MENTOR LINK

Charity Number: 1169026
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The provision of a one to one mentoring service to young people who are at risk of disengaging from their learning. Our aim is to improve their engagement in learning and the service is delivered mainly but not exclusively delivered in schools and can include support to the families of these young people. Mentor link operates in the Midlands and South Midlands area.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 November 2024

Total income: £209,731
Total expenditure: £169,693

People

4 Trustee(s)

146 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 has one or more 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
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Birmingham City
  • Dudley
  • Gloucestershire
  • Herefordshire
  • Leicestershire
  • Shropshire
  • Telford & Wrekin
  • Warwickshire
  • Wolverhampton
  • Worcestershire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 02 September 2016: CIO registration
  • 15 June 2017: Funds received from 1106171 MENTOR LINK
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
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Gift aid:
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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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
Hayley Trenfield Trustee 23 April 2025
None on record
David Henderson Trustee 16 October 2024
None on record
Peter Grieve Trustee 01 May 2024
None on record
Dr Helen Chaplin Trustee 17 January 2024
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/11/2020 30/11/2021 30/11/2022 30/11/2023 30/11/2024
Total gross income £205.60k £167.00k £156.58k £187.36k £209.73k
Total expenditure £188.70k £154.24k £147.36k £184.28k £169.69k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £58.41k £59.24k 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 30 November 2024 25 March 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 November 2024 25 March 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 November 2023 26 March 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 November 2023 26 March 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 November 2022 06 April 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 November 2022 06 April 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 November 2021 22 March 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 November 2021 22 March 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 November 2020 20 September 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 November 2020 22 September 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.

CIO - Association Registered 02 Sep 2016 as amended on 05 Apr 2023

Charitable objects

To advance the education of those young people in the West Midlands (Region) who are disengaged or at risk of disengaging themselves from the community and mainstream education. In particular but not exclusively by provision of a mentoring, training and development and talking therapies services for the young people and their families with the aim of re-engaging young people back into their learning so that they are better able to identify and meet their needs, participate more fully in society and make a successful transition to adulthood.

Contact information

Address:
Mentor Link
The Forum
Anchor Drive
Worcester Road
STOURPORT-ON-SEVERN
DY13 9BZ
Phone:
01299822336
Email:
Andrea.Maddocks@mentorlink.org.uk
Website:

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