Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 11
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +11
Overall GiG Score: 21 ?

URBAN CHALLENGE LIMITED

Our mission is to enable the development of stable, thriving communities with the capacity to plan and manage lasting improvements to their quality of life.Our vision is of a strong and pro-active community and voluntary sector improving the lives of people in Lincolnshire.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£2,143£2,124£19£5£460£3021.75915
31/03/22£2,104£1,962£142£4£441£2951.86220
31/03/21£1,524£1,430£93£4£299£1701.43120
31/03/20£1,416£1,337£79£4£206£1231.12325
31/03/19£1,217£1,205£12£4£126£930.91925
31/03/18£1,086£1,057£29£4£114£750.9130
31/03/17£854£839£15£4£85£520.7130
31/03/16£450£455£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£468£507£-39n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£310£379£-69n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£341£321£20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£345£401£-56n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£758£828£-69£4£218£2183.2170
31/03/10£643£806£-163£4£287£2173.2170
31/03/09£844£786£57£4£451£2684.1130
31/03/08£708£519£189£4£393£2265.270
31/03/07*£435£415£20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£536£501£35n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£529£513£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£613£581£32n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.2%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 0%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 66%
Reserves/Spending: 1.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 43.6
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 26 years

www.voluntarycentreservices.org.uk

info@voluntarycentreservices.org.uk

01522551683

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • General Community services
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Lincolnshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£328,959
National Lottery Heritage Fund£250,000
Mercer's Charitable Foundation£55,000
Lincolnshire Community Foundation£20,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Mercer's Charitable Foundation - Grant to Urban Challenge Limited
£55,000 17/04/2024
13
To support and improve the lives of people living and working in the South West Ward of Gainsborough.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Urban Challenge Limited
£250,000 25/09/2023
Thorndike Way Greenspaces Nature Connections Project
National Lottery Community Fund - TOGETHER
£299,959 24/03/2023
This funding will support continued community engagement work in Gainsborough’s south west ward. This will include a regular events programme volunteering opportunities community spaces and venues and improvements to the local environment.
Department for Work and Pensions - YOUTH HUB LINCOLN
£9,780 01/04/2022
Flexible Support Fund (FSF) is a locally managed budget to supplement existing services and tailor support to the needs of individuals in the local area. The local budget is the responsibility of the Service Leader. FSF awards are discretionary and ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - West Lincs Covid-19 Community Group Support
£29,000 28/05/2020
6
The funding will be used to meet the increased demand for infrastructure advice and guidance services during the COVID-19 pandemic. VCS is an infrastructure organisation supporting community and voluntary groups. They will expand VCS’s projects ....more
Lincolnshire Community Foundation - Urban Challenge (Voluntary Centre Services, Lincoln, West Lindsey & Sleaford) Covid Project
£10,000 06/05/2020
Increased demand for service/collection of data to inform recovery phase
Lincolnshire Community Foundation - Urban Challenge (Voluntary Centre Services, Lincoln, West Lindsey & Sleaford) Covid Project
£10,000 06/05/2020
Increased demand for service/collection of data to inform recovery phase
National Lottery Community Fund - Lincoln Neighbourhoods Together Network
£45,083 15/02/2019
36
This partnership will develop and co-ordinate the Lincoln Neighbourhoods Together Network (LNTN) to enable ongoing support and stability for Neighbourhood Boards and ensure their longer term sustainability. As a result, more local people will be ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Glinc/1/1-Greater Lincolnshire MOVE (Moving on, Volunteering & E
£866,865 12/05/2016
37
A project supporting unemployed people to get into work, including those with learning disabilities, caring responsibilities and those experiencing homelessness.
National Lottery Community Fund - Glinc/1/1 Greater Lincolnshire MOVE (Moving on, Volunteering & Employa
£31,500 06/11/2015
12
This funding will be used to develop a project supporting unemployed people to get into work, including those with learning disabilities, caring responsibilities and those experiencing homelessness. The development funding will be used to develop ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Greater Lincs 3rd Sector Development
£10,000 03/10/2014
9
Not Available
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 39-81
  • IAN EDWARD EXTANCE Appointed: 1998, Occupation: Deputy Chief Executive Officer
  • NEVILLE IAN JACKSON Appointed: 1997, Occupation: Retired
  • PAUL DRURY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Local Government Officer
  • REV LES WHITFIELD, Occupation: Clergyman
  • SAMANTHA HARDY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Senior Engagement Officer
  • SUSAN JANE BURKE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Councillor
  • GRANT WHITE Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Civil Servant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 14/12/1998, number: 1072949
  • Registered at Companies House on 23/09/1997, number: 03438413
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR07: 41 days late,
Main office

CITY HALL
BEAUMONT FEE
LINCOLN
LN1 1DJ

Objectives

TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED COMMUNITIES IN LINCOLN CITY SO AS TO MAKE THEM BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND MEET THEIR NEEDS THEMSELVES AND SO TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETYTO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RELIEF OF POVERTY ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL THINK FIT

Defined Area of Benefit:

CITY OF LINCOLN

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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