PARENT SUPPORT LINK

Registered charity 1061823 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

CHARITY PROVIDES SUPPORT AND INFORMATION TO THOSE PEOPLE AFFECTED BY SOMEONE ELSE'S DRUG USE. By offering a 24/7 telephone contact line,face to face listening sessions and regular support groups.

Objects

THE RELIEF OF DISTRESS AND SUFFERING CAUSED BY DRUG USE, MISUSE OR ABUSE THROUGH THE PROVISION OF HELP AND SUPPORT IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF THE HELPLINE AND THROUGH THE USE OF COUNSELING AND EDUCATION

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: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£345k
Latest spending
£344k
Registered
1997
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that Parent Support Link reported a net surplus of £1,399 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £345,315 and total expenditure of £343,916. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £61,819 and restricted reserves of £85,171, resulting in total net assets of £146,990. The trustees' report notes that the charity is actively exploring replacement funding for its Southampton Lottery grant, which is in its final year, to ensure continuity of support.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: One trustee reimbursed for minor travelling expenses
“There were no other transactions with the trustees during the year or with entities controlled by them other than one trustee being reimbursed for minor travelling expenses incurred.” — page 33
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram · linkedin

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hampshire · Southampton City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£345k£344k
31/03/2024£293k£273k
31/03/2023£229k£232k
31/03/2022£229k£232k
31/03/2021£250k£230k

Common questions

Is PARENT SUPPORT LINK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that Parent Support Link reported a net surplus of £1,399 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £345,315 and total expenditure of £343,916. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £61,819 and restricted reserves of £85,171, resulting in total net assets of £146,990. The trustees' report notes that the charity is actively exploring replacement funding for its Southampton Lottery grant, which is in its final year, to ensure continuity of support. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund12/02/2026£470kThe Family and Friends Project
The National Lottery Community Fund27/01/2021£405kWhole Family Support Project
The National Lottery Community Fund24/03/2015£291kFamily and Friends Project (FFP)

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE LINK FOUNDATION LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
PARENT SUPPORT LINK£345k—0unclear—no doubt
THE LINK FOUNDATION LTD FY2024£113k—0unclear—no doubt
NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE CARELINK FY2025£928k—0unclear—no doubt
Addiction Family Support FY2025£298k—0within12.0%no doubt
SINCERE SUPPORT FY2025£122k—0unclear—no doubt
ESCAPE FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP FY2025£390k—0unclear—no doubt

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