Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 3

Strong growth: +2

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 5

HINCKLEY AND DISTRICT WORK-LINK PROJECT

WORK-LINK is a Hinckley Charity, based on the Recycling of furniture/electricals. It provides sheltered, meaningful opportunities to help unemployed individuals, who are not ready/able to embark on a more formal training/educational programme or to directly enter employment. It is an integrated scheme catering for a variety of people, many of whom have special needs, including mental ill health.

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Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

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
31/03/23		£782	£776	£6	£0	£268	£266	4.1	13	7
31/03/22		£552	£537	£15	£280	£260	£260	5.8	12	4
31/03/21		£397	£359	£38	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
31/03/20		£247	£316	£-69	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
31/03/19		£345	£353	£-9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/03/18		£275	£312	£-37	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£213	£293	£-79	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	*	£211	£289	£-78	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£221	£276	£-55	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£256	£198	£58	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£205	£177	£28	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	*	£190	£176	£15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£189	£189	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£179	£162	£17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£199	£167	£32	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£172	£152	£21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£181	£169	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06	*	£184	£192	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£182	£196	£-14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£200	£198	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 19%
Liabilities/Income: 8%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 4.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 1.9

Asset Split ?

Established: 33 years

https://worklinkproject.org

mandy@worklinkproject.org

01455636506

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Technical, vocational and continuing education

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Leicestershire,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

13 employees
7 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£33,005	26/08/2020	"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 "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Work-Link Project
£5,607	29/11/2017	We want to buy a Luton van so that we can collect more reusable furniture and, in turn, distribute more to vulnerable families in need.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

BRON WITHERFORD Appointed: 2017

JOHN MOORE Appointed: 2011

KEITH GRIFFITHS

MARTIN ROE Appointed: 2021

TIMOTHY ENNIS RENDER (Chair) Appointed: 2014, Other trusteeship: Heads Up Leicester Limited,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 01/05/1991, number: 1002750

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR16: 1 days late, AR12: 21 days late, AR06: 108 days late,

Main office

3 Jacknell Road
Hinckley
Leicestershire
LE10 3BS

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND RELIEF IN NEED AMONG PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO ARE UNEMPLOYED IN PARTICULAR FOR THOSE WHO ARE LEAST QUALIFIED AND WHO HAVE THE POOREST EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF VOLUNTARY WORK EXPERIENCE OF SUCH TRAINING FACILITIES AS WOULD ENABLE SUCH PERSONS TO ACQUIRE AND DEVELOP VOCATIONAL SKILLS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

HINCKLEY AND BOSWORTH

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