LINKS INTERNATIONAL

Charity number: 1168872
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We provide training and resources to partners around the world bringing strategic, sustainable solutions.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income:
£1,526,060

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Donations and legacies £1.43m
Charitable activities £74.74k
Other trading activities £12.45k
Investments £9.40k
Other £500

Total expenditure:
£1,525,141

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Raising funds £14.30k
Charitable activities £1.51m
Other £0

£0 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 £14.30k
Charitable expenditure £1.51m
Retained for future use £919

People

5 Employee(s)

7 Trustee(s)

100 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

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Religious Activities
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • West Sussex
  • Australia
  • Brazil
  • China
  • Colombia
  • Ethiopia
  • France
  • Honduras
  • India
  • Kenya
  • Lebanon
  • Malawi
  • Mexico
  • Nepal
  • New Zealand
  • Nigeria
  • Pakistan
  • Philippines
  • Rwanda
  • Sierra Leone
  • South Africa
  • Spain
  • Sri Lanka
  • Tanzania
  • Thailand
  • Uganda
  • United States
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

Governance

Registration history:
  • 23 August 2016: CIO registration
  • 03 June 2019: Funds received from 327000 LINKS INTERNATIONAL TRUST
  • 25 October 2019: Funds received from 1014779 SIERRA LEONE ASSOCIATION NOTTINGHAMSHIRE BRANCH
  • 03 August 2021: Funds received from 1180012 REED PEOPLE
  • 06 May 2025: Funds received from 1183121 BLUSEEDS - DIGNITY & HOPE
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

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
  • 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 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr PHILIP DANIEL MOORE Chair 29 June 2007
None on record
Emma Gladwell Trustee 22 August 2020
None on record
Gareth Jones Trustee 28 July 2020
None on record
Benjamin Gisbey Trustee 26 February 2020
None on record
Benjamin David Peter Ansell Trustee 26 February 2020
None on record
David John Kirby Trustee 26 February 2020
None on record
Andrew King Trustee 01 May 2017
RIVERSIDE CHURCH (SOUTHWELL)
Received: On time
RIVERSIDE CHURCH (SOUTHWELL)
Recently registered

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £1.04m £1.30m £1.81m £1.45m £1.53m
Total expenditure £1.07m £1.23m £1.53m £1.55m £1.53m
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 £1.04m £1.30m £1.76m £1.39m £1.43m
Income - Other trading activities £0 £0 £4.70k £18.06k £12.45k
Income - Charitable activities £0 £0 £36.53k £40.37k £74.74k
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £2.51k £4.23k £2.28k £2.60k £9.40k
Income - Other £0 £0 £649 £0 £500
Income - Legacies £33.27k £0 £145.00k £17.82k £136.67k
Expenditure - Charitable activities £1.04m £1.22m £1.48m £1.52m £1.51m
Expenditure - Raising funds £30.39k £14.83k £50.49k £28.91k £14.30k
Expenditure - Governance £5.33k £8.49k £4.80k £4.92k £5.40k
Expenditure - Grants institution £876.48k £1.04m £1.27m £1.28m £1.30m
Expenditure - Investment management £534 £570 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £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 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Own use assets £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Long-term investments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Other assets £737.11k £811.11k £1.08m £989.35k £990.69k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £7.34k £7.91k £6.66k £8.55k £8.96k

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 December 2023 10 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 10 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 19 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 19 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 31 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 31 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 03 November 2021 3 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 26 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 03 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 05 October 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.

CIO - Foundation Registered 23 Aug 2016

Charitable objects

(A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO ATTACHED IN SUCH PARTS OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT; (B) TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SICKNESS AND WHO MAY BE AGED AND TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS CAUSED THEREBY IN SUCH PARTS OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT; (C) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN SUCH PARTS OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT; (D) TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY (I) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN SOCIALLY AND DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES; (II) THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND REGENERATION. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MEANS "DEVELOPMENT WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS".

Contact information

Address:
LINKS INTERNATIONAL
PO BOX 198
LITTLEHAMPTON
WEST SUSSEX
BN16 3UQ
Phone:
01903778515
Email:
joanne@links.charity
Website:

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