LEADING LINK LIMITED

Charity number: 1150296
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The main activities undertaken are youth leadership opportunities, Future Proof transitional activities to move into the world of work, building relationships between schools, businesses and families, cross - sector partnership development. Community projects including Carnivals, Celebrations, Community Events, Lead VCSE co-ordinating Northumberland Holiday Provision for families & children.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 March 2025

Total income: £132,827
Total expenditure: £225,641

Total income includes £124,337 from 1 government contract(s)

People

5 Trustee(s)

12 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
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • North Tyneside
  • Northumberland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 27 December 2012: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • LEADING LINK (Working name)
Company number:
07528154 Open in new window
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 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Keeghan McGarry Trustee 30 October 2025
None on record
Jonathon Hall Trustee 30 October 2025
None on record
Andrew Sutherland Trustee 30 October 2025
None on record
Lee Watson Trustee 14 May 2025
None on record
Maxine Gardner Trustee 07 September 2017
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 30/03/2022 30/03/2023 30/03/2024 30/03/2025
Total gross income £241.96k £233.90k £457.65k £455.00k £132.83k
Total expenditure £131.54k £257.19k £425.51k £405.88k £225.64k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A £124.34k
Income from government grants £5.80k £115.46k £27.90k £162.97k 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 30 March 2025 26 August 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 March 2025 26 August 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 March 2024 27 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 March 2024 27 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 March 2023 27 June 2024 149 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 March 2023 27 June 2024 149 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 March 2022 17 April 2023 77 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 March 2022 17 April 2023 77 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 18 October 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 18 October 2021 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 INCORPORATED 14 FEB 2011 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 19/12/2012 as amended on 10 Jan 2019

Charitable objects

4. The charity?s objects (?Objects?) are specifically restricted to the following: 1) To act as a resource for young people up to the age of 25 living North of the Tyne by providing advice and assistance and organising programmes of physical, educational and other activities as a means of: (a) advancing in life and helping young people by developing their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as independent, mature and responsible individuals; (b) advancing education; (c) relieving unemployment; (d) providing recreational and leisure time activity in the interests of social welfare for people living in the area of benefit who have need by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disability, poverty or social and economic circumstances with a view to improving the conditions of life of such persons. 2) To advance the education by such means as the trustees deem fit, in particular but not exclusively by assisting the provision of facilities not required by the local education authority and promoting learning for pleasure by people no longer in full time employment through the continues development of their individual capabilities, competences, skills and understanding in subjects of educational value. 3) To promote the capacity and skills of the members of the socially and economically disadvantaged communities of North of the Tyne in such a way that they are better able to identify and help meet their needs and to participate more fully in society. 4) To promote social inclusion for the public benefit by preventing people from becoming socially excluded, relieving the needs of those people who are socially excluded and assisting them to integrate into society. For the purpose of this clause ?socially excluded? means being excluded from society, or parts of society, as a result of one of more of the following factors: unemployment; financial hardship; youth or old age; ill health (physical or mental); substance abuse or dependency including alcohol and drugs; discrimination on the grounds of sex, race, disability, ethnic origin, religion, belief, creed, sexual orientation or gender re-assignment; poor educational or skills attainment; relationship and family breakdown; crime (either as a victim of crime or as an offender rehabilitating into society). [Nothing in the articles shall authorise an application of the property of the charity for purposes which are not charitable in accordance with section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and/or section 2 of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008].

Area of benefit

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

SOUTH EAST NORTHUMBERLAND

Contact information

Address:
Leading Link
16A Regent Street
Blyth
Northumberland
NE24 1LP
Phone:
01670 820088
Email:
Chris.johnson@leadinglink.co.uk
Website:

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