MARLBOROUGH & DISTRICT LINK SCHEME

Registered charity 1069752 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objects of the organisation are to relieve poor, sick, elderly or disabled persons in Marlborough and the surrounding villages by providing or assisting in the provision of services calculated to reduce the need, hardship or distress of such persons.

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Latest income
£31k
Latest spending
£30k
Registered
1998
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operates from a sound financial footing with steady income and well-controlled costs. Free reserves stood at £32,804, which is below the stated policy target of six months' expenditure. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified during the examination of the accounts.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £33k; policy: six months expenditure in the financial year)
The charity has total free reserves of £32,804 as at 31 st December 2024. Under its constitution it is considered prudent to hold free reserves that represent six months expenditure in the financial year. — page 6
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Operates in: Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£31k£30k
31/12/2023£32k£29k
31/12/2022£28k£26k
31/12/2021£21k£21k
31/12/2020£24k£24k

Common questions

Is MARLBOROUGH & DISTRICT LINK SCHEME financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operates from a sound financial footing with steady income and well-controlled costs. Free reserves stood at £32,804, which is below the stated policy target of six months' expenditure. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified during the examination of the accounts. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.