DEVON LINK-UP

Charity number: 1052687
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Providing voices & choices for Autistic people & people who have a learning disability. Devon Link Up supports people in building up links & networks in the community as well as supporting people in having a say in the way in which they live their lives. Also provides opportunities for people to have real lives in the community & gives opportunities for people to meet up with friends old and new.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £177,808
Total expenditure: £168,696

People

4 Trustee(s)

5 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Devon

Governance

Registration history:
  • 05 February 1996: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • FREESPIRITS (Working name)
  • LINK UP (Working name)
  • SAY ADVOCACY SERVICES (Working name)
  • ZEST (Working name)
  • OTTERVALE ONE TO ONE (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • 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
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
JULIE ANN GILPIN Chair
None on record
Andrew David Gardner Trustee 27 June 2024
None on record
Peter John Gilpin Trustee 01 December 2021
None on record
JULIE MILLER Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £332.21k £176.41k £190.07k £253.40k £177.81k
Total expenditure £249.24k £218.34k £247.87k £293.04k £168.70k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A £10.00k N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £7.00k £1.77k £21.75k N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 25 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 25 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 19 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 19 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 11 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 11 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 11 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 11 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 04 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 04 December 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 10 JANUARY 1996 AS AMENDED 9 MARCH 2006.

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF PERSONS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES AND IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT BY LIMITATION: 1) PROMOTE THE INVOLVEMENT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE CARE AND WELFARE OF SUCH PERSONS. 2) PROMOTE AND ASSIST IN THE INTEGRATION OF SUCH PERSONS INTO THE COMMUNITY.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Heathfield Farm
Station Road
Broadclyst
Exeter
EX5 3AR
Phone:
07733072326
Email:
contact@heathfieldfarm.org
Website:

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