THE LINKAGE COMMUNITY TRUST LIMITED

Charity Number: 504913
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Trust delivers general education to advance the social development of learning disabled people developing the skills necessary to enable them to qualify for useful and gainful occupation.Linkage provides education,develops employment opportunities through its cafes & adult skills provision and provides personalised support through its residential, respite and community support provision.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2023

Total income:
£19,499,581

Text alternative for this canvas graphic is in the data table below.
Donations and legacies £368.61k
Charitable activities £18.68m
Other trading activities £21.81k
Investments £17.18k
Other £411.73k

Total expenditure:
£18,802,402

Text alternative for this canvas graphic is in the data table below.
Raising funds £461.53k
Charitable activities £18.34m
Other £0

£17,179 investments gains (losses)

Total income includes £19,109,164 from 49 government contract(s) and £318,870 from 12 government grant(s)

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.

Text alternative for this canvas graphic is in the data table below.
Raising funds and other expenditure £461.53k
Charitable expenditure £18.34m
Retained for future use £697.18k

People

616 Employee(s)

9 Trustee(s)

20 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£60k to £70k 2
£70k to £80k 2
£110k to £120k 1

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Disability
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • East Riding Of Yorkshire
  • Lincolnshire
  • North East Lincolnshire
  • North Lincolnshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 09 December 1976: Standard registration
  • 02 May 2024: Funds received from 1129461 FLIGHTS FOR LIFE
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • LINKAGE (Working name)
Company number:
01240377 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Care Quality Commission
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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 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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Kathleen Truscott Trustee 25 March 2025
None on record
Tracy Newton-Blows Trustee 07 November 2024
None on record
Rachel Zobkiw Trustee 14 August 2024
None on record
Adam Cook Trustee 08 August 2024
None on record
Emma Campbell Trustee 01 August 2024
None on record
Sally Wood MBA Trustee 19 January 2023
None on record
KEITH BATTY Trustee 30 October 2019
None on record
Simon Hatchman Trustee 31 October 2018
TRIDENT REACH THE PEOPLE CHARITY
Received: On time
Stephanie Simpson Trustee 29 March 2017
None on record

Financial history

" role="img"> Text alternative for this canvas graphic is in the data table below.

Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2019 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023
Total gross income £14.81m £15.00m £15.63m £17.19m £19.50m
Total expenditure £14.40m £14.72m £15.00m £16.51m £18.80m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A £16.52m £19.11m
Income from government grants £13.98m £14.27m £14.96m £507.36k £318.87k
Income - Donations and legacies £18.30k £9.29k £404.40k £539.22k £368.61k
Income - Other trading activities £48.73k £79.97k £35.11k £34.38k £21.81k
Income - Charitable activities £14.68m £14.82m £15.19m £16.17m £18.68m
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £67.15k £2.88k £0 £0 £17.18k
Income - Other £0 £87.38k £0 £446.05k £411.73k
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £14.33m £14.66m £14.51m £15.95m £18.34m
Expenditure - Raising funds £70.75k £61.32k £491.44k £506.98k £461.53k
Expenditure - Governance £0 £0 £0 £17.28k £21.00k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £8.71k £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £59.00k £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.

" role="img"> Text alternative for this canvas graphic is in the data table below.
Asset / Liability 31/08/2019 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023
Own use assets £19.56m £19.57m £20.32m £20.54m £21.32m
Long-term investments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Other assets £4.67m £5.60m £6.59m £6.90m £5.71m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability -£1.00m -£884.00k -£745.00k £0 £0
Total liabilities £3.46m £4.22m £4.20m £4.28m £3.30m

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 August 2023 28 June 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 28 June 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 19 June 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 19 June 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 25 July 2022 25 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 25 July 2022 25 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2020 25 June 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 25 June 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2019 26 June 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2019 26 June 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
Submit annual return Open in new window

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 ON 14 JANUARY 1976 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 4 NOVEMBER 1985, 28 SEPTEMBER 1998, 26 MAY 2004, 17 OCTOBER 2005 AND 16 APRIL 2008 as amended on 01 May 2019 as amended on 27 Sep 2022

Charitable objects

To assist by such means as are charitable any persons who are vulnerable or disadvantaged whether by reason of learning or other disability or difficulty or otherwise through the provision of services to support them, and to enable them to develop their potential for learning, self-determination, independent living and employment, and to maintain and improve their quality of life.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Linkage Community Trust
Toynton Hall
Main Road
Toynton All Saints
SPILSBY
PE23 5AE
Phone:
01790755073
Email:
info@linkage.org.uk
Website:

www.linkage.org.uk Open in new window