CVS Lincolnshire

Registered charity 1072949 · since 1998cvslincolnshire.org.uk·Lincoln, Lincolnshire·Updated 30 October 2026

At a glance

Open to applications
Rolling, no deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

  • CVS Lincolnshire gives its stated priority to Lincolnshire and the City of Lincoln, and it invites applications from third-sector groups and organisations that support its aims, such as community capacity building, community economic development, volunteering and social action, poverty relief and education.
  • Its grants are described as small, but the amount a group could ask for is not stated, so a modest, specific request is the safer approach, and it is worth checking the likely scale with the funder before writing a full proposal.
  • Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, but grants are made only where funding and contracts allow, so ask whether money is available before spending time on an application.
  • Groups that are not third-sector organisations, or whose work does not support those aims, are outside the stated eligibility and should not apply.
  • The available information does not say how competitive the funding is or how decisions are reached beyond the policies approved by the trustees, so treat its approach as unclear rather than predictable.

Overview

CVS Lincolnshire is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1072949).

CVS Lincolnshire is a charity registered in England and Wales, set up to develop the capacity and skills of socially and economically deprived communities in Lincoln City, so that they are better able to identify and meet their own needs and take part more fully in society. Its work also includes capacity building, community economic development, volunteering and social action, and charitable purposes for community benefit, including poverty relief and education. Its wider role is supporting charities and voluntary groups with governance, policies and funding support, along with training and networks. During the reporting period it supported 355 community and voluntary groups in West Lincolnshire, helping them to secure over £1 million of funding.

What they fund

Priority Areas

Where funding and contracts allow grant-making, CVS Lincolnshire invites applications for small grants from third-sector groups and organisations supporting its aims. Those aims include developing the capacity and skills of socially and economically deprived communities in Lincolnshire, helping people identify and meet their own needs, and supporting social regeneration to improve quality of life. Its work also includes capacity building, community economic development through sustainable enterprises, volunteering and social action, and charitable purposes for community benefit, including poverty relief and education. The foundation describes its wider role as supporting charities and voluntary groups with governance, policies and funding support, alongside training and networks to strengthen the sector. The funding agency determines grant application and approval processes, which are carried out under policies approved by the trustees.

Themes

  • Community capacity building
  • Community economic development
  • Volunteering and social action
  • Poverty relief
  • Education

Geographic Focus

Priority: Lincolnshire; City Of Lincoln.

How to apply

Where funding and contracts allow for grant-making, third-sector groups and organisations that support the Company's aims may apply for small grants. The funding agency determines the grant application and approval processes, which are carried out in line with policies approved by the trustees.

Who can apply:

  • Third sector groups and organisations which support the Company's aims

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

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Five years of accounts

Financial yearIncomeExpenditureGrants paidAccounts document
year to 31 March 2021£1,523,566£1,430,355—Accounts for year to 31 March 2021
year to 31 March 2022£2,103,789£1,961,911—Accounts for year to 31 March 2022
year to 31 March 2023£2,143,059£2,123,883—Accounts for year to 31 March 2023
year to 31 March 2024£1,523,972£1,578,155—Accounts for year to 31 March 2024
year to 31 March 2025£2,510,239£2,567,575—Accounts for year to 31 March 2025

— No grants figure for those years.

Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.

Sources

Other sources

This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.

Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.

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