Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 15
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +12
Overall GiG Score: 29 ?

ACTS TRUST 

Making a difference to the lives of poeple and communities in and around Lincoln by running projects through funding.such as feeding the homeless, debt advice and debt management, food parcels for those in need, providing sport and creative actibities for disadvantaged young people, and many more projects as above.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent 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

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
31/08/22£600£586£14£0£340£2014.112200
31/08/21£596£461£135£0£326£1904.99120
31/08/20£398£270£127n/an/an/an/an/a120
31/08/19£274£311£-37n/an/an/an/an/a120
31/08/18£328£284£45£0£0£0n/a0120
31/08/17£245£260£-15£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/16*£246£248£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/15£214£211£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/14£171£165£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/13£165£148£17£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/12£195£179£16£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/11£152£152£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/10£154£158£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/09?£168£153£15£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/08£133£118£15£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/07*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 8%
Liabilities/Income: 5%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 59%
Reserves/Spending: 4.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 10.9
Asset Split ?
Established: 17 years

www.actstrust.org.uk

office@actstrust.org.uk

01522542166

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Services for homeless & excluded people & ex-offenders
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • 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 works here?
  • 12 employees
  • 200 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years
The Trussell Trust£220,421
BBC Children in Need£130,249
Mercer's Charitable Foundation£95,000
Lincolnshire Community Foundation£20,000
National Lottery Community Fund£10,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Mercer's Charitable Foundation - Grant to Acts Trust
£95,000 04/10/2023
Core funding for running and development costs.
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Lincoln Foodbank
£7,600 06/04/2023
Emergency Support Grant
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Lincoln Foodbank
£5,000 12/10/2022
Emergency grant
National Lottery Community Fund - Lincoln Foodbank (Acts Trust)
£10,000 15/08/2022
The funding will be used to continue to provide a popular foodbank to support people in crisis while increasing output to meet increasing demand. The project aims to support families in crisis across ....more
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Lincoln Foodbank
£155,240 31/03/2022
1 FTE CA adviser
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Acts Trust
£100,375 03/02/2022
The project will provide holiday play-schemes for children and young people affected by poverty and lack of aspirations in Lincoln. The aim is to increase levels of happiness, create more friendships ....more
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Lincoln Foodbank
£16,581 17/09/2021
Release capacity of FB Coordinator (7.5 hpw) and Restore Programme Manager (10 hpw)
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Acts Trust - Energize Youth Trust
£1,950 03/08/2021
towards the costs of a trip to Butlins Water park for young people from disadvantaged communities in Lincoln.
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Lincoln Foodbank
£1,000 19/07/2021
Volunteer training courses
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Lincoln Foodbank
£30,000 07/05/2021
Larger replacement warehouse
Lincolnshire Community Foundation - ACTS Trust Lincoln Covid Project
£7,000 01/06/2020
Befriending support and advice/food provision/mental health support
Lincolnshire Community Foundation - ACTS Trust Lincoln Covid Project
£7,000 01/06/2020
Befriending support and advice/food provision/mental health support
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Acts Trust
£29,874 28/05/2020
36
The project will deliver after-school activities to children and young people affected by poverty and deprivation in Lincoln. Activities will result in increased self-worth, improved social skills ....more
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Lincoln Foodbank
£5,000 23/04/2020
CV emergency costs: salary, delivery & storage costs
Lincolnshire Community Foundation - ACTS Trust Covid Project
£3,000 20/03/2020
Emergency food provision
Lincolnshire Community Foundation - ACTS Trust Covid Project
£3,000 20/03/2020
Emergency food provision
DCMS - UK Youth Fund YAF
£3,476 28/02/2020
Energize Youth Clubs Enhancement
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Lincoln Foodbank
£17,669 08/01/2019
24
Additional hours for Foodbank Coordinator, and p/t fund raiser
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Lincoln Foodbank
£17,669 12/12/2018
Foodbank Coordinator + p/t fundraiser
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Acts Trust
£105,277 02/03/2018
36
The project will provide holiday playschemes for children and young people affected by poverty and lack of aspirations. The aim is to increase self-esteem, create positive relationships and improve ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Acts Trust
£29,393 10/08/2017
36
The project will provide after-school activities to children and young people affected by poverty and deprivation. The project will increase self-worth, improve social behaviour and raise aspirations.
Ministry of Defence - Local Grants 2017/18
£12,091 01/04/2017
Community Integration and Local Service Delivery
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 27-63
  • LOIS DELONG Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Community Connector
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 03/07/2007, number: 1119911
  • Registered at Companies House on 08/09/2006, number: 05929370
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
16 returns made; AR16: 30 days late, AR07: 112 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from EBENEZER FAMILY TRUST on 01/11/2021
  • Asset transfer in from THE WELL HEAD CENTRE on 06/10/2022
Main office

Beaumont Manor
Beaumont Fee
LINCOLN
LN1 1UL

Objectives

3.1 THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP BY PROVIDING PEOPLE WITH MONEY, ADVICE, DEBT MANAGEMENT, GOODS AND OR SERVICES WHICH THEY COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD THROUGH LACK OF MEANS:3.2 THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP BY RECYCLING AND PROVISION OF FURNITURE, CLOTHES AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD ITEMS;3.3 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, TRAINING OR RETRAINING, PARTICULARLY AMONG UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE, AND PROVIDING UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE WITH WORK EXPERIENCE FOR THE PURPOSES OF HELPING SUCH PEOPLE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT AND INTEGRATING THEM INTO THE COMMUNITY;3.4 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF UNDER SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, INFORMATION, SUPPORT SERVICES, NURSERY AND CRECHE FACILITIES AND OTHER SUCH SERVICES FOR PARENT AND TODDLER GROUPS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME APPROPRIATE;3.5 THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH OF THE PARENTS AND CARERS OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, BY THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION, ADVICE AND SUPPORT SERVICES AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF MUTUAL SUPPORT NETWORKS BETWEEN PARENTS AND CARERS;3.6 THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND ACTIVITIES FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE OR THOSE WHO BY REASON ON THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES OR ACTIVITIES FOR THE PURPOSES OF BETTER INTEGRATION INTO THE COMMUNITY AND CRIME REDUCTION;3.7 THE PROVISION OF HOUSING FOR THE HOMELESS; AND 3.8 SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE MEANS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED BY THE DIRECTORS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LINCOLNSHIRE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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