Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 3

Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Narrow trustee age band: -2

Overall weighted support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 1

SOLAR LINKS INITIATIVE

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

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/07/24	£36	£42	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/07/23	£44	£38	£5	n/a	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	n/a
31/07/21	£22	£10	£11	n/a	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	n/a
31/07/18	£57	£74	£-17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/07/17	£69	£42	£27	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/07/16	£80	£159	£-79	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/07/15	£211	£125	£86	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/07/14	£85	£86	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/07/13	£83	£77	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/07/12	£13	£32	£-19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/07/11	£13	£32	£-19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/07/10	£107	£55	£52	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/07/09	£95	£100	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/07/08	£83	£79	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/07/07	£101	£98	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/07/06	£137	£134	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 19 years

www.solar-links.org/

ian.hutch@gmail.com

01403248468

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

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

GiG Classification

Other facilities management and maintenance

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Uganda,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Funding Network - Lighting lives in West Nile, Uganda
£16,558	13/06/2022	To provide solar home lighting systems to 540 subsistence farming households in _x000D_ Northern Uganda as part of a participatory development programme aimed at permanently improving their opportunities and socio-economic status.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 53-68

IAN DAVID HUTCHINSON MA FCA (Chair)

NICHOLAS DEREK FEENY Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Accountant

PHILLIDA ANNE PURVIS MBE Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Self Employed

SHREE MANDKE Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Self Employed

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 15/06/2005, number: 1110013

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
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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