Finance Score: -6
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

LINCOLNSHIRE CHURCHES TRUST 

The Trust was founded in 1952 to raise funds for the preservation, repair, maintenance, upkeep and reconstruction of churches in the county of Lincolnshire and of monuments, fittings, fixtures, stained glass, furniture, ornaments, bells, and chattels in such churches and of the churchyard belonging to any such churches.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Established: 45 years

http://www.lincolnshirechurchestrust.org.uk/

llord@streetsweb.co.uk

01522551200

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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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
31/12/22£39£49£-10n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/12/21£88£36£52n/an/an/an/an/a32
31/12/20£40£60£-19n/an/an/an/an/a32
31/12/19£51£84£-33n/an/an/an/an/a32
31/12/18£61£95£-34£0£0£0n/a032
31/12/17£52£49£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£82£66£16£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£63£46£17£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£61£73£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£66£70£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£65£63£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£67£71£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£84£103£-19£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£135£128£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£151£111£40£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£171£100£72£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£158£160£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£89£320£-231£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£272£138£134£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Lincolnshire,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 30 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 11/12 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 24/08/1979, number: 509021
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

L C T
PO Box 10329
GRANTHAM
NG31 0GZ

Objectives

THE PRESERVATION, REPAIR, MAINTENANCE, UPKEEP AND RECONSTRUCTION OF:- 1) CHURCHES IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT; 2) MONUMENTS, FITTINGS, FIXTURES, STAINED GLASS, HISTORIC DECORATIONS, FURNITURE, ORNAMENTS, BELLS AND CHATTELS OF SUCH CHURCHES OR SITUATED IN CHURCHYARDS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE COUNTY OF LINCOLNSHIRE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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