Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 9

No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 11

THE LINK COMMUNITY HUB

The Link Community Hub helps and supports people who are disadvantaged due to poverty, deprivation, and circumstances. We offer support in education, activities and advice for those to the local and wider. We run support groups, youth groups, drop- ins, advice sessions, food bank and out reach work to care and support those in need.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently

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

Financial Data ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23	*	£75,026	£51,071	£23,955	24

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 2 years

https://www.thelinkcommunity.org/

heleneadon@thelinkcommunity.org

07973837664

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Grant-making foundations

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Sheffield City,

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
24 volunteers

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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Power to Change - LTW - The Link Community Hub
£8,000	04/07/2023	360G-ptc-gr-17521LTW - The Link Community Hub
National Lottery Community Fund - supporting communities
£297,282	17/02/2023	This funding will be used to cover salary costs of an existing Project Manager existing Community Support Worker sessional CAB support worker and project activities which will be run from their shop ....more This funding will be used to cover salary costs of an existing Project Manager existing Community Support Worker sessional CAB support worker and project activities which will be run from their shop and at the ‘The Space’ a place where people can get support for a wide range of issues. The project aims to continue providing support guidance a place of safety warmth and security for those most in need.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

COLIN JAMES MITCHELL Appointed: 2021

GEMMA DORETTE CHEETHAM Appointed: 2021

JOSHUA JAMES PASHLEY Appointed: 2021

NICOLA ANNE QUIBELL Appointed: 2021

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 24/06/2022, number: 1199450

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

1 returns made; AR23: 4 days late,

Main office

83 STRADBROKE DRIVE
SHEFFIELD
S13 8SE

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO TO BE CARRIED OUT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE EAST OF SHEFFIELD AND IN PARTICULAR ON THE STRADBROKE ESTATE, ARE:1) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.2) THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED, BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE BY THE PROVISION OF ITEMS, SERVICES, SUPPORT AND SIGNPOSTING TO RELEVANT AGENCIES;3) THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT, INCLUDING SUPPORT WITH CV WRITING, JOB SEARCHES AND SECURING WORK EXPERIENCE PLACEMENTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

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