LYNX WORKSHOP

Charity Number: 1139855
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Links provides supported learning opportunities for people with mental health issues. An example of courses we run are: Information Technology and accredited Learndirect courses, pottery, art, textiles, creative writing, digital photography, film making, cycling, waking and greencraft.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2023

Total income: £174,476
Total expenditure: £258,620

Total income includes £133,593 from 15 government grant(s)

People

7 Trustee(s)

4 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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Amateur Sport
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Carmarthenshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 14 January 2011: Standard registration
  • 06 May 2011: Funds received from 1077194 LINKS
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • LINKS (Working name)
Company number:
07363827 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Care Quality Commission
  • Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW)
  • Estyn: Her Majesty's Inspectorate For Education And Training In Wales
  • Financial Conduct Authority
  • Homes England
  • Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW)
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
  • Welsh Government (Social Landlords And Housing Associations)
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Steve Donoghue Chair 01 July 2018
None on record
Dr Sharon Burford Trustee 12 June 2024
None on record
Matthew Thomas Trustee 07 October 2023
None on record
Claire Genner Trustee 01 March 2019
None on record
Teresa Lupini Trustee 01 October 2018
None on record
Nicola DeStefano Trustee 25 April 2017
None on record
JAYNE BELVA HOWARTH Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/09/2019 30/09/2020 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023
Total gross income £267.88k £287.87k £297.87k £304.15k £174.48k
Total expenditure £200.38k £211.60k £209.89k £273.61k £258.62k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £191.65k £286.24k £29.96k £262.71k £133.59k

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 30 September 2023 21 June 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 21 June 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2022 29 June 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 29 June 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2021 22 June 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2021 22 June 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2020 14 June 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2020 14 June 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2019 29 June 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2019 29 June 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 02 SEPTEMBER 2010

Charitable objects

THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WITH MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS BY PROVIDING TRAINING AND WORK RELATED OPPORTUNITIES IN A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT. THE AREA OF BENEFIT WILL BE THE DISTRICTS OF LLANELLI AND AMMANFORD

Area of benefit

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

THE DISTRICTS OF LLANELLI AND AMMANFORD

Contact information

Address:
UNIT 4
96 QUEEN VICTORIA ROAD
LLANELLI
SA15 2TH
Phone:
01554757957
Email:
office@links.uk.net
Website:

www.links.uk.net Open in new window