THE CHILDLINK ADOPTION SOCIETY

Charity Number: 211419
Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Childlink organises its activities into three service areas: - Recruiting prospective adopters, placing children with them and supporting them after placements - Offering advice and support to adoptive families after legal adoption - Providing access to information and intermediary services to adopted adults and their birth relatives

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2009

Total income:
£691,935

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Donations and legacies £181.33k
Charitable activities £491.47k
Other trading activities £0
Investments £19.14k
Other £0

Total expenditure:
£960,216

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Raising funds £0
Charitable activities £915.15k
Other £0

-£100,737 investments gains (losses)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £45.06k
Charitable expenditure £915.15k

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

No information available

Trustee payments

No information available

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 23 October 1962: Standard registration
  • 14 December 2010: Removed (Funds transferred (gi))
  • 14 December 2010: Funds transferred to 285214 OXFORD DIOCESAN COUNCIL FOR SOCIAL WORK INCORPORAT...
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • CHILDLINK (Working name)
  • THE CHURCH ADOPTION SOCIETY (Previous name)
Gift aid:
No information available
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
No policies declared
Land and property:
No information available

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2005 31/03/2006 31/03/2007 31/03/2008 31/03/2009
Total gross income £742.03k £605.62k £457.21k £646.38k £691.94k
Total expenditure £766.28k £773.33k £818.56k £899.91k £960.22k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies N/A N/A N/A £147.87k £181.33k
Income - Other trading activities N/A N/A N/A £0 £0
Income - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A £462.42k £491.47k
Income - Endowments N/A N/A N/A £0 £0
Income - Investment N/A N/A N/A £36.09k £19.14k
Income - Other N/A N/A N/A £0 £0
Income - Legacies N/A N/A N/A £0 £61.87k
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A £831.58k £915.15k
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Governance N/A N/A N/A £27.98k £23.79k
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A N/A N/A £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management N/A N/A N/A £4.04k £5.46k
Expenditure - Other N/A N/A N/A £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/03/2005 31/03/2006 31/03/2007 31/03/2008 31/03/2009
Own use assets N/A N/A N/A £9.32k £5.65k
Long-term investments N/A N/A N/A £577.43k £255.13k
Other assets N/A N/A N/A £175.39k £176.04k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability N/A N/A N/A £0 £0
Total liabilities N/A N/A N/A £22.22k £65.92k

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 2010 Not submitted
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2010 Not submitted
Annual return 31 March 2009 29 January 2010 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2009 28 January 2010 On Time
Annual return 31 March 2008 30 September 2008 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2008 06 August 2008 On Time
Annual return 31 March 2007 18 January 2008 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2007 29 November 2007 On Time
Annual return 31 March 2006 16 November 2006 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2006 22 November 2006 On Time

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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED THE 22ND JUNE 1945 AS AMENDED ON THE 15TH DECEMBER 1949 ,27TH OCTOBER 1971,AND THE 4TH DECEMBER 1990

Charitable objects

TO HELP DESTITUTE, ORPHANED, FRIENDLESS OR NEGLECTED CHILDREN (LEGITIMATE OR NOT) BY FINDING HOMES FOR THEM, TO ARRANGE THEIR ADOPTION INTO HOMES OR FAMILIES WHO ARE PREPARED TO BRING THEM UP ACCORDING TO CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES. (FOR FULL DETAILS SEE MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION).

Area of benefit

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

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