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Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Very static board: -5
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

MERIDIAN LINK (LTD BY GUARANTEE)

Charity has not currently commenced operations.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years, despite a decline more recently
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is predominantly male
  • The Board composition appears to be very static

Financial issues to consider:

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

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit		 Volun-
teers
31/08/23£0£0£0
31/08/22£0£0£0
31/08/21£0£0£0
31/08/20£0£4£-4
31/08/19£0£0£0
31/08/18*£0£0£0
31/08/17£0£0£0
31/08/16£0£0£0
31/08/15£0£0£0
31/08/14£0£0£0
31/08/13£0£0£0
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 13 years

Bel.Panesar@GLL.ORG

01795479111

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Education/Training
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Greenwich,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 36-82
  • AKOSUA DENTAA AMOATENG Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Ceo Guba Enterprise
  • CLAIRE PRITCHARD Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Ceo Of A Charitable Organisation
  • CLLR JOHN FAHY (Chair) Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Local Authority Councillor
  • COUNCILLOR DAVID LLEWELLYN GARDNER Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Director And Councillor
  • JOHN CARMICHAEL Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Director
  • MARK JONATHON SESNAN, Occupation: Managing Director
  • SEAN KELLEHER Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Civil Servant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/03/2012, number: 1146520
  • Registered at Companies House on 04/08/2010, number: 07335671
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
11 returns made; AR18: 23 days late,
Main office

McCabe Ford Williams
Bank Chambers
1 Central Avenue
SITTINGBOURNE
ME10 4AE

Objectives

TO PROMOTE ANY PURPOSE THAT IS CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED BY THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR SOLE DISCRETION IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROMOTING AND DEVELOPING SCHEMES AND PROGRAMMES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE BETWEEN SHARED LOCATIONS ON THE GREENWICH MERIDIAN (IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGHOUT AFRICA) SUCH PLACES TO BE DETERMINED BY THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME WITH THE FOLLOWING AIMS IN MIND:A) RELIEVING THOSE IN NEED;B) RELIEVING POVERTY;C) PROMOTING GOOD HEALTH;D) PROMOTING HEALTHY RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATIONS IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE E) WORKING WITH SOCIALLY EXCLUDED PEOPLE SO THAT THEY CAN PLAY A FULLER PART IN THEIR COMMUNITIES SO THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY IMPROVE;F) ADVANCING EDUCATION, ANDG) DEVELOPING THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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