Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 0

Volatile income: -3
No PartB

Narrow trustee age band: -2

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -5

SOLAR LINKS INITIATIVE

Solar Links Initiative mainly assists disadvantaged communities in Uganda through the introduction of solar lighting.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income has been volatile recently

Established: 19 years

www.solar-links.org/

ian.hutch@gmail.com

01403248468

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/07/23	£44	£38	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/07/22	£37	£10	£27	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/07/21	£22	£10	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/07/20	£22	£86	£-64	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/07/19	£67	£43	£24	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/07/18	£57	£74	£-17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/07/17	£69	£42	£27	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/07/16	£80	£159	£-79	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/07/15	£211	£125	£86	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/07/14	£85	£86	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/07/13	£83	£77	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/07/12	£13	£32	£-19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/07/11	£13	£32	£-19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/07/10	£107	£55	£52	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/07/09	£95	£100	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/07/08	£83	£79	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/07/07	£101	£98	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/07/06	£137	£134	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Uganda,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 52-67

IAN DAVID HUTCHINSON MA FCA (Chair)

SHREE MANDKE Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Self Employed

NICHOLAS DEREK FEENY Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Accountant

PHILLIDA ANNE PURVIS MBE Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Self Employed, Other trusteeship: JAPAN HOUSE LONDON TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 15/06/2005, number: 1110013
Registered at Companies House on 12/07/2004, number: 05176983

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Filing Record

18 returns made; all on time

Main office

22 OLD MILLMEADS
HORSHAM
RH12 2LZ

Objectives

(I) TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY OR SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES SELECTED BY THE TRUSTEES ON THE BASIS OF APPROPRIATE EVIDENCE OF DISADVANTAGE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE COMMUNITIES;(II) TO RELIEVE POVERTY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE USE OF COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY, THE PROVISION OR FACILITATION OF INFORMATION AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF BEST PRACTICE;(III) TO RELIEVE SICKNESS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE, WORLDWIDE.

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