Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 8

Accounts overdue -5
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 3

LINKS COUNSELLING SERVICE

1) To relieve poverty and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare using a community development process with the object of improving the conditions of life for the inhabitants of Northern Ireland (mainly the Lurgan area) and its environs. 2) To advance the education of the public in Northern Ireland (mainly the Lurgan area) and elsewhere using a community development process. 3) Provision of counselling services, care services and other support services for those persons requiring such welfare services in the area. 4) Provision of a neutral venue youth facility within the area to meet the needs of all persons under the age of 25 yrs.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There have been no income shortfalls in recent years

Financial issues to consider:

Latest accounts are overdue for filing
There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine

Established: 9 years

www.linkscounselling.com

lenny.adamson@btinternet.com

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Year end	31/03/18	31/03/19	31/03/20	31/03/22	31/03/23
Income	£78,378	£196,278	£431,369	£987,993	£1,166,805
Spending	£73,353	£120,309	£365,529	£787,388	£1,054,420
Surplus/deficit	£5,025	£75,969	£65,840	£200,605	£112,385

Listed activities

The prevention or relief of poverty, The advancement of education, The advancement of health or the saving of lives, The advancement of citizenship or community development, The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

How it operates

Advice/advocacy/information, Community development, Counselling/support, Medical/health/sickness, Youth development

Where it operates

Northern Ireland

Who it helps

Addictions (drug/solvent/alcohol abuse), Carers, Children (5-13 year olds), Community safety/crime prevention, Ethnic minorities, Ex-offenders and prisoners, General public, Interface communities, Language community, Men, Mental health, Older people, Parents, Sexual orientation, Victim support, Voluntary and community sector, Volunteers, Women, Youth (14-25 year olds)

Who works here?

40 employees
38 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Henry Smith Charity	£135,900
Wolfson Foundation	£75,000
Community Foundation for Nthn Ireland	£10,000
Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland	£10,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Links Counselling Service
£135,900	15/06/2022 36	towards three years' salary of two Child Therapists at a project providing support for children and young people aged 4-18 with mental and emotional wellbeing issues in Lurgan, Armagh and Lisburn, ....more towards three years' salary of two Child Therapists at a project providing support for children and young people aged 4-18 with mental and emotional wellbeing issues in Lurgan, Armagh and Lisburn, Northern Ireland.
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Links Counselling Service
£75,000	10/06/2021	New counselling service in Lisburn for young people at risk of developing mental health problems
Community Foundation for Nthn Ireland - Counselling Support as a response to COVID19
£10,000	09/04/2020 8	towards counselling by phone or video for people with mental health issues who are in isolation.
Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland - Supporting people through COVID-19
£10,000	06/04/2020	Supporting people through COVID-19
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Links Counselling Service Ltd
£30,000	22/11/2018 36	This project will provide play therapy, counselling and wellbeing workshops for children experiencing mental health issues. This empowering work will encourage the children to develop coping ....more This project will provide play therapy, counselling and wellbeing workshops for children experiencing mental health issues. This empowering work will encourage the children to develop coping strategies, to handle their emotions, and to grow in confidence.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees

Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

Further information may be available on the charity's page on the Commission website here

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Northern Ireland on 13/03/2015, number: NIC100708

Main office

Links Counselling Service, 23A Castle Lane, Lurgan, Craigavon, County Armagh, BT67 9BD

Data Sources