, AR16: 945 days late, AR12: 120 days late,
Main office

Edward King House
Minster Yard
LINCOLN
LN2 1PU

Objectives

A.THE RELIEF OF POVERTY.B.THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION.C.THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION.D.THE ASSISTANCE OF THOSE WHO ARE SICK,HANDICAPPED OR DISABLED OR IN NEED OF REHABILITATION OR RESETTLEMENT AS A RESULT OF THEIR DISABILITIES OR THE CONSEQUENCES THEREOF.SUCH OBJECT SHALL BE APPLIED MAINLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE BENEFIT OF MINISTERS OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND (WHETHER ORDAINED OR LAY) AND THEIR DEPENDANTS (INCLUDING SEPERATED SPOUSES AND DIVORCED SPOUSES)

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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