Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 7

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 8

LINKING LIVES UK

Linking Lives UK is a national charity working to reduce loneliness and social isolation amongst older people. We achieve this through the development of befriending schemes and social events and activities which are set up in partnership with local churches and other agencies.

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Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

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

Established: 7 years

www.linkinglives.uk

admin@linkinglives.uk

0300 302 0225

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	Volun- teers
31/03/23	£174	£135	£38	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/22	£141	£136	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
31/03/21	£117	£126	£-9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/20	£110	£68	£41	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/19	£43	£50	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/18	£58	£37	£21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Disability

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Guernsey, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

The Earl of Northampton's Charity	£100,000
Joseph Rank Trust	£30,000
Dunhill Medical Trust	£10,800
Allen Lane Foundation	£9,000
Charles Hayward Foundation	£5,000
Crowdfunder	£2,814

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to Linking Lives UK
£5,000	21/12/2022	Befriending schemes for older people
Crowdfunder - Local Action Fund
£2,814	18/10/2022	Covid response
Dunhill Medical Trust - Impact measurement and management
£10,800	21/01/2022 12	2021-22 Capabiltiy development scheme
Allen Lane Foundation - Grant to Linking Lives UK
£9,000	02/07/2021	£9,000 single grant towards the running costs of the Two's Company project which aims to set up Befriending schemes in churches across the UK.
The Earl of Northampton's Charity - Grant to Linking Lives UK
£100,000	18/09/2019 36	To engage with and support isolated older people in Norfolk and the UK through inter-generational activities, befriending and development of community activities.
Joseph Rank Trust - Linking Lives UK
£30,000	02/05/2019 36	To fund the running costs of the charity

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ALAN HARE Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeship: TRUST PROPERTY HELD IN CONNECTION WITH THE BAPTIST CHAPEL MAYFIELD,

BEV BODEN Appointed: 2021

DR ASHLEY LISTON Appointed: 2020

DR CHARLES PETER ASHALL Appointed: 2016

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 23/11/2016, number: 1170325

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

6 returns made; all on time

Main office

32 SELMANS HILL
WALSALL
WS3 3RL

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE;(A) THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONG PERSONS WHO AREEXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY BECAUSE THEY ARE HOUSE-BOUND FOR ANY REASON, BUT IN PARTICULAR THOSEWHO ARE ELDERLY OR IN POOR HEALTH, AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY(B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH.

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