CLINKS
Registered charity 1074546 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Supporting voluntary organisations that work with offenders and their families
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity concluded the year with unrestricted funds of £279,341, which is above its stated reserves policy target of £265,000. Per the trustees' report, the organization successfully navigated a challenging financial year, securing key long-term funding including a five-year infrastructure grant from HMPPS/MoJ, and maintained a low-risk profile regarding its future funding.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Grants (52% of income)
“Grants 67,500 982,086 1,049,586”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £265,000 (held: £279k)
“Our level of reserves required for the 24/25 year is £265,000.” — page 62
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Sayer Vincent LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- CANTRELL, Helen Mary — director, appointed 14/01/2026on trustee list
- YOUENS-STUNELL, Joshua Luke — director, appointed 14/01/2026on trustee list
- VIGAR, Michael Jay — director, appointed 14/01/2026on trustee list
- HUNNYBUN, Matthew — director, appointed 14/01/2026on trustee list
- GOODWIN, Oliver Paul James — director, appointed 05/12/2024on trustee list
- MAHIL, Mandeep Kaur — director, appointed 03/10/2024on trustee list
- MACMILLAN DOUGLAS, Iona Charlotte Mary Charlotte Mary — director, appointed 27/04/2024not on trustee list
- ADDISON, Michaela-Clare — director, appointed 27/04/2024on trustee list
- DITTA, Amina — director, appointed 09/12/2021on trustee list
- BABA, Salim Ibn — director, appointed 09/12/2021on trustee list
- ALSOP, Simon James — director, appointed 14/03/2019on trustee list
- ALSTON-SMITH, Summer Dorothy — secretary, appointed 01/04/2026
Official officers record.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~2.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (93% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Mandeep Kaur Mahilchair
- Amina Ditta
- Helen Mary Cantrell
- Iona Charlotte Mary Macmillan Douglas
- Joshua Luke Youens-Stunell
- Matthew Hunnybun · trustee of 2 other charities
- Michael Jay Vigar
- Michaela-Clare Addison
- Oliver Paul James Goodwin
- Salim Baba
- Simon Alsop
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is CLINKS financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity concluded the year with unrestricted funds of £279,341, which is above its stated reserves policy target of £265,000. Per the trustees' report, the organization successfully navigated a challenging financial year, securing key long-term funding including a five-year infrastructure grant from HMPPS/MoJ, and maintained a low-risk profile regarding its future funding. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.
Who funds CLINKS?
Funders whose own accounts filings name CLINKS as a grant recipient include THE BARROW CADBURY TRUST, THE A B CHARITABLE TRUST, THE AURUM CHARITABLE TRUST, THE BROMLEY TRUST.
Known funders
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