Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 7
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 21 ?

EDAN LINCS

EDAN LINCS PROVIDE SAFE, TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION, CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION, ADVICE AND SUPPORT TO ALL WHO HAVE, OR ARE, EXPERIENCING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
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 gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

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*£2,258£2,243£15£2£757£6093.3680
31/03/22*£1,973£1,919£54£1£742£5813.6663
31/03/21£1,900£1,481£419£5£687£3312.7553
31/03/20£1,249£1,232£18£5£268£981478
31/03/19£1,114£1,098£16£2£251£240.3430
31/03/18£796£1,015£-219£1£235£660.8390
31/03/17£1,290£1,029£260£0£454£560.7400
31/03/16£1,033£968£65£1£194£50.1390
31/03/15£940£864£76£21£129£90.1270
31/03/14*£527£501£26£23£52£10220
31/03/13£216£265£-48n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£257£257£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£256£229£26n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10*£238£229£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/09*£181£169£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/08*£132£171£-40n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/07*£134£158£-24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/06£146£130£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/05£121£78£42n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/04£59£46£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.1%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 21%
Liabilities/Income: 9%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 80%
Reserves/Spending: 3.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 4.4
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 22 years

edanlincs.org.uk

info@edanlincs.org.uk

01522510041

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Shelter for homeless, vulnerable & excluded people
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Lincolnshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups

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
The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington£96,210
DCMS£61,743
Lincolnshire Community Foundation£27,366
National Lottery Community Fund£9,438
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to EDAN Lincs
£2,337 21/10/2023
We wish to help children and young people in our refuges who are victims of domestic abuse. We aim to rebuild their confidence by accessing activities and outings.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to EDAN Lincs Ending Domestic Abuse Now in Lincolnshire
£1,028 21/10/2023
We would like funding for our refuge freedom fund to help victims of domestic abuse to flee abuse and trauma. Money will help to purchase necessities, pay for transport costs and cover refuge needs.
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£500 09/01/2023
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£500 18/01/2022
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
National Lottery Community Fund - Women's Refuge Project
£9,438 07/01/2022
The funding will be used to deliver various workshops such as team building exercises drama and visual arts workshops CV development and employability to women and children in a domestic abuse refuge. The project aims to build skills confidence ....more
The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington - Grant to Ending Domestic Abuse Now Lincolnshire
£96,210 06/10/2021
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To provide support to families fleeing domestic abuse.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£48,060 05/10/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£13,683 04/08/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an ....more
Lincolnshire Community Foundation - Edan Lincs Covid Project
£13,683 29/07/2020
Support for domestic abuse provision
Lincolnshire Community Foundation - Edan Lincs Covid Project
£13,683 29/07/2020
Support for domestic abuse provision
BBC Children in Need - Grant to EDAN Lincs Ltd
£2,740 17/06/2020
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COVID19 - This grant will fund a staff laptop and phones and tablets and outdoor equipment for children who are living in refuge during Covid 19. The project will help keep children physically and emotionally well, active and engaged.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to West Lincolnshire Domestic Abuse Service
£46,575 24/11/2016
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The charity provides a range of support for those suffering domestic abuse. The grant will fund the salary of the Senior Complex Needs Worker supporting victims of abuse with additional complexities such as addiction and mental ill health.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to West Lindsey Domestic Abuse Service
£23,200 03/02/2011
the salary and on costs of the Senior Child Support Worker for the children's service
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 38-67
  • LYDIA PATSALIDES Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Regional Manager
  • MALCOLM BOWER-BROWN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Counsellor
  • REBECCA BLANCHARD Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Psycotherapist
  • RICHARD JOHN BROWN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Software Development Consultant
  • TERRY LESLIE BUZEC Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Neighbourhood Services Manager
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/07/2002, number: 1092913
  • Registered at Companies House on 29/06/2001, number: 04243436
Gift Aid
  • 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
  • Investing charity funds 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 conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR23: 84 days late, AR22: 3 days late, AR14: 101 days late, AR10: 205 days late, AR09: 1 days late, AR08: 15 days late, AR07: 133 days late,
Main office

The BG Futures Business and Enterprise Centre
Bishop Grosseteste University
Longdales Road
LINCOLN
LN1 3DY

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS AND SUFFERING OF ADULTS AND CHILDREN WHO HAVE SUFFERED OR ARE EXPOSED TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF REFUGE SERVICES, INFORMATION AND SUPPORT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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