SOLAR LINKS INITIATIVE

Charity number: 1110013
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Solar Links Initiative mainly assists disadvantaged communities in Uganda through the introduction of solar lighting.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 July 2024

Total income: £35,765
Total expenditure: £41,914

People

4 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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:
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • Uganda

Governance

Registration history:
  • 15 June 2005: Standard registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • GLI (Working name)
  • GLOBAL LINKS INITIATIVE (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease 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
IAN DAVID HUTCHINSON MA FCA Chair
None on record
NICHOLAS DEREK FEENY Trustee 04 December 2017
None on record
Shree Mandke Trustee 21 June 2016
None on record
PHILLIDA ANNE PURVIS MBE Trustee 12 September 2012
JAPAN HOUSE LONDON TRUST
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/07/2020 31/07/2021 31/07/2022 31/07/2023 31/07/2024
Total gross income £21.69k £21.63k £37.20k £43.67k £35.77k
Total expenditure £85.52k £10.34k £9.91k £38.30k £41.91k
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

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 July 2024 18 August 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2024 18 August 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2023 25 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2023 25 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2022 20 November 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2022 20 November 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2021 12 September 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2021 12 September 2021 On Time
Annual return 31 July 2020 06 September 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2020 06 September 2020 On Time
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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.

CIO - FOUNDATION CONVERSION DATED 15 JUL 2024

Charitable objects

(I) TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY OR SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES SELECTED BY THE TRUSTEES ON THE BASIS OF APPROPRIATE EVIDENCE OF DISADVANTAGE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE COMMUNITIES; (II) TO RELIEVE POVERTY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE USE OF COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY, THE PROVISION OR FACILITATION OF INFORMATION AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF BEST PRACTICE; (III) TO RELIEVE SICKNESS.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE, WORLDWIDE.

Contact information

Address:
22 OLD MILLMEADS
HORSHAM
RH12 2LZ
Phone:
01403248468
Email:
ian.hutch@gmail.com
Website:

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