TRAINING LINK
Basic skills training and personal development for people in need, in particular from deprived communities, espcially to help people find work
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THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED TO RELIEVE POVERTY, ADVANCE EDUCATION AND ADVANCE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR BLACK AND ETHNIC MINORITY AND SOCIALLY EXCLUDED PEOPLE, BY FACILITATING ACCESS TO TRAINING TO ENHANCE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £10,272 for the year, resulting in total funds decreasing from £44,800 to £34,528. The trustees' report notes that reserves of at least £10,000 are expected to be held to maintain working capital, and the actual unrestricted reserves of £11,624 remain above this stated policy target.
What the accounts disclose
“It is expected that reserves of at least £10,000 should be held to maintain an appropriate level of working capital and to protect the future operations of Training Link from the effects of any variations in its income or expenditures as identified in the Risk Policy and any unforeseen events.” — page 30
Policies the charity declares
- 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
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 12
- Government income: £24,000 — grants £24,000 (2); 26% of the £91,298 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 15
- Government income: £46,000 — grants £46,000 (2); 64% of the £71,352 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 40
Funders the charity credits
- Camden Council
- NHS PCAN employment project
- London Community Foundation
- Camden Giving
Trustees
- BRENDA GORING MOOREchair
- Dr ELAINE ARNOLD
- Jason Michael Burgess
- Kadian Nesha-Gaye Sterling
- Kathleen Hayes
- Millicent Christian
- Paul Edward Tomlinson
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £91k | £102k |
| 31/03/2024 | £71k | £62k |
| 31/03/2023 | £28k | £50k |
| 31/03/2022 | £62k | £37k |
| 31/03/2021 | £37k | £37k |
Common questions
Is TRAINING LINK financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £10,272 for the year, resulting in total funds decreasing from £44,800 to £34,528. The trustees' report notes that reserves of at least £10,000 are expected to be held to maintain working capital, and the actual unrestricted reserves of £11,624 remain above this stated policy target. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds TRAINING LINK?
Funders whose own accounts filings name TRAINING LINK as a grant recipient include LONDON CATALYST, CAMDEN GIVING.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| LONDON CATALYST | FY2025 | £10k | Advice & training support for people. |
| CAMDEN GIVING | FY2021 | £9k | HS2 Camden Fund |
| CAMDEN GIVING | FY2021 | £3k | Emergency COVID-19 Fund |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 31/10/2024 | £20k | Open to All -Community Learning Centre in Somers Town |
| London Borough of Camden | 25/09/2024 | £8k | Grant to Training Link |
| Camden Council | 25/09/2024 | £8k | Grant to Training Link |
| Camden Giving | 11/06/2024 | £2k | Training Link |
| Camden Council | 21/02/2024 | £112k | Grant to Training Link |
| London Borough of Camden | 21/02/2024 | £112k | Grant to Training Link |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 29/07/2021 | £9k | Using computers for older people |
| Camden Giving | 08/06/2020 | £3k | Somali Youth Development Resource Centre |
| Camden Giving | 21/05/2020 | £9k | Training Link Ltd |
| Camden Giving | 02/04/2019 | £8k | Training Link Ltd |
| Camden Giving | 27/04/2017 | £10k | Training Link Ltd |
| City Bridge Foundation | 25/09/2014 | £35k | Grant to Training Link |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 08/12/2010 | £246k | Training Link skills development courses |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 25/01/2006 | £5k | Life Skills Learning Project |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £1.6m |
| THE DULVERTON TRUST | 1 | £176k |
| THE ALAN AND BABETTE SAINSBURY CHARITABLE FUND | 1 | £40k |
| RE:VISION NORTH LIMITED | 1 | £39k |
| FRANCIS C SCOTT CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £25k |
| THE JONES 1986 CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £24k |
| BOOTS CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £18k |
| THE HADFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £10k |
Charities like this
- TRANSFORM TRAINING LTD
- THE TRAINING AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
- LONDON (UK) CHAPTER OF THE LINKS, INCORPORATED
- HOME TO WORK LIMITED
- THE LINKING NETWORK
- NHANCED COMMUNITIES
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRAINING LINK | £91k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| TRANSFORM TRAINING LTD | £170k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE TRAINING AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION | £33k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| LONDON (UK) CHAPTER OF THE LINKS, INCORPORATED | £77k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| HOME TO WORK LIMITED | £386k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE LINKING NETWORK | £823k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |