Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 10
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Fundraising costs high: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 13 ?

LINCOLNSHIRE BOMBER COMMAND MEMORIAL

To foster good citizenship and advance education for the benefit of the public at large by the provision and maintenance of a memorial, visitor centre and archive to commemorate those who served, supported or suffered in air bombing campaigns since the formation of the Royal Air Force.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end
  • Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised

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£1,524£1,430£94£178£7,353£2,36819.929416
31/03/22£2,118£1,341£776£186£7,259£2,06618.525270
31/03/21£983£1,082£-99£141£6,482£92610.321320
31/03/20£1,042£1,380£-338£167£6,582£5544.827860
31/03/19£1,860£1,680£180£335£6,920£3642.624765
31/03/18£1,377£618£759£229£6,740£1963.810
31/03/17£4,890£510£4,380£242£5,980£481.100
31/03/16£866£476£390£348£1,601£511.300
31/03/15?£655£266£389£213£1,210£140.600
30/04/14£1,046£239£808£239£822£81440.900
30/04/13£52£43£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/12£5£0£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 22.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 12.5%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 10%
Liabilities/Income: 56%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 32%
Reserves/Spending: 19.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 2.3
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 13 years

http://www.internationalbcc.co.uk

nicky@internationalbcc.co.uk

07836680269

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Lincolnshire,
Who it helps
  • 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
DCMS£939,200
National Lottery Heritage Fund£394,500
Charles Hayward Foundation£20,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Lincolnshire Bomber Command Memorial
£231,000 23/11/2023
Protect, Preserve and Share
DCMS - CRF21:Lincolnshire Bomber Command Memorial
£197,500 08/03/2021
Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage 2020-21
DCMS - CRF21:Lincolnshire Bomber Command Memorial
£315,000 08/03/2021
Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage 2020-21
DCMS - CRF20: Lincolnshire Bomber Command Memorial
£426,700 14/10/2020
Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage 2020-21
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Lincolnshire Bomber Command Memorial
£163,500 30/06/2020
COVID19: Lincolnshire Bomber Command Memorial
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to Lincolnshire Bomber Command Memorial Trust
£20,000 27/02/2020
Digital online archive project
Ministry of Defence - ALB - Armed forces Covenant Fund Trust- Covenent Fund
£20,000 01/04/2018
Armed Forces Covenant Local Grants for local projects that support community integration or local delivery of services.
Ministry of Defence - Financial Assistance/Support
£668,383 01/04/2018
Banking fines - Treasury to direct to various Armed Forces causes
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Lincolnshire Bomber Command Memorial
£3,363,200 30/09/2014
International Bomber Command Centre
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 54-86
  • AIR VICE-MARSHAL PAUL ANTHONY ROBINSON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Trustee
  • BARONESS SARAH ELIZABETH MARY HOGG Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Trustee
  • DAVID GILBERT Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Trustee
  • GRAEME BEATTIE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Trustee
  • NICOLA MADELEINE VAN DER DRIFT Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Trustee
  • SIR MICHAEL GRAYDON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Trustee
  • SUZANNE ELIZABETH RAINE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Trustee
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 07/10/2011, number: 1144182
  • Registered at Companies House on 13/04/2011, number: 07602666
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management 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
12 returns made; all on time
Main office

International Bomber Command Centre
Canwick Avenue
Canwick
LINCOLN
LN4 2HQ

Objectives

To foster good citizenship and advance education for the benefit of the public at large by the provision and maintenance of a memorial, visitor centre and archive to commemorate those who served, supported or suffered in air bombing campaigns since the formation of the Royal Air Force.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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