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Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 8
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 16 ?

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.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • 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
31/03/23£174£135£38n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£141£136£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£117£126£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£110£68£41n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£43£50£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£58£37£21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 8 years

www.linkinglives.uk

admin@linkinglives.uk

0300 302 0225

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
GiG Classification
  • Practical support, advice & companionship
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Guernsey, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
The Jerusalem Trust£40,000
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
The Jerusalem Trust - Towards befriending services for older people and UK-wide volunteer training
£40,000 20/10/2023
24
Evangelism and Christian mission
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
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • BEV BODEN Appointed: 2021
  • CATHARINE WORSLEY-TOMLINSON Appointed: 2024
  • DR ASHLEY LISTON Appointed: 2020
  • DR CHARLES PETER ASHALL Appointed: 2016
  • PAUL JAMES LIVINGSTONE Appointed: 2024
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
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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.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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