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Lincolnshire Community and Voluntary Service

Annual Report April 2024 - March 2025

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About Lincolnshire Community and Voluntary Service

Lincolnshire Community and Voluntary Service (LCVS) has provided support and leadership as the Local Infrastructure Organisation for the voluntary and community sector in South and East Lincolnshire for over 25 years.

We offer guidance and training to organisations so that they can focus their energy toward making a difference in their communities. Our goal is to help these organisations operate efficiently and effectively, enabling them to focus on their vital work of improving lives.

At LCVS, we are passionate about promoting volunteering as a force for positive change, while upholding the highest standards of excellence and good practice. In partnership with Voluntary Centre Services, we deliver an accredited Volunteer Centre service across the County. We provide a streamlined brokerage service to connect potential volunteers with organisations seeking volunteers.

As the leading provider of Social Prescribing Link Worker services in Lincolnshire, we are committed to delivering person-centred health and wellbeing support that empowers individuals. Through our work, we have become a driving force in the transformation of health and social care services across Lincolnshire.

Our work is pioneering, collaborative and inclusive enabling many hundreds of people each year to contribute to and benefit from social and economic wellbeing.

Our mission is to improve the health and wellbeing of people and create confident, resilient communities. We will achieve this by providing high quality, trusted community development, volunteering and social prescribing services.

Our vision is for Lincolnshire to have a strong, empowered community and voluntary sector that is in charge of its own future. It will be well-resourced and work sustainably and collaboratively to help individuals and communities achieve their ambitions and fulfil their potential.

Our Supporters and Funders

Chair’s Report - 2024-25

This is a very exciting time for the charity as this year has seen us commence our formal collaboration with Voluntary Centre Services (VCS) through the creation of a formal Partnership under the leadership of a Joint Chief Executive and Senior Leadership and Management Team. We have already started to see the benefits of our formal partnership working and I would like to thank our staff and volunteers for the way in which they have embraced it.

Volunteering remains at the heart of all we do and we are proud to have supported 1,596 people to access volunteering opportunities within their communities. Our new volunteering portal Team Kinetic has increased access to opportunities whilst we are working collaboratively to develop the Lincolnshire Vision for Volunteering and highlight the importance of volunteering and the community spirit that exists within our communities.

We continue to support local groups and organisations with advice, information and resources and we are proud to have helped secure over £1m of additional funding to enable the delivery of their vital services during these increasingly challenging times.

Our Social Prescribing Link Workers remain a key component of the Primary Care and Mental Health teams across Lincolnshire and supported 4,032 people during the year to make positive changes in their lives and improve their health and wellbeing.

This year has seen us develop our support for local community transport schemes and initiatives, creating a Community Transport Consortium for Lincolnshire. Community transport is an integral part of the sector and crucial for ensuring people can access services across our rural County.

Looking ahead, we continue to face very challenging times with the uncertainty around the economy and cost of living challenges. We will continue to work in partnership with local stakeholders to support our communities through these challenges.

The Board wishes to place on record the remarkable support given by employees and volunteers; their dedication and commitment is an example of the remarkable team that exists to further the aims of our organisation.

John Latham Chair of Trustees

Lincolnshire Community and Voluntary Partnership

In August 2023, the Trustees of Lincolnshire CVS and Urban Challenge (Voluntary Centre Services) agreed to enter a formal Partnership under a federated arrangement and operate under a jointly appointed chief executive and senior leadership team.

LCVS and VCS have a strong history of collaboration and joint delivery of services and have achieved success over many years through working together and supporting each other. Our Directors and Trustees recognise the importance of working together to safeguard the long-term future of our organisations and much-valued services. The aim is to make best use of our collective resources to strengthen the delivery of local infrastructure, volunteering and social prescribing services across Lincolnshire whilst building on our trusted local brands.

The Partnership model ensures both organisations retain their current Memorandum and Articles of Association, Charity Commission and Company House registrations and maintain separate Boards of Trustees, thereby retaining individual sovereignty and independence of decisionmaking and governing body status whilst collaborating on policy, financial and workforce planning. The joint Chief Executive was appointed in January 2024 with the formal partnership and joint Senior Leadership and Management Team on the 1st April 2024.

Since the end of the financial year, Trustees of LCVS and VCS (Urban Challenge) have made the decision to formally merge organisations on the 1st April 2026. This decision follows a successful period of working together as a formal partnership.

Our Senior Management Team

Ben Rollett CEO

Batul Dungarwalla Deputy CEO

Heather Arnatt Head of Peaple and Operations

Angela Dobson Dianne Slapp Strategic Lead Strategic Lead Volunteering & VCSE Volunteering & VCSE Development Development

Kirsten Ingram Sonia Lewis Strategic Lead Strategic Lead Health and Wellbeing Health and Wellbeing

Supporting Volunteering

Lincolnshire Community and Voluntary Service in partnership with Voluntary Centre Services, deliver a nationally accredited Volunteer Centre Service. We provide support and advice on all aspects of volunteering, whether you are an individual, group or organisation. Lincolnshire Community and Voluntary Service holds the Volunteer Centre Quality Accreditation (VCQA).

In 2024-25, as Volunteer Centres Lincolnshire, we supported 2,793 individuals to access volunteering opportunities, this is an increase of over 27% compared to 2,191 in 2023-24. This growth reflects our continued commitment to making volunteering more accessible, flexible, and impactful for both individuals and organisations

Volunteers Supported in each Financial Quarter

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Our support included:

• Tailored volunteering appointments for individuals needing support and guidance to engage with suitable opportunities.

• Administering a digital brokerage system with supporting processes, enabling people to find and participate in volunteering activities at times that suit their schedules.

• Free online training courses designed to up-skill volunteers and enhance their appeal to organisations, while also helping organisations develop their current cohorts of volunteers. Accessing micro-volunteering and employer-supported volunteering , offering flexible and workplace-integrated ways to support local communities through volunteering activity.

Lincolnshire Volunteers Website Highlights:

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1386 151 1393 47% 99.6%
New Volunteers New Organisations New Opportunities of applying organisations with
registered registered registered volunteers placed opportunities
received a referral
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177,980 Website Views

23,283 Website Visitors 30,545 Website Visits

Building a Thriving VCFSE Sector

A core aspect of Lincolnshire Community and Voluntary Partnership’s work is supporting and enabling the wider VCFSE sector in Lincolnshire to thrive. Our Communities and Volunteering Team is here to make a difference. Our aim is to equip groups with the tools and confidence they need to grow, deliver projects, and make a lasting impact in their communities. From practical advice and training to networking and collaboration, we help organisations turn ideas into action and strengthen the VCFSE sector across Lincolnshire.

£ mo ~~&~~ © 827 231 £1,427,965 133 Organisations were Value of funding levered Organisations supported to become in to organisations accessed our free in 2024-5 Funding Ready following our support online training

Total number of Organisations we supported in 2024-5

Support provided to VCFSE organisations

In 2024-25, we supported 827 organisations across Lincolnshire, helping them access tailored advice and resources. This included support for Funding and Funding Ready Workshops, tailored Governance Advice, Networks and training, and Volunteer management.

Our free online platform helps organisations promote volunteering opportunities to a wide audience of individuals keen to give their time. In 2024/25, we supported 227 organisations to advertise 1,847 volunteer roles.

We offer free online training providing access to over 100 courses for groups and volunteers across Lincolnshire. This year, 387 individuals completed 976 courses.

Our monthly Voluntary Sector Forums bring staff and volunteers together to share skills, knowledge, and good practice, strengthening collaboration across the sector. In 2024/25, we delivered 12 forums with representation from 81 organisations. We continue to support the Lincolnshire Volunteer Managers’ Network , which connects volunteer coordinators across the county. This year, 49 people from 43 organisations attended online sessions.

Through the Lincolnshire Funders Alliance (LFA) , we help Funders collaborate and respond to local needs. Activities include Funding Fairs, networking events, and discussions on emerging trends and challenges. In 2024/25, 213 people attended Funding Fairs and Meet the Funder events.

Social Prescribing

Lincolnshire Community and Voluntary Service in partnership with Voluntary Centre Services, employs Social Prescribing Link Workers on behalf of the Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board and the Mental Health Transformation Programme, as part of a wider programme of personalised care for Lincolnshire.

Social Prescribing is a way of enabling people to make positive changes in their lives and within their communities by linking them to activities, voluntary and community groups and public services. Our Social Prescribing service offers one-to-one, person-centred support and advice to individuals, helping them to connect with their community, reduce social isolation and improve their health and well-being.

2,288 Inbound referrals

Our Social Prescribing Service received 2,288 inbound referrals in- 2024-25, each one representing someone reaching out for support to improve their wellbeing. Referrals come from a diverse network of health and community partners, including GP surgeries, mental health practitioners, social care teams, voluntary organisations and other community partners. We also accept and receive self-referrals, reflecting growing public awareness and trust in the service. Every referral begins a personal journey: from a conversation with a Link Worker to meaningful connections that help people regain confidence, independence, and community belonging.

Levels of Support

Every person referred to the Social Prescribing Service receives support that reflects their individual needs and circumstances. We provide three different levels of support from light-touch signposting to more intensive, hands-on assistance.

Level 1 - Signposting

At this level, participants receive tailored information and guidance to help them access relevant community groups, services, and activities independently.

Level 2 - Solution Planning

Participants at this stage work with a Link Worker to identify barriers and develop a practical plan to achieve their personal goals.

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Level 3 - Support to Participate

For some individuals, more intensive, ongoing support is needed. Link Workers at this level provide hands-on assistance by attending sessions alongside participants, completing multiple referrals, or coordinating between health and community services.

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Social Prescribing

Through meaningful connections to local services, groups, and activities, our Link Workers help people take practical steps towards improving their wellbeing. Whether it’s joining a social group, accessing financial advice, or finding a volunteering opportunity, these connections empower individuals to feel more in control of their health and their lives.

We continue to work closely with local partners and community organisations to ensure participants receive holistic support that meets both their social and practical needs.

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5,346 Service

Connections

Client Interactions & Outcomes

Our team carried out 41,894 client interactions during the year, offering a mix of one-to-one meetings, phone calls, and follow-up support.

Through these personalised connections, we have supported people to access new services. feel more in control of their lives, become more involved within their communities, increase their mental and physical health and more. The chart below shows the number of outcomes achieved in 2024-25.

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Accessed a new service 1526
Feels more in control 759
Increased community involvement 652
Mental health improvement 638
Other positive outcome 217
4,172
Physical health improvement 189
Total
Started volunteering 109
outcomes
Fewer GP vistis 48
Found work 34
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These stories illustrate how personalised support and community connections can lead to real, lasting change in people’s lives:

Rebuilding after Bereavement

Empowered to Make Up My Own Mind

The participant decided that currently he was not ready to commit to attending the groups regularly as he felt they were not really for him. The participant saw it was a positive that they had given going to groups a chance, had taken control of this decision and was happy knowing what was out there for when it felt right for him.

With the help from LCVP the participant was able to set up a memorial event alongside her late son’s football club. They have also received help from CAB who supported with a PIP application and negotiating a new job role with her employer.

Thriving Communities Projects

PlaceTalk

The Placetalk programme received Community Investment Funding awarded to Lincolnshire CVS from the Theddlethorpe GDF Community Partnership. The programme aimed to gather over 1,000 conversations to gather information of the challenges, experiences and positives in the communities of Mablethorpe, Theddlethorpe and Withern.

These conversations would identify themes which could then be fed into and discussed in various Community Advisory Groups, which were made up of equal numbers of professionals working in the area as well as members of the public. This process was used to encourage and empower local people to address the diverse nature and issues of neighbourhoods through the stories, experiences and phenomena that make each community unique, and connect into sources of support and additional resources to develop ideas and wishes for their community.

Questions we asked included:

• What do you like about your community?

• What would you miss if it was no longer here?

• What would you like to see changed?

• Do you see a way this could be changed?

• How do you think you could help?

• What do you hope to see in the future?

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Key Project Acheivements
949 793 156
people engaged One to one Focus groups
with conversations
224 12+ 6
people engaged to create VCFSE organisations young people supported
a 7 metre Community supported to increase to access Street Art
Street Art Wall displayed biodiversity and workshops to paint High
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Thriving Communities Projects

Community Transport Programme

The Community Transport programme is funded to work in the local authority districts in Lincolnshire of South Holland, Boston Borough and East Lindsey with existing schemes and any potential new ones, to develop community transport availability and accessibility especially in some of the most rural areas.

2024/25 data collected by LCC transport services show that nearly 900,000 miles were driven by volunteer drivers alone, of which the majority will have been medical journeys.

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Currently most of the community transport available is via voluntary car schemes who presently focus on offering their service for medical appointments only.

This leaves a lot of unmet need surrounding social and mental wellbeing, as many members of the community are isolated and without access to transport to maintain relationships, attend groups to support their hobbies and interests or access their local high streets easily.

LCVP supported to facilitate the newly developed Lincolnshire Community Transport Consortium (CTC). This commenced in January 2025 and 10 schemes have joined. These are a mix of car, minibus and moped services from across the county.

LCVP's priority for the CT programme in 2025/26 is to increase the availability of CT for social journeys to contribute to improved wellbeing. We will be focusing on recruiting community drivers solely for social well-being journeys.

Community Enterprise Programme

Community Enterprise is an exciting initiative, delivered by Lincolnshire Community and Voluntary Partnership, in partnership with the National Centre for Rural Health and Care and Community Catalyst.

The programme offers support to local people, to set up and run their own small community enterprises who will offer a range of help and support within the home for older people and/or disabled people who want to live life their way.

Community Enterprises (CMEs) are helping people expand options and deliver more personalised support, with the goal of keeping their customers happy, safe, and independent in their own homes wherever possible.

Key project achievements this year included:

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Community Enterprises
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395 Participants supported in
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58 New Volunteering
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Thriving Communities Projects

Thriving Environments - Boston

We have run a number of important environmental programmes across Boston including The Friendly Bench, Boston Green Volunteers, Naturehood and RiverCare Litter Picks. These programmes were funded and supported by various local and national charities, organisations and suppliers and helped us to create community gardens, carry out litter picks, and provide activities for the local community. We worked with local residents, and everyone was welcome to attend any of the community events. Activities are suitable for all ages and gloves and tools provided.

The 'Friendly Bench' is a friendly space for the whole community, where everyone is welcome, based outside Ancaster Court, in Broadfield Lane, Boston. They hold monthly events at the Friendly Bench when everyone is welcome to come along and make new friends.

The Boston Green Volunteers meet up to help maintain and clean up litter in the green areas around Boston town centre. They litter pick, weed and plant to improve our local environment and their group meets weekly.

Naturehood encourages people to get involved in improving the Boston area’s wildlife habitats; developing a number of Naturehood sites across Boston. We have helped to build bug hotels, bird boxes, planted wildflowers and built log piles.

CORE20PLUS5

As part of the CORE20PLUS5 initiative, Lincolnshire NHS wanted to get children and young people across Lincolnshire with diabetes together to give them a chance to share their opinions and feedback on the service they have received. This is crucial to ensuring the services they receive are improved and issues they face are addressed. LCVP were commissioned to facilitate groups of young people living with diabetes to share their experiences and create peer support networks across the county.

52 unique people have engaged with the programme, by booking onto an activity or attending a meeting.

32 of those were children/young people (18 or younger). 20 of those were parents/guardians.

70 individual bookings were received for peer support activities including bowling and virtual reality experiences, as well as online meetings.

Statement of financial activities and balance sheet for the year ending 31st March 2025

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Unrestricted Restricted
Funds Funds Total 2025 Total 2024
£ £ £ £
INCOME & ENDOWMENTS FROM:
Donations and Grants 93,000 - 93,000 93,720
Investment Income 6,350 - 6,350 2,574
Charitable Activities 230,290 1,401,550 1,631,840 1,439,406
TOTAL INCOME 329,640 1,401,550 1,731,190 1,535,700
EXPENDITURE ON:
Charitable Activities 278,057 1,248,844 1,526,901 1,482,760
TOTAL EXPENDITURE 278,057 1,248,844 1,526,901 1,482,760
NET INCOME / EXPENDITURE 51,583 152,706 204,289 52,940
Fund Balances Brought Forward 429,193 26,309 455,502 402,562
Transfers between Funds - - - -
FUND BALANCES CARRIED FORWARD 480,776 179,015 659,791 455,502
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2025 2024
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible Fixed Assets 25,859 13,807
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors 16,335 30,256
Cash at Bank and in Hand 663,833 946,363
680,168 976,619
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year 46,236 534,924
NET CURRENT ASSETS 633,932 441,695
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES 659,791 455,502
THE FUNDS OF THE CHARITY
Unresricted Funds 480,776 429,193
Restricted Funds 179,015 26,309
TOTAL CHARITY FUNDS 659,791 455,502
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Boston

Mablethorpe

Spalding

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Lincolnshire Community and Voluntary Service

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Lincolnshire Community and Voluntary Services | Company Limited by Guarantee no. 3503128 | Charity Registration No: 1069356 | Len Medlock Centre, St Georges Road, Boston, Lincolnshire. PE21 8YB

LINCOLNSHIRE COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICE LINCOLNSHIRE COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICE (A company limited by guarantee) Registered Company Number: 03503128 Charlty Commlsslon Reglstered Number: 1069356 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 sbire c AfHC￿J5 1311212025 COMPANIES HOUSE A20

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LINCOLNSHIRE COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICE Company Information Board of Trusteeslcompany Directors: J.C. Latham (Chair) S. Holdaway (Vice Chair) P.J. Bateson J.A. Ellis S. Hall Chief Executive Officer: B.R. Rollett- appointed 1 April 2024 Company Secretsry: B. R. Rollett- appointed 1 April 2024 Registered Office.. Municipal Buildings Wesl Street Boston Lincolnshife PE12 8QR Auditor., Saul Fairholm Limited Chartered Accountants 12 Tentercroft Street Lincoln LN5 70B Bankers.. Unity Trust Bank PIC 4 Brindley Place Birmingham B12JB

LINCOLNSHIRE COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICE Annual Report ol the Board of Trustees for Ihe year ended 31 March 2025 The Trustees (who are also the Directors for the purposes of company law) present their annual report and the audited financial statements of Lincolnshire Communty and Voluntary SeThice (the charity). In so doing, the Trustees have adopted the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practice {SORP) "Accounting and Reporting by Charities. which requires the Directors lo.. select suitable accountsng policies and apply them consistently observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent stste whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements prepare the financial statements on the going concem basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charitable company will continue in operation. The applicable accounting standards have been followed and the Oirectors are satisfied that the accounts give a true and fair view of Ihe financial situation of the company for the year under review, The Twstees recognise that they a￿ responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that disclose with ￿asonable accuracy at any lime the financial position of the charitable company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply wilh the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. In so far as the Trustees are aware.. there is no relevant audit information of which the charitsble company's auditor is unaware; and the Trustees have taken all steps thal they ought to have taken to make themselves aware of any relevant audit infomiation and to establish Ihat Ihe aLsdiior is aware of that infomiation. Structure, Governance and Management How the charity.is constltuted The charity was registered as a charitable company limited by guarantee on 3 February 1998, charity number 1069356, company number 3503128, and its Memorandum and Articles of Association are its principle goveming document. The company was fomied as 8oston District Council for Voluntary Service {CVSI and became South Lincolnshire CVS on 31 October 2006. A further change was approved on 15 March 2011 to bring East Lindsey into its area of benefit. The change of name to Lincolnshire Community and Voluntary Service (LCVS) was agreed by the membership at the Annual General Meeting held on 1 November 2011. The goveming body of the Charity is its board of InJsteeSldireclo￿, Recruitment and appointment of new trustees The Articles of Association state that the number of trustees shall be no more than15 and no fewer than 5. Trustee vacancies are advertised on our website and social media and targeted recruitment is used to promote board diversity and ensure that it has the appropriate balan￿ of skills. knowledge and experience lo fulfil its duties and responsibilities arKI oversee the charity's activities. Prospective new Iruslees are invited to attend a board meeting before they confim their interest. New trustees are elected by the existing board members and appointment is confirmed at the next annual general meeting. All new trustees are offered induction. training and support to enable them to fulfil their duties. The board has 9 trustees regislered as of 31 March 2025. Organisational structur• The Chief Executive is the chief officer and head of paid service and is appointed by the trustees. The Chief Executive is supported by a management team of senior officers who represenl the organisation's core areas of activty. All paid staff and LCVS volunteers are managed directly by a senior offI￿r and aligned to ourcore purpose and core areas of activity.

LINCOLNSHIRE COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICE The staff slructure has continued to expand largely due to the ongoing Partnership work, aligning our organisation with VCS., social prescribing and investrnpnt in digital rnaturity 3nd ha" deepened to suypurt the Senior Leadership and Management Team. Our focus is on getb'ng the balance right betsveen delivering high quality imp&tful services and offering prudent best value. The organisational structure is flexible and agile when cirCumstan￿S require it. Changes over the last year have anticipated, and lo some extent responded to, govemment policy on levelling up and working with local authorities to supp)rt I￿al people and communities as we continu8 to deal with our community's cost of living challenges. How decisions are made The Board of Trustees approves the annual budget and business plan for the charity and sets overall policy, strategic direction and high-level objectives. It receives recommendations from its established sub<ommittees and the Chief Executsve on matters that have significanl strategic, operats'onal and financial implicats'ons. Day-to-day management of the charity is delegated to the Chief Execulj've by the Trustees. The Chief Executive is accountable to the Chairman and Board of Trustees on slrategic and operational decision-making. Oelegated authority is reserved to the Chief Executive to manage income and expenditure, estsblish new budget classes, authorise virements across budget classes and on all other operational financial decisions, The Board has two stsnding sub-committees, which are Finance, Audit and Risk (FAR) and Govemance, Nominations and Remuneration IGNR). Both have develoFed theirtems of reference in the last year to strengthen decision-making and governanc8, The Board may from lime-to-time establish task governance and oversight gfOUPS to review specific matters, advise on policy and use of resources and provide direction on any other issues that arise including, as necessary, investigatory and appeals panels. 'Link trustees, deepen insight into the core seNices and strengthen govemance support for senior officers. Wlder networks and afflliatlons The charity is rooted fimly in its local communities and has a deep sense of place. It is the accredited Volunteer Centre operator in the LCVS area of benefit and works in partnership wilh Voluntary Centre Services IVCS) to provide countywide coverage of these services through a ¢￿Production serrfice agreement with Lincolnshire County Council. LCVS is a partner in the Integraled Care System and a large provider of social prescribing link worker services in Lincolnshire. We work in partnership with VCS and collaborate regularly on projects which require mutually supportive working and countywide reach. The charity is a member of two national bodies.. the National Association for Voluntary and Community Action (NAVCA), the nalional membership body for local voluntary sector support and development organisalions in England, and the National Council for Voluntary Organisats'ons (NCVO) which champions volunteering and volunteer involving organisations. LCVS is a founding member of Involving Lincs, the umbrella forum for voluntary and community leadership and advocacy in the county and the Lincolnshire Voluntary Engagement Team {LVETI,' a collective of strategic.minded voluntary sector organisations with an interest promoting collaborative cross-sector working on health and wellbeing within the Integrated Care System in Lincolnshire. Rlsk management The major risks to which the charity is exposed are identsfied by the board in its strategic risk register. Major risks are kept under regular review and systems and procedures are established lo manage them. The board is satisfied that the policy adopted in respect of risk exposure is sufficient to mitsgate the impact of all but the most severe circumstances. The Chief Executi've and senior leadership team maintains a register of operational risks. Insuran￿ policies cover possible losses, damage or other liabilities. The board supports outsourcing of key professional serrfices to ensure

LINCOLNSHIRE COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICE systems and policies are robusl and properfy maintained so that major risks are mitigated so far as is reasonably possible. Mechanisms are in place to review the income and expenditure of the charity regularly and robustly and ensure prudent management of the charity's financial resources. The board has keeps governance under review to ensure that, as the risk factots change, the trustees are able to Identify strategic risks and fulfil their duties and responsibilities. Objectives and Activities Objectives The core purpose of the charity is to promote any charitable purposes for the benefit of the community in the south and east of Lincolnshire, to protect health and wellbeing and to organise co-operats'on in achievement of these purposes. LCVS is the Local Infrastructure Organisation for Lincolnshire. rooted in our communrties and our co purpose is.. 1. Leadership and advocacy 2. Partnerships and collaborations 3. Capacity building 4. Volunteering The charity's aims are to; provide practical support to secure resources, build community capacity and b)ost resilien bring people together to have a stronger voice and influence and raise aspiration connect l(Kal voluntary and community organisations with strategic and system partners encourage and nurture volunteering opportunities and generate expectations and cultures in which volunteering can thrive enable people to conlribute to and benefit from growlh collaborate with partners to tackle the wider deteminants of hea￿h and wellbeing The charity's objects'ves are set out in its Business Strategy which are to.. Put people first. Deliver quality services and excellent outcomes. Build resilience and financial stability. The strategies and activities are designed to achieve this and to deliver it through partnership and collaboration. We have taken steps to understand and act on opportunities to broaden the charity's business rnodel and strategy for sustsinability, including new income generating opportunilies. In setting the charity's objectives and planning for activities, the trustees have given due consideration to general guidance published by the Charity Commission relabng to public benefit and have put in place policies lo support its objects, promote equality and diversity and ensure that advice and infonnation given is impartial, independent and confidential. Significant activities In 2024-25 our activities focused on mobilising and encouraging community acts'on, strengthening our sectorfs w)ice and influence on decision-makers and funders. We provided practical support for local people and organisations, particularly to help those Ihat face the greatest barriers to break through or get around them. We enabled ne￿rkS of local organisations to raise skills and confidence and build resilience. We worked with partners lo help foster an environment in which people and communities thrive and volunteering opportunities are nurtured and supported. We worked with Boston College to SUPFQrt student placements and engage in l(xal research to support and develop our'young leaders into governan￿, programme. The main programmes, projects and services provided are outlined in the Statement of Financial Activities. LCVS provided essenbal advice, support, training and volunteer centre services to hund￿dS of local charities and

LINCOLNSHIRE COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICE community groups. We worked closely with the Integraled Care System to deliver social prescribing as an enabler of integrated wotking for health and well-being. The charity provided a voice for the sector and made a significant difference to individuals and local communty groups by building confidence, resilience and capacity, promotin9 health and wellbeing and securing vital funding, volunteers and other resources. Significant acts'vities included.. 1. Supporting volunteering and community development activity. 2. Further developing social prescribing across Primary Care Networks and mental health integrated place-based teams. 3. Securing the funding and resources to sustain non-core funded project legacy where this had demonstrated positive outcomes and ongoing need. 4. Being an effective and valued strategic partner and engaging in leadership and advocacy in collaborative forums such as the Lincolnshire Voluntary Engagement Team, Involving Lincs, various advisory groups of the South and East Lincolnshire Councils Partnetship, Boston Town Deal Board, Lincolnshire Community Mental Health Programme Oversight Group and the NHS Digital Data and Technology Board. 5. Developing the Lincolnshire Community Transport Consortium. 6. Securing funding to deliver services and projects lo meet community needs including the Carers Pipelir)e and Ihe Community Transport projects. Achievements and Performance We made steady progress in how we are performing against our strategic goals and delivered against targets set for local govemment core grant funded activities and projects funded by Government, NHS commissioners and grant makers that are listed in the notes to the Statement of Financial Accounts. Through our Community development and volunteering support acthvities LCVS: Registered and promoted over 500 volunteer roles for volunteer involving organisations. Supported 1,596 people to volunteer in a variety of different volunteering roles and activities. Delivered 5 funding workshops over the year and supp)rted 63 community groups and organisations to become funding ready. Delivered 5volunteer management workshops over the year supporting 47 volunteer involving organisations. Supported over400 Community groups and organisalions with capacity building. Delivered a range of voluntary sector forums providing advice and infomalion on a number of lopics. Facilitated 770 community conversations through our Placelalk project. The real achievements were around the outcomes of these activities. We supported local groups and organisations to secure over £500,000 of funding to develop and deliver their valuable services. The majottty of volunteers were aged 19-25 or over 55, one quarter were aged 3044. The top four reasons for volunteering included increasing chances of paid employment, giving something back to the community, irnproving skills and knowledge and building self<onfidence. The Community Transport Consortium enabled members to supwrt 25,188 passengers to aC￿sS medical or social support. Our Carers Pipeline project supported 39 new community enterprises to support 446 clients in their own home to remain independent. We retained Silver status in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme for our support for Forces, veterans and their families through our activib'es and recruitment and employment practices. Our Social Prescribing service continued to grow and we supported 4,073 people to overcome personal barriers and challenges to access community based support and improve their health and wellbeing. The service achieved a variety of outcomes with participants reporting improved mental and physical health, feeling mor8 in control, being more active within their community, ac￿SsIng work or volunteering and needing to access NHS support less frequently.

LINCOLNSHIRE COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICE Plans for the Future In August 2023, the LCVS Board of Trustees agreed to enter a fomal Partnership arrangement with Voluntary Centre SeNices IVCS) under a federated arrangement and operate under a jointly apwinted chief executive and senior leadership team. Since Ihe end of the financial year, Trustees of LCVS and VCS (Urban Challenge) have made Ihe decision to fomially merge organisations on the 1st April 2026. The Partnership model ensures both organisations retsin their current Memorandum and Articles of Association, Charity Commission and Company House registrations and maintain separate Boards of Trustees. thereby retaining individual sovereignty and independence of decision-making and governing body staius whilst collaborating on policy, financial and workforce planning. The joint Chief Executs've was appointed in January 2024 with the formal partnership and joint Senior Leadership and Management Team on the 1 ¥1 April 2024. We have already started to see the benefits of our formal partnership working and I would like to thank our staff and volunteets for the way in which they have embraced it. Lincolnshire County Council and three of our four district local authoribes have committed to continue core grant funding in 2024.25. We have increased the level of community development and volunteering activity on the coast through projects funded by the Theddlethorpe Community Investment Fund and the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. We are pleased that we remain as the preferred supplier of Social P￿sCribIng Link Worker services in Lincolnshire and are now contracted for 2024-25 through the Provider Selection Regime following a comprehensive procurement PrO￿ss. LCVS will continue its collaboration with VCS on social prescribing to develop the seNice in partnership with the Integrated Care System programme teams that are leading the development of health and care integration and Population Health Management. The focus for future social prescribing activity will continue to underpin effeclive inlegrats'on wilh Primary Care Networks and Integrated Place Based Teams. The charity will continue to focus on ils core functions and added value activities, foster relationships with local govemment and health and care commissioners and seek opportunities to increase income generation and diversify activities thal furtherour mission and vision and are consistent with the organisation's charitable objects. Flnanclal Revlew The reserves of the charity at 31 March 2025 are £659,791 {2024 - £455,502) of which £178,777 (2024 - £26,309) are ￿$triCted. Current assets less current liabilities are £633,93212024 - £441,695) with the remainder of reserves of £25,85912024 £13,807} being made up of fixed assets. The cash balance decreased from £946,363 to £663,833. The available free reserves, or Unrestricted Funds, increased resulting in a closing balance of £481,014 {2024- £429,193). Reserves Policy Restricted reserves are monitored10 ensu￿ that the balance of fvnds held against defined outcomes and budget classes is sufficient lo meet reslricted liability. Free reserves include the charity's unrestricled funds that are freely available to spend on any of the charity's purposes. Our policy is to ensure we have a minimum level of free reserve to cover potential loss of income and, in extremis, to shut down some or all of our functions. The balance of f￿e reserves is designated to enable us to invest in developing the charity's resilience (people and systems) and strategy for sustainability. The charity's reserves may be spent on any of its objectives and to rnake sure the charity can m*t its financial commitments. The Board of Trustees has examined the charity's requirement for reserves in light of the major risks to the organisation and its wider responsibility to the sector as the local infrastructure organisalion. The charity has a long-stsnding policy whereby unrestricted funds not committed to or invested in tsngible assets held by the charity should not be less than six monlhs of the expenditure including provision for 'windlown' and staff redundancy in the event of reduced funds. This is a prudenl contingency against the charity's legal and contractual obligations.

LINCOLNSHIRE COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICE The board will keep this under review and designate its free reserves accordingly. We calculate six months of core costs to be around £500,000. The charity's going concern basis must be judged on fvnding levels to 31 March 2026, which are secured, and ongoing strategic partnership with the county and district councils which has underpinned our core services for rnany years. The Trustees are satisfied with the plans in place to create financial headroom and support the financial situation within which the charity is operating. They are confident that the organisats'on will continue to adapt, grow arKI provide invaluable community and person-focused seNices for the foreseeable future. Prlnclpal funding sources Principal funding sources and expenditure in the year ending 31 March 2025, make up our Statement of Financial Activities and are set out in detail on pages 14 & 15. The cash flow of the charity is shown on page 16 and the notes contsined within pages 17 to 28 provide further larification. Most of the income to the charity is derived from local authority grants, including county and district councils. to support our work as the local infrastructure organisation and accredited volunteer centre operator, and the NHS Additional Role Reimbursement Scheme and Lincolnshire Partnetship Foundation Trust lo deliver social presciibing services. The balance comprises grant income for projects that support the key objectives of the charity, plus charilable donalions and income generated through DBS checking for volunteer involving organisations and pnvate businesses. Disclosure of Informatlon to Audltors We, the Directots of the charitsble company who held office at the date of approval of these Financial Statements as set out above each confim, so far as we are aware, that,. There is no relevant audit infomation of which the company's auditors are unaware. and We have taken all the steps that we ought to have taken as Directors in order to make ourselves aware of any relevant audit information and lo establish that the company's auditors are aware of thai infomiation. Exemptlon Statement The report of the Board of Trustees has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of t Companies Act 2006 relaiing to small companies. In approving the Trustees, Annual Report, we also approve the Strategic Report included therein, in our capacity as company Directors. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD J.C, Latham Trustee Dated.. 5th December 2025

LINCOLNSHIRE COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICE Independent Auditors Report to the Members of Lincolnshire Community and Voluntary Service Opinlon We have audited the financial statements of Lincolnshire Community and Voluntary Service Limited for the year ended 31 March 2025 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activits'es, the Balance Sheet, the Cash Flow Stalement and the related notes, including significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards including Financial Reporting Stsndard 102 The Financial Reporhng Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). In our opinion the financial statements: give a true and fair review of the state of the companls affairs as at 31 March 2025 and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including its income and expenditu￿ for the year then ended. have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006. Basis for opinion We conducted our audit in accordance with Intemational Standards on Auditing IUKI {ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the audilorfs responsibilities for the audit ofthe financial slatements section of our report. We are independent of the company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial slalemenls in the UK, including the FRC'S Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have oblained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. Concluslons relatlng to golng concern In audrting the financial statements, we have concluded that the Trustees, use of the going concem basis of counting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern for the period to 31si March 2026 from when the financial slatements are authorised for issue. At the 1s1 April the charitable company's activities and going concem will merge with VCS. Our responsibilities and the ￿SponSibl11t1eS of the Trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report. Other Informatlon The other infomiation comprises the infomiation included in the Trustees, annual report, other than the financial statements and our audrtor's report thereon. The Trustees are responsible for the other infomabon contained within the annual report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other infomiation and, ex￿pt Io the extent otherwise explicitty slated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. Our responsibility is to read the other information and. in doing so. consider whether the other infomiation is fflaterially inconsistent with the financial statements, or our knowledge obtsined in the course of the audrt or othe￿iSe appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent matetial misstatements, we are reqUI￿d lo detemine whether this gives rise lo a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have perfomied, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.

LINCOLNSHIRE COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICE Opinions on other matters prescrSbed by the Companles Act 2006 In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit.. the infomation given in the Trustees, annual report forthe financial yearfor which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements,. and the Trustees, annual report has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements. Matters on which we are required to report by exception In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the company and its environment obtsined in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misslatements in the Trustees, annual report. We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 requires us lo report to you if, in our opinion.. adequate accounting records have not been kept, or retums adequate for our audil have not been received from branches not visited by us. or the financial statements are not in agreements with the accounting ￿cordS and retums., or certain disclosures of Truslees, remuneration specified by law are not made,. or we have not re￿IVed all the information and explanation we require for our audit. or the Trustees were not entrtled to prepare the financial statemenls in accordance with the small companies, regirne and tske advantage of the small companies, exemptions in preparing the Twstees annual report and from the requirement to prepare a strategic report. Responsibllitles of the Trustees As explained more fully in the Trustees, responsibilities statement, the Trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the Trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. In preparing the financial statemenls, the Trustees are responsible for assessing the charitable company's ablllty to continue as a going concem, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concem and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the Trustees erther intend to liquidate the company or to cease operations, or have no realistic altemative but to do so. Auditorfs responslbllltles lor the audlt of the flnanclal statements Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a Who￿ are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and lo issue an auditorfs report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in aCCordar￿e with ISAS IUKI will always detecl a material misstatement when il exists. Misstalemenls can anse from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial ststements. Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non<ompliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of I￿gUlarilleS, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed bek)w'. 10

LINCOLNSHIRE COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICE Auditorfs responslbllltles for the audlt of the financlal statements {continued) We have identified areas of laws and regulations that could reasonably be expected lo have a material effect on the financial statements from our general commercial experience, knowledge of the sector, a review of regulatory and legal correspondence and through discussions with Trustees and other management obtained as part of the work required by auditing standards. We have also discussed with the Trustees and other management the policies and procedures relating to compliance with laws and regulations. We communicated laws and regulations throughout the team and remined alert to any indications of non<ompliance throughout the audit. The potential impact of different laws and regulations varies considerably. The Charitable Company ts subject to lavts and regulations that directly impact the financial statemenls and we have assessed the extent of compliance with such laws as part of our financial statements audit. We evaluated management's incentsves and opportunities for fraudulent manipulation of the financial statements (including risk of override of controls) and determined that the principal risks were related to management bias in accounting estimates and judgemental areas of the financial statements such as depreciation of tangible fixed assets. We carried out detailed substantive tests on accounting estimates, including reviewing the methods used by management to make those ests'mates, re-performing the calculation, and reviewing the outcome of prior year estsmates Because of the inherent limitats'ons of an audit, there is a risk that we will not delect all irregularities, including those leading to a material misstatement in the financial statements or non<ompliance vith regulation. This risk increases the more that compliance with a law or regulation is removed from the events and transactions rellected in the financial statements, as we will be less likely to become aware of instsnces of non<ompliance. The risk is also greater regarding irregularities occurring due to fraud rather than error, as fraud involves intentional concealment, forgery, collusion, omission or misrepresentation. We communicate with those charged with governan￿ regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in intemal control that we identify during our audit. A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council's website at.. htt s'.Ilwww.frc.o .uklOur-WorklAudiVAudil-and-assurancelStandards-and- uidancelslandards-and uidance- for-auditorslAudilors-res onsibililies-for-auditlDescri on.of-audiiors.res onsibilities-for-audit.as This description forms part of our auditor's report. Use of our report This report is made solely to the charitable company's members, as a tody, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charilable company's members and Trustees those matters we are required to slate to theffl in an auditorfs report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charitable company and the charitable company's members as a body and its Trustees as a body, for our audit work, for I feport, or for the opinions we have fomied. Rcoer White ACA) (Senior Statutory Auditor) For and or) behalf of Saul Fairholm Limited, Statutory Auditor 12 Tentercroft Street Lincoln LN5 7DB Date.. 11

LINCOLNSHIRE COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICE Statement of Financial Activity (including Income and Expenditure account) for the year ended 31 March 2025 2025 2025 Unrestricted Restricted Funds Funds Notes Total 2024 Total Income from: Donations and grants re￿1Vable. Donations Grants receivable 22 720 93.000 93,000 93,000 Inveslmenls: Interest re￿1vable 6,350 6,350 2,574 Incoming reSoUr￿S from charitable activities 230,290 1,401,550 1,631.840 1,439.406 Total Income 329,640 1,401,550 1,731,190 1,535,700 Expenditure on: Charitable activities 278,057 1.248,844 1,526,901 1,482,760 Total expenditure 278,057 1,248,844 1,526,901 1,482,760 Net Incomel(expendltur8) 51,583 152,706 204,289 52,940 Fund balances brought forward 18&19 429,193 26,309 455,502 402.562 Transfers between funds 18&19 Fund balances carried forward 18&19 480,776 179,015 659,791 455,502 All income and expenditure derive from conts'nuing activities. The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised during the year. The notes on pages 16 to 27 fomi part of these financial statements. 12

LINCOLNSHIRE COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICE Balance Sheet for the year ended 31 March 2025 2025 2024 Notes Fixed assets Tangible fixed assets 14 25,859 13,807 Current assets Debtors Cash at bank and in hand 15 16,335 663,833 680 168 30,256 946,363 976,619 Creditors; Amounts falling due within one year 16 534,924 Net current assets 633.932 441,695 Total assets less current IlabllStle8 659,791 455,502 Income funds Unrestricted funds Restricted funds 18 19 480,776 179,015 429,193 26,309 659,791 455.502 The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Board on 5th December 2025 Signed on behalf of the board of Trustees J.C. Latham, Trustee P.J. Bateson, Trustee Company registration number.. 03503128 The notes on pages 15 to 26 fomi part of these financial statements. 13

LINCOLNSHIRE COMMUNITY ANO VOLUNTARY SERVICE Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended 31 March 2025 Total Funds Total Funds 2025 2024 Notes Cash flows from operating activities: Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities Cash flows from investing activities: Dividends, interest and rents from investments Proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment Purchase of property, plant and equipment (267,8891 155,036 6,350 2,574 14 (20,991) {1,034) Net cash provlded by (used in) investing activities 14,641 1,540 Not cash provlded by (used In) flnanclng actlvltles Change in cash and cash equivalents in the reporting period Cash and cash equlvalents at the beginnlng of the reporting perlod Cash and cash equlvalents at the end of the reporting period (282,530) 946,363 663,833 156,576 789,787 946,363 Reconciliation of net Incomel(expenditure) to net cash flow from operating activities 2025 2024 Net income Ilexpenditure) for the reporting period (as per the statement of financial activities) Adjustmenls for: Depreciation charges IGains)Ilosses on investments Dividends, interest and renls from inveslments Lossl{profil) on sale of fixed assets (Increaselldecrease in stocks Ilncreaselldecrease in debtors Increasel{decreasel in creditors Net cash provided by (used In> operating actlvlties 204,289 52,940 14 8,620 4,602 (6,350) 319 (2,574) 14 13,921 488,688) {267,889) 275,570 175,502 155,036 14

LINCOLNSHIRE COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICE Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2025 1. Accounting Policies General Infomiation Lincolnshire Community and Voluntary servi￿ is a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales. The address of the registered office of the charity is given in the charity information on page 1 of these financial statements. 8asis of Preparation of Financial Statements The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. Statement of Recommended practi￿ applicable to charitses preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 1021 issued in October 2019, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland {FRS 102). the Charities Act 2011, the Companies Act 2006 and UK Generally Accepted Practice. The financial statements are prepared on a going concem basis under the historical cost convention, modified to include ￿rtain items at fair value. The financial statements are presented in sterling which is the functional currency of the charity. The significant accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial staternents are set out below. These policies have been consislently applied to all years presented unless Othernise stated. Golng Concern The financial statements have been p￿pared on a going concern basis as the Trustees believe that no ma18rial uncertainties exist. The Trustees have considered the level of funds held and the expected level of income and expenditure for the next 12 Months from the date of authorisation of these financial statements. The budgeted income and expenditure is sufficient, with the level of reserves to enable the charity to continue as a going concem. The formal merger with VCS from 1s1 April 2026 will see the charitable activities of LCVS combine into one entity with the same charitable objectives. Taxatlon The charity is an exempt charity within the meaning ol schedule 3 of the Charities Act 2011 and is considered to pass the tests set out in paragraph 1 schedule 6 Finance Act 2010 and therefore it meets the definition of a charitable company for UK corporation lax purposes. Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. These eslirnates and judgements are conts'nually reviewed and are based on experience and other factors, including expectations of future evenls that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. The following judgements and estimates have been made in the process of applying the above accounting policies that have the most significant effect on the amounts recognised in the financial statements. Tanglble Flxed Assets - In order to calculate depreciation, an estsmate must be made of the useful economic life of each asset along with an estimate of Ihe residual value of the asset at the end of that time based on prices prevailing at the balan￿ sheet date. Accrued and Deferred Income - Several of the grants receivable span periods that cover each year end, the result of which has meant that income has needed to be accrued or deferred as necessary. Details for both of these items are included within the accounting policies below. 15

LINCOLNSHIRE COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICE Income Recognition All income is recognised in the statement of financial activities when the charity is legally entitled to the income after any performan￿ conditions have been met, the amount can be measured reliably, and it is probable that the income will be received. Grants are recognised in the statement of financial activities when the conditions for receipt have been met. Investment income is accounted for in the period in which the charity is ents'tled to re￿ipl. Donations arHJ all receipts from Charitats￿ actsvities are reported gross and are accounted for on a receivable basis. Income may be ￿e1Ved in advance or on a defrayed basis from grantors. Where a project is time related i.e. to deliver support over a 12 month period, the income is recognised over that time period in the accounts, therefore if it is received at the beginning of a project the income is deferred across the period of time lo which Ihe project relates. If the income is related to specific outcomes, i.e. to deliver a specific number of workshops over a 12 Month period, the income is recognised in the accounts when the outcomes are achieved. Expenditure Recognltion All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs related to the category. Expenditure is recognised where there is a legal or constructive obligation to make payments to third parties, it is probable that the settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Irrecoverable VAT is charged as an expense against the activity for which expenditure arose. Costs directly attributable to a project have been allocated to that project. Olher non-allocable costs such as salaried employees and other fixed nature overheads have been reallocated on Ihe basis of a management charge. Grants payable to third parties are within the charitable objects'ves. Where unconditional grants are offered, this is accrued as soon as the recipient is notifEd of the grant, as this gives rise to a reasonable expectstion that the recipient will receive the grants. Operating Leases Rental costs under operating leases are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities on a straight line basis over the tem of the lease with any lease 'holiday' period being considered within the payments report. Depreciation Depreciation is calculated to write down the cost, less estimated residual value, of all tangible fixed assets over their expected useful lives. The rates generally applicable are.. Equipmenl and fith'ngs.. 250/0 reducing balance The carrying values of tangible fixed assets are ￿VieWed ft)r impairment annually by the Trusteesl Directors wilhout revaluing the assets. Where the aggregate value of those assets is less than the aggregate that they are stated in the charity's accounts, a provision will be made for material impairment. Fixed Assets Fixed assets are included at cost. less accumulated depreciation. Debtors and Creditors recelvablel payable withln one year Debtors and creditors with no stated interest rate and receivable or payable within one year are recorded at transaction price. Any losses arising from impaiment are recognised in expenditure, 16

LINCOLNSHIRE COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICE Restricted Funds Restricted funds can only be used for the specific purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restncted purposes. Expenditure which complies with these criteria is identified to the fund. Unrestricted Funds Unrestricted funds are donations or other income re￿IVed or generated for the objects'ves of the charity, without further specified pu￿OseS. This income is available as general funds. Designated Reserves are those reseNes which have been set aside from Unrestricted Funds for a specific future purpose or project. Donated Goods, Services and Assets Donated goods, services and assets a￿ recognised at their fair value. Gifts in Kind Donated goods, facilities and servrces are rec(xJnised as i￿ome in the statement of financial activits-es when the following criteria are met: Ents'tlement.. Control over the expected economic benefits that flow from the donation has passed to the charity and any perforniance conditions attached to the donation have been fully met. Probable'.11 is more likely than not that the economic benefits associated with the donated item will flow to the charity. Measurement.. The fair value or value to the charity of the donated item can be measured reliably. Contribution to Penslon Funds When employees have rendered service to the charity, short-temi employee benefits to which the employees a￿ entitled are recognised at the undiscounted amount expected lo be paid in exchange for that seNice. The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme for the benefit of the employees. The pension costs charged against profits represent the amouni of contributions payable lo the scheme in respect of the accounting period. Termlnation Payments Temination payments are made when a post becomes redundant or when a compromise agreement is reached with an employee. These payments are funded from ￿serVeS. Provislons Provisions are recognised when the charity has an obligation at the balance sheet date as a ￿sU[t of a past event, it is probable that an oufflow ofeconomic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount can be reliably estimated. Liability of the members The charity is limited by guarantee. In the event ofthe charity being wound up, the liability ofthe members is limited to £1. 17

LINCOLNSHIRE COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICE 2. Grants Receivable 2025 2025 Unrestricted Restrlcted Funds Funds Totsl 2024 Total Local Authority Institutional I Charitable grants 237,589 56,616 237,589 1,458,166 237.005 1,275,789 1,401,550 294,205 1,401,550 1,695,755 1,512,794 Incoming resources from generated funds Incoming resources from chanlable activities 93,000 93,000 93,000 201,205 1,401,550 1,602,755 1,419,794 294,205 1,401,550 1,695,755 1,512,794 3. Incoming resources from Charitable Activities 2025 Unrestricted Funds 2025 Restricted Funds Total 2024 Total Grants receivable Other management and seNice charges Recharge of organisational purchases and other seNices Client Services App￿ntICe1KlckStart Incentives OBS checks Other Note 2 201,205 884 1,401,550 1,602,755 1.419,794 1,754 5,961 5,961 5,092 5,092 6,100 1,500 9,990 268 16,195 953 16,195 953 230,290 1,401,550 1,631,840 1,439,406 18

LINCOLNSHIRE COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICE 4. Analysis of Restricted Income betwe8n Activities 2025 Grants 2025 Activities Total 2024 Total BBC Empowering Healthy Communities Boston Big Local Carers Pipeline COPD DTIP CRM East Coast Community Fund Govemance Support Boston Health Inequalities Shine Community Asset Development- Naturehcod Project NHS Frontline Digitisalion Next Steps Dual Diagnosis Placetalk Social Prescribing - Mental Health Social Prescribing - Primary Care Network Lincolnshire County Council - Multiply Medlock Charitable Twst Nature Hub 19,260 15,000 12.842 1,392 79,662 19.851 3,300 18.867 916 657 55,033 657 55,033 164,338 9,885 2,475 164.338 9.885 2.475 64,668 64,894 26.421 578,638 370,078 98,579 704,485 350,806 2,292 7,000 6,000 98,579 704,485 350,806 2,292 7,000 6,000 1,401,550 1,401550 1275,789 19

LINCOLNSHIRE COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICE 5. Charitable Activities 2025 2025 Unrestricted Restricted Funds Funds Total 2024 Total Human resources Staff costs Training costs Staff expenses Volunteers, expenses Facilities Rent and room hire Communications and sofvare costs Office costs and organisational purchases Insurance Miscellaneous Professlonal fees and advlsory Legal and professional fees Membership Fees Activitles Publicity and infomiation DBS checks Grants payable Governance costs Audit & Accountancy lees Trustees and Annual General meetings Finance Bank charges Capltal costs Depreciation Loss on Disposal Note11 290,599 3,751 11,968 173 985,139 2,733 34,566 366 1,275,738 6,484 46,534 539 1,239,241 3,874 32,907 577 27,743 10,403 2,708 13,703 30,451 24,106 31,014 50,538 4,258 5,988 5,187 1,112 5,370 6,524 5,988 8,666 5,661 5,320 3,479 37,634 9,369 32,980 6,960 70,614 16,329 69,855 12,542 Note 6 1,765 9,671 2,800 5,476 658 7,241 10,329 2,800 6,545 6,986 6,164 247 6,164 247 6,127 174 362 362 273 Note 6 8,048 319 436,449 158,392 278,057 572 8,620 319 1,526,901 4,602 1,090,452 158,392 1,248,844 1,482,760 Reallocatlon of costs Note 6 1.526.901 1.482,760 Costs directly attributable to a project have been allocated to that project. Other costs which cannot be allocated such as salaried employees and other fixed nature overheads have been reallocated on the basis ofa management charge. 20

LINCOLNSHIRE COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICE 6. Analysis of Restricted Expenditure between Activities Slaff costs, facilities & professional fees Activities & capital costs Reallocation of costs Total Social Prescribing - Mentsl Health Social Prescribing - Primary Care Network Carers Pipeline Boston Big L¢xal DTIP CRM East Coast Community Fund Govemance Support Boston Nature Hub Lincolnshire County Council - Multiply Placetalk 604,830 302,680 39,910 447 54,407 7,884 3.386 4.706 123 65,373 963 476 1,500 68,175 37,765 13,623 210 20,992 1,975 (911) 1,294 673,968 340,921 55,033 657 75,399 9,885 2,475 6.000 123 84.383 26 3,741 15,269 1,083,746 6,706 158,392 1,248,844 7. Board of Trust888 Remuneration No member of the Board of Trustees received any remuneration either directly or indirectly. 8. Board of Trustees Expenses During the year the Trustees received £247 reimbursement of travel expenses {2024 - £174). 9. Board of Trustees Indemnity Insurance During the year, insurance was purchased lo indemnify the Board of Trustees against default on thwr part amounting to a Cost of£1,749 (2024 - £1,562), 10. Board of Trustees Oonatlons No unconditional donations were made by Trustees. 11. Employee Emoluments 2025 Total 2024 Total Wages and salaries Social security costs Pension costs Redundancy costs 1,129,651 87,136 55,746 3,205 1,085,782 83,106 56,280 14,073 1,275,738 1.239,241 Average number of employees for 2025 was 47 (2024 - 50). No employees received total employee's benefits {excluding employer pension costs) of More than £60,000 21

LINCOLNSHIRE COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICE 12. Auditors Remuneration 2025 Total 2024 Total Amounts payable to the auditors in respect of audit sep4ices 5.750 5,700 5,750 5,700 13. Pensions- Defined Contribution Scheme The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme for the benefit of the employees. The assets of the scheme are administered in a fund independent from those of the company. A total of £55,746 (£14,301 Unrestricted & £41,445 Restricted) was contributed to the scheme during the year.12024 - £56.280) 14. Tangible Flxed Assets Equipment and Flttlngs Cost At 1 April 2024 Additions Disposals At 31 March 2025 44,491 20,991 680 64,802 Depreclation At 1 April 2024 Charge for year Disposals 30,684 8,620 361 At 31 March 2025 38,943 Net book value Al 31 March 2025 25,859 At 31 March 2024 13,807 15. Debtors 2025 Total 2024 Total Trade debtors Prepayments and accrued income 14,514 1,821 16,335 6.698 23,558 30,256 22

LINCOLNSHIRE COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICE 16. Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year 2025 Total 2024 Total Trade creditors Other taxes and social security Other creditors Accruals and Defer￿d Income 6.003 13,995 17,126 24,518 479,285 534,924 4,321 35,912 46,236 17. Lea8e8 Total future minimum lease payments under nOn-Can￿lIable operating leases are as follows.. 2025 Total 2024 Total Not later than one year Later than one and not later than five years Later than five yea 21,696 49,144 21.803 65.207 5.364 92,374 70,840 18. Unrestricted Funds At 1 Aprll Incoming Outgolng 2024 Resources Resources Transfers At31 March 2025 General Fund Designated ReseNes 416,013 329,640 (264,877> (13,180) 13,180 13,180 278 057 467,596 13,180 480,776 429 193 329,640 Unrestricted funding consists of general funding and funds designated to support HR, IT, training and CPD along with supporting a strategy for sustainability. Funds have also been designated to office relocation attached to the development of the ongoing partnership arrangements with Voluntary Centre SeNices for which funds have also been designaled. 19. Restricted Funds At 1 April Incomlng Outgolng Net At31 2024 Resources Resources Transfers March 2025 Boston Big Local Carets Pipeline DTIP CRM East Coast Community Fund Governance Support Boston Lincolnshire County Council - Multiply Medlock Charitsble Trust Nature Hub Placetalk Social Prescribing - Mental Health Social Prescribing - Primary Care Network 657 55,033 164,338 9,885 2,475 2,292 7,000 6,000 98,579 704,485 350,806 {657} 155,033) {75,3991 (9,8851 (2,4751 (123) 88,939 2,169 7,000 (6,0001 {84,3831 (673,9681 (340,921) 14,196 57,361 9,350 26.844 (535) 26,309 1,401,550 {1,248,844) 179,015 23

LINCOLNSHIRE COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICE Boston Big Local - Building pride in place through facilitating the development of 'nature hood, environmental projects BBC Empowerlng Healthy Communities . Working with the borough council to deliver better outcomes for local communities in Boston, South and East Lincolnshire based on deprivation, heatth and wellbeing, community tensions and boosts'ng post-covid recovery and resilience. Health Inequalities a project to investigate and develop a set of recommendations on how the social prescnbing can improve health inequalities with targeted communities eg. Famiing & Rural, Coastal, Eastem European as well as temporary residents, travellers and homeless people Carer$ Plpellne~ To initiate the care worker micro-social enterprise project primarily in the Mablethorpe & Theddlethorpe areas in conjunction with the National Centre for Rural health and Care (NCRHC) and Community Catslysts (Commcats). The project is grant funded by the Theddlethorpe Community Investment Fund (TCIF) DTIP CRM- funding to develop a new Community Relationship Management system ICRMI to enable the move from Vbase which will work alongside Social RX and other Gounty systems. This is a 5 yr plan that started in 23124 ECCF- East Coast Community Funding - A Trusted Volunteer scheme with Boston Borough Council lunded by Grantscape to train 120 environment volunteers in the South Holland, East Lindsey and Boston boroughs. This fund ends 30.6.24 Governance Support Boston -working with PCN board members as part of a Govemance Supp)rt review to recruit and mentor young people onto the Board. Funding is for 3 years 22123 to 24125 Placetalk- Thriving Community SUPPOrt in conjunction with the Theddlethorpe Communily Partnership via the Nuclear Waste Services to build capacity and promote volunteering enabling as many Feople as possible to benefit from and conlribule to good quality local ideas, local bids, targeted funding and better outcomes for local people and communities. SP-MH- Social Prescribing- Mental Health. LCVS is commissioned by the Lincolnshire Clinical Commissioning Group to develop social prescribing in the county. This includes employing and managing a team of link worke in the transformation of community mentsl health services via integrated placed bas8d teams. SP-PCN - Social Prescribing - Primary ca￿ Network - LCVS is commissioned by Ihe Lincolnshire Clinical Commissioning Group to develop social prescribing in the county. This includes employing arKI managing a team of link workers on beha5f of Primary Care Networks and developing this into a community of practi￿ that is trained, informed, supported and connected. MEDLOCK. Grant funding to develop environmentally based social action and volunteering projects in Boston. MULTIPLY. Grantfunding to empower staff to become Multiply Champions providing numeracy support to project beneficiaries. NATURE HUBBUB . Grant funding to develop environmentally based social action and volunteering projecls in Boston. CTP The Community Transport Project (CTP) funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund brings together local community transport schemes to work collaboratively as part of the Community Transport Consortium for Lincolnshire. 24

LINCOLNSHIRE COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICE Analysis of net assets between funds Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Total funds Tangible fixed assets Debtors Cash in hand and at bank Creditors 23.381 2,756 482.059 27,420 480 776 2,478 13,579 181.774 18,816 179,015 25,859 16,335 663,833 46,236 659,791 20. Deferred Income Balance at 0110412024 Received In Year Recognised within the accounts Balance at 3110312025 ACCDF- Adult Care Community Development Fund Welland Homes (Core SH) EL-YEA Youth Engagement Activity GS Boston LCC CAD Hoarding Project TC.IN Thriving Communities Nature Hubbub Health Inequalities DTIP CRM Carers Pipeline Placetalk SP Mental Health SP Primary Care Ne￿Ork LCC Multiply 986 986 31,000 217 3,300 2,800 5,000 6,000 3,300 164,338 13,708 23,579 141,547 45,392 31,000 162,0001 217 825 {2,475) (2,800) 5,000 {6,0001 (2,475) (164,338) (13,708) (23,579) (141,547) {45,392) 825 2,708 2.708 441,167 33,708 (464,314) 10,561 21. Controlling Party The chanty is controlled by the Board of Trustees and no individuals can or do exert control. 22. Donations of Goods, Services and Assets The charity received £nil (2024.. £720) of donations in the year of goods, seplices or assets. 23. Related party transactions During the year Lincolnshire Community and Voluntary Setvice paid £4,36312024'. £5,923) to Tonic Health for room hire, Spalding Offi￿ and received £383 (2024.. £1,031) for services provided. Tonic Health is a related party due to Trustee Henry Wright being their Business Manager. 25

LINCOLNSHIRE COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICE 24. Fund Comparatives 2024 Unrestricted Funds 2024 Restricted Funds Total Statement of Flnancial Activity Income from: Donations and grants receivable.. Donations Grants receivable 720 720 93,000 93,000 Investments: Interest receivable 2.574 2,574 Incoming resources from charitable activities 163,617 1,275,789 1,439,406 Total income 259,191 1,276,509 1,535,700 Expenditure on: Charitable activities 206,251 206,251 1,276,509 1,276,509 1,482,760 1,482,760 Total expendlture Net incomellexpendlture) 52,940 52,940 Fund balances brought fopAiard 376,253 26,309 402,562 Transfers between funds Fund balances carrled forward 429,193 26,309 455,502 Grants Receivable 2024 Unrestricted Funds 2024 Restrlcted Funds Total Local Authority Institutional I Charitable grants 237,005 237,005 1,275,789 1,512,794 1,275,789 1,275,789 237,005 Incoming resources from generated funds Incoming resources from charitable activities 93,000 144,005 237,005 93,000 1,419,794 1,512,794 1,275,789 1,275,789 26

LINCOLNSHIRE COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICE Incoming Resources from Charitable Activities 2024 Unrestricted Funds 2024 Restricted Funds Total Grants re￿1vable Other management and Servi￿ charges Recharge of organisational purchases and other ServI￿S Client Services ApprenticelKickstart Incentives DBS checks Other 144,005 1,754 1,275,789 1,419,794 1,754 6,100 1,500 9,990 268 6,100 1,500 9,990 268 163,617 1,275,789 1,439,406 Analysis of Restricted Income between Activities 2024 Grants 2024 Actlvities Totsl BBC Empowering Healthy Communities Boslon Big Local Carers Pipeline COPD DTIP CRM East Lindsey Youth Persons Forum Governance Support Boston Health Inequalities Shine Community Asset Development- Naturehood Project 19,260 15,000 12,842 1,392 79,662 19,851 3,300 18,867 916 19,260 15,000 12,842 1,392 79,662 19,851 3,300 18,867 916 NHS Froniiine Digitisalion Next Steps Oual Diagnosis Placetalk Social P￿sCrIb1ng - Mental Heallh Social Prescribing- Primary Care Netwo 64,668 64,894 26,421 578,638 370,078 64,668 64,894 26.421 578,638 370.078 1,275,789 1,275,789 27

LINCOLNSHIRE COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICE Charitable Activities 2024 2024 Unrestricted Restricted Funds Funds Total Human resources Staff costs Training costs Staff expenses Volunteers, expenses Facillties Rent and room hire Communications and So￿are costs Office costs and organisational purchases Insurance Miscellaneous Professional fees and advlsory Legal and professional fees meMbe￿hIP Fees Activities Publicity and informats'on DBS checks Govemance costs Audit & Accountancy fees Trustees and Annual General meetings Finance Bank charges Capltal costs Depreciation 249,868 2,514 6,787 289 989,373 1,360 26,120 288 1,239,241 3,874 32,907 577 26,188 6,671 4,826 43.867 31,014 50,538 4,601 5,661 1,913 1,923 6,524 5,661 5,320 3,407 39,513 9,014 30,342 3,528 69,855 12,542 4,371 6,349 2,174 637 6,545 6,986 6,127 174 6,127 174 273 273 3,585 373,898 167,647 206,251 1,017 1,108,862 167,647 1,276,509 4,602 1,482,760 Reallocatlon of costs 1,482,760 Cosls directly attributable to a project have been allocated to that project. Other costs which cannot be allocated such as salaried employees and otherfixed nature overheads have been reallocated on the basis of a management charge. 28

LINCOLNSHIRE COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICE Analysis of Restricted Expenditure between Activities Staff costs, facilities & professional fees Reallocation of Costs Activities Total Asda BBC Empowering Healthy Communrties Boston Big Local Carets Pipeline COPD DTIP CRM East Coast Community Fund Govemance Support Boston Health Inequalities LCC-CAD - Natureh¢Jod Project NHS- Frontline Digitisation Next Steps Oual Diagnosis Placetalk Social Prescnbing - Mental Health Social Prescribing - Primary ca￿ Network 720 19,260 14,980 9,492 1,392 79,662 13,828 3,300 13,200 916 64,668 59,679 18,437 490,781 314,719 720 19,260 15,0(NJ 12,842 1,392 79,662 19,851 3,300 18,867 916 64,668 64,894 26,421 578,638 370,078 20 83 3,267 98 5,925 5,667 215 1,503 1,267 642 5,000 6,481 86,590 54,717 1,105,034 3,828 167,647 1,276,509 Analysis of net assets between funds Unrestrlcted funds Restricted funds Total funds Tangible fixed assets Debtors Cash in hand and at bank Creditors 10,757 11,013 503,064 3,050 19,243 443,299 439,283 26,309 13,807 30,256 946,363 534,924 455 502 429 193 29