RIPON COMMUNITY LINK COMPANY LIMITED

Registered charity 1049030 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RIPON COMMUNITY LINK, RIPON COMMUNITY LINK LIMITED

Provision of a community-based day service for people with learning disabilities.

Objects

The charity’s objects (‘Objects’) are specifically restricted to the following:1) To promote the relief of adults and young people with a Learning Disability/Difficulty in Ripon and the surrounding areas.2) The provision of facilities for the social education and leisure time occupation of adults and young people with a learning disability/difficulty.3) To promote any other charitable purpose for the benefit of adults and young people with a learning disability/difficulty.

Area of benefit: RIPON AREA

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a small year-end surplus of £18,218, which is fully comprised of restricted funds. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted free reserves are £148,171, which is below the stated policy target of 3-4 months' running costs. The charity notes that commissioned income is significantly below the direct cost of care, creating a reliance on generated and fundraised income to remain operational.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• 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
• 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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Ripon Community Link (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~1.9 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (78% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Carolyn Sandschair
• Dr Hilary Jane Enevoldson
• HILARY ANNE ElLIS
• Jessica Mackaness
• John Dobson · trustee of 2 other charities
• Joseph Patrick Bradley
• Philip Ratcliff

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: North Yorkshire

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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