Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 5
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

LINDUM SPORTS ASSOCIATION LIMITED 

Provision of sporting activities for all members of the public in and around the area of Lincoln
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

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
31/03/23£242£248£-6n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/03/22£222£220£2n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/21*£146£150£-4n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/20*£255£225£31n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/19£253£233£20n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/18*£225£219£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£209£209£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£214£223£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15*£230£228£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14*£154£157£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13*£156£163£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£179£187£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£184£187£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£169£164£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£181£189£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08*£200£181£19£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£175£172£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£173£185£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£175£174£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£169£147£22£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 56 years
(77 years as a company)

lindumsports.co.uk

secretary@lindumsports.co.uk

01522 529592

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Sports activities
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Lincolnshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 50 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Sport England - New roof for indoor activity area
£37,500 25/04/2019
9
Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled New roof for indoor activity area. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports
DCMS - ALB-Sport England-New roof for indoor activity area
£37,500 25/04/2019
Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled 'New roof for indoor activity area'. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports. This ....more
Sport England - New AGP
£235,717 31/05/2013
Funding under Sport England's Improvement Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled 'New AGP'. This project lists its main activity as Hockey. This funding has contributed towards a Multi ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 35-73
  • TOM EVES Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Instructor
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 19/08/1968, number: 521947
  • Registered at Companies House on 06/02/1947, number: 00429169
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
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR21: 33 days late, AR20: 12 days late, AR18: 26 days late, AR16: 26 days late, AR15: 157 days late, AR14: 83 days late, AR13: 68 days late, AR08: 199 days late, AR07: 14 days late, AR05: 29 days late, AR04: 156 days late,
Main office

LINDUM SPORTS ASSOCIATION LTD
ST. GILES AVENUE
LINCOLN
LN2 4PE

Objectives

TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION IN OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE CITY OF LINCOLN. THE ACTIVITIES TO BE UNDERTAKEN SHALL BE SUCH AS WILL FURTHER THE SOCIAL WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITIES LIVING IN THE CITY OF LINCOLN AND ELSEWHERE IN THE COUNTY OF LINCOLN BY IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THOSE COMMUNITIES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE CITY AND COUNTY OF LINCOLN

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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