Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 12
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +12
Overall GiG Score: 19 ?

DEVELOPMENTPLUS 

LCDP (trading as developmentplus) is a key development agency encouraging the development of community groups and facilities. We promote education and training opportunities for individuals and groups. We aim to improve people's lives and the local economy.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 27 years

www.developmentplus.org.uk

ENQUIRIES@DEVELOPMENTPLUS.ORG.UK

01522533510

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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£535£422£112£94£241£411.2123
31/12/21£313£300£13n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/12/20£170£250£-80n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/19£222£245£-24n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/18£85£134£-49£0£0£0n/a06
31/12/17£73£96£-23£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£115£350£-235£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£213£303£-90£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£278£319£-41£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£301£365£-64£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£307£429£-121£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11*£610£555£55£4£843£3206.9200
31/12/10£640£583£56£23£788£2525.2230
31/12/09£599£611£-11£17£731£2535250
31/12/08£581£569£12£20£743£2014.3220
31/12/07*£1,014£464£550£16£731£1082.8220
31/12/06£573£471£102£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£451£426£25£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£293£307£-14£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 17.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 22.2%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 72%
Liabilities/Income: 117%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 17%
Reserves/Spending: 1.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 13 months
Quick Ratio: 0.4
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Lincolnshire,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 12 employees
  • 3 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£618,236
Tudor Trust£98,000
The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington£92,901
Lloyds Bank Foundation£52,250
DCMS£48,500
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government£10,500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Developmentplus
£2,250 14/12/2022
One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Developmentplus
£50,000 02/03/2022
24
Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Developmentplus
Tudor Trust - Grant to Developmentplus
£98,000 01/02/2022
36
over three years towards development workers' salaries at an advocacy project for homeless people in Lincoln, plus a contribution towards a property feasibility study
The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington - Grant to Developmentplus
£92,901 26/01/2022
Project Compass, a rough sleeper advocacy service, supporting and enabling individuals to access key homeless provision within the City of Lincoln.
National Lottery Community Fund - Lincoln Neighbourhood Together Network (LNTN) Roadshow
£9,570 14/01/2022
The funding will be used to allow the group to help rebuild and reconnect local communities with their local neighbourhood boards and forums. The project aims to hold road shows at pop up events in ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - We are One Project that works Better Together
£339,097 29/10/2021
The funding will be used by the group to provide continued mental health support in the local community and support people through offering mentoring and coaching therapeutic gardening activities and ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Bridging the gap
£259,669 28/05/2021
The funding will be used by the group to continue and expand an established mentoring programme for people who have been through the criminal justice system and are being released in live in the ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£48,500 03/07/2020
"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 ....more
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government - MHCLG Homelessness Fund
£10,500 07/05/2020
Organisations supporting homelessness
National Lottery Community Fund - Bridging the Gap Compact
£9,900 23/10/2019
12
Bridging the Gap Compact
National Lottery Community Fund - Better Together
£356,390 31/08/2018
36
Dedicated one to one support will be provided to people with complex needs who are experiencing mental health issues. This will empower them to improve their personal health and wellbeing and ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Countryside Show in the City
£10,000 10/01/2018
12
This charity will stage a show that will celebrate rural life and the importance of the countryside, improving community relationships and raising awareness of environmental issues.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Lincoln Community Development Worker Project
£62,600 09/03/2017
24
towards two years' running costs of a community development organisation in a deprived area of Lincoln, to include the salary of the Development Worker
National Lottery Community Fund - Putting Abbey on the Map
£116,979 12/02/2013
36
A focal point for the benefit of the community in the Abbey ward of Lincoln. A full-time development worker will be recruited to work with the community and establish a steering group of local ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Lincoln Community Development Worker Project
£21,600 31/07/2012
the salary of the Training Development Worker for the 'Step in the Right Direction' project
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 42-76
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/09/1997, number: 1064566
  • Registered at Companies House on 07/11/1996, number: 03275199
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR11: 23 days late, AR07: 19 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from LINCOLNSHIRE CHAPLAINCY SERVICES on 08/05/2019
Main office

Queens Park Community Hub
South Park
LINCOLN
LN5 8EW

Objectives

(A) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY INCLUDING ASSISTING PEOPLE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT AND TO REDUCE DEBT(B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION INCLUDING PROMOTING AND ENCOURAGING TRAINING WITH A VIEW TO GAINING EMPLOYMENT (C) OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY INCLUDING REDUCTION OF CRIME AND THE ENHANCEMENT OF COMMUNITY SAFETY

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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