TRAINING LINK

Registered charity 1051662 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Basic skills training and personal development for people in need, in particular from deprived communities, espcially to help people find work

Objects

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.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Camden, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£91k
Latest spending
£102k
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2025

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.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least £10,000 (reserves figure: £12k)
“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
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

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

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
LONDON CATALYSTFY2025£10kAdvice & training support for people.
CAMDEN GIVINGFY2021£9kHS2 Camden Fund
CAMDEN GIVINGFY2021£3kEmergency COVID-19 Fund

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund31/10/2024£20kOpen to All -Community Learning Centre in Somers Town
London Borough of Camden25/09/2024£8kGrant to Training Link
Camden Council25/09/2024£8kGrant to Training Link
Camden Giving11/06/2024£2kTraining Link
Camden Council21/02/2024£112kGrant to Training Link
London Borough of Camden21/02/2024£112kGrant to Training Link
The National Lottery Community Fund29/07/2021£9kUsing computers for older people
Camden Giving08/06/2020£3kSomali Youth Development Resource Centre
Camden Giving21/05/2020£9kTraining Link Ltd
Camden Giving02/04/2019£8kTraining Link Ltd
Camden Giving27/04/2017£10kTraining Link Ltd
City Bridge Foundation25/09/2014£35kGrant to Training Link
The National Lottery Community Fund08/12/2010£246kTraining Link skills development courses
The National Lottery Community Fund25/01/2006£5kLife Skills Learning Project

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TRANSFORM TRAINING LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
TRAINING LINK£91k—0unclear—no doubt
TRANSFORM TRAINING LTD FY2025£170k—0unclear—no doubt
THE TRAINING AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION FY2025£33k—0unclear—no doubt
LONDON (UK) CHAPTER OF THE LINKS, INCORPORATED FY2025£77k—0unclear—no doubt
HOME TO WORK LIMITED FY2025£386k—0unclear—no doubt
THE LINKING NETWORK FY2025£823k—0below—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.