Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 1
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

LINCOLN PELICAN TRUST LIMITED

The principle activity of the Charity is vocational training in the fields of manufacture of timber products,printing, sign-making, packaging,joinery, assembly and developing office/business administration skills.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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 dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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£348£329£19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£316£294£22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£324£279£45n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£379£367£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£290£412£-122n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£373£463£-90n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£460£451£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£525£490£35£2£539£3458.5170
31/03/15£442£508£-66n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£487£508£-21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£534£516£18£23£591£3628.4160
31/03/12£519£524£-5£15£573£3127.1160
31/03/11£870£516£354£14£578£2856.6160
31/03/10£637£562£75£17£224£1994.3160
31/03/09£547£524£23£19£149£1363.1160
31/03/08£525£502£23£18£127£1182.8150
31/03/07£513£515£-2£19£104£1012.4150
31/03/06£525£495£30n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05*£428£484£-55n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£409£440£-31n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 34 years

www.pelicantrust.org

stacey@pelicantrust.org

01522513533

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Provides financial or material assistance
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Lincolnshire,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
  • 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£500 18/01/2022
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000 22/07/2020
"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

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 43-81
  • CATRIONA MARY ANN WHEELER Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Solicitor
  • DAVID BERESFORD Appointed: 2000, Occupation: Practice Manager
  • ELAINE GILLIAN HUTTON Appointed: 2005, Occupation: Practice Manager
  • NEIL JAMES EVERATT Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired
  • ROBERT CASTLE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Operations Manager
  • SIMON JACKSON (Chair) Appointed: 1993, Occupation: Builders Merchant
  • TERENCE WILLIAM ARTHURS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Manager
  • THOMAS HENRY HUNTER Appointed: 2003, Occupation: Retired Self Emp
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 19/07/1990, number: 703143
  • Registered at Companies House on 04/07/1990, number: 02518440
Gift Aid
  • NOT 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
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR05: 1 days late,
Main office

Pelican Trust Ltd
20-22 Crofton Road
Lincoln
LN3 4NL

Objectives

(I) TO RELIEVE AND REHABILITATE PERSONS SUFFERING FROM PSYCHIATRIC OR PHYSICAL ILLNESS OF ANY DESCRIPTION (HEREINAFTER CALLED 'TRAINEES') BY THE PROVISION OF VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND FACILITIES FOR WORK SO THAT THEY MAY IMPROVE THEMSELVES AS INDIVIDUALS AND AS MEMBERS OF SOCIETY; AND (II) TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR SUCH TRAINEES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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