CVS Lincolnshire — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 14 December 1998
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 03438413
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £2,510,239
Latest expenditure: £2,567,575
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: CITY HALL, BEAUMONT FEE, LINCOLN, LN1 1DJ

Website recorded by the regulator: www.voluntarycentreservices.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Our mission is to enable the development of stable, thriving communities with the capacity to plan and manage lasting improvements to their quality of life.Our vision is of a strong and pro-active community and voluntary sector improving the lives of people in Lincolnshire.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 9 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 9 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £2,510,239
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,567,575

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 21 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 21 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,523,972
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,578,155

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 12 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 12 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £2,143,059
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,123,883

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 24 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 24 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £2,103,789
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,961,911

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 6 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 6 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,523,566
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,430,355

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 9 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £2,510,239
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,567,575
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Count Govt Grants: £5
Income From Government Contracts: 1538568
Income From Government Grants: £637,318
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 15

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 21 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,523,972
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,578,155
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 3
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Contracts: 826770
Income From Government Grants: £323,230
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 12 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £2,143,059
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,123,883
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 3
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Contracts: 800655
Income From Government Grants: £349,400
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 15

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 24 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £2,103,789
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,961,911
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Grants: £270,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 6 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,523,566
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,430,355
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £274,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 20

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 9 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 2510207
Income Investments: 32
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2510239
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £5,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,562,575
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2567575
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 5000
Expenditure Support Costs: 272411
Expenditure Depreciation: 15374
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £260,780
Assets Total Fixed: 30393
Assets Own Use: 30393
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £335,775
Assets Total Liabilities: £17,709
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £348,459
Creditors One Year Total Current: 17709
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £331,275
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 260780
Funds Restricted: 87679
Funds Total: 348459
Count Employees: 41
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 21 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1523933
Income Investments: 39
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1523972
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £5,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,573,155
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1578155
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 5000
Expenditure Support Costs: 163482
Expenditure Depreciation: 8223
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £267,393
Assets Total Fixed: 25887
Assets Own Use: 25887
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £443,613
Assets Total Liabilities: £63,705
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £405,795
Creditors One Year Total Current: 63705
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £354,287
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 267393
Funds Restricted: 138402
Funds Total: 405795
Count Employees: 41
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 12 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 2143045
Income Investments: 14
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2143059
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £5,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,118,883
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2123883
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 169629
Expenditure Depreciation: 43054
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -5820
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £301,958
Assets Total Fixed: 3663
Assets Own Use: 3663
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £467,028
Assets Total Liabilities: £10,713
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £459,978
Creditors One Year Total Current: 10713
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £467,028
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 301908
Funds Restricted: 158070
Funds Total: 459978
Count Employees: 59
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 24 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 2103789
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2103789
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £4,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,957,911
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1961911
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 109663
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £294,695
Assets Total Fixed: 9483
Assets Own Use: 9483
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £435,399
Assets Total Liabilities: £4,080
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £440,802
Creditors One Year Total Current: 4080
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £426,426
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 294695
Funds Restricted: 146107
Funds Total: 440802
Count Employees: 62
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 6 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1523565
Income Investments: 1
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1523566
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £4,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,426,355
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1430355
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 79031
Expenditure Depreciation: 9510
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £170,159
Assets Total Fixed: 13290
Assets Own Use: 13290
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £289,634
Assets Total Liabilities: £4,000
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £298,924
Creditors One Year Total Current: 4000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £241,171
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 170159
Funds Restricted: 128765
Funds Total: 298924
Count Employees: 31
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Lincolnshire
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 204
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: CVS Lincolnshire
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1998-12-14T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 23 SEPTEMBER 1997 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 22 SEPTEMBER 1998, 13 NOVEMBER 1998 as amended on 10 Dec 2025
Charitable Objects: TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED COMMUNITIES IN LINCOLN CITY SO AS TO MAKE THEM BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND MEET THEIR NEEDS THEMSELVES AND SO TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETYTO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RELIEF OF POVERTY ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL THINK FIT
Area Of Benefit: CITY OF LINCOLN

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 344215
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: URBAN CHALLENGE LIMITED

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures