TRUST LINKS LIMITED
Registered charity 1092324 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
(i) the support of vulnerable and disadvantaged people including those with mental health problems & learning disabilities their carers, in Essex, particularly by providing a therapeutic environment, community garden projects, support, counselling & training in order to support wellbeing and promote public health;(ii) to provide and support environmental education and awareness.
Objects
(I) THE SUPPORT OF PEOPLE WITH A DISABILITY AND THEIR CARERS, INCLUDING THOSE WITH MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS, LEARNING DISABILITIES AND PHYSICAL DISABILITIES, IN ESSEX, PARTICULARLY, BUT NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION, BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF A THERAPEUTIC ENVIRONMENT, SUPPORT, COUNSELLING, TRAINING, INFORMATION, RESEARCH AND FORUMS THAT BRING TOGETHER SERVICE USERS, CARERS AND WORKERS IN ORDER TO SUPPORT WELLBEING AND PROMOTE PUBLIC HEALTH;(II) TO PROVIDE AND SUPPORT ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND AWARENESS.
Area of benefit: SOUTHEND-ON-SEA AND SURROUNDING AREA
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 · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts
Registered contact address: Southend-on-Sea, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)
Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated total income of £2,918,654 and incurred charitable expenditure of £2,169,922, resulting in a net surplus for the year. General unrestricted reserves stood at £576,902, which the trustees note is below their stated policy objective of six months' expenditure but remains consistent with their risk management strategy. The auditor confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and that there are no material uncertainties related to going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“Although the current level of reserves is below the objective, the trustees believe, having taken into account the level of contracted income and promised grant income for the forthcoming year, that this is not inconsistent with their overall risk management strategy.”
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Maynard Heady LLP. 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.
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media 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)
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 31/03/2026
- Volunteers: 165
- Government income: £228,940 — contracts £5,000 (1), grants £223,940 (11); 8% of the £2,918,654 total gross income on the same return
- Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£70,001–£80,000: 1)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 162
- Government income: £461,276 — grants £461,276 (20); 25% of the £1,870,687 total gross income on the same return
- Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 167
- Government income: £197,116 — grants £197,116 (18); 11% of the £1,877,191 total gross income on the same return
- Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)
Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Trust Links - Mental Health & Wellbeing (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Matt King — CEO (source)
- Jackie Bliss — Trustee Chair (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Public-sector contracts awarded
From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.
Property (HM Land Registry)
4 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £183k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)
Cost of raising funds
£103k
Reported reserves equal ~3.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (94% 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: 3.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.3%) (benchmarks).
- Robert Girgischair
- Alexandra Jae Paterson
- Daniel Grosvenor
- Jackie Bliss
- Janet Phillips
- Joe Nixon
- Jonathan Hodge
- Julia Grudniewicz Box
- Lucy Norman
- Lucy Sharp
- Mark Tebbs
- Michael William Anderson
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Essex · Southend-on-sea · Thurrock
Income and spending
Common questions
Is TRUST LINKS LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated total income of £2,918,654 and incurred charitable expenditure of £2,169,922, resulting in a net surplus for the year. General unrestricted reserves stood at £576,902, which the trustees note is below their stated policy objective of six months' expenditure but remains consistent with their risk management strategy. The auditor confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and that there are no material uncertainties related to going concern. Its FY2026 accounts were audited by Maynard Heady LLP.
Who funds TRUST LINKS LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name TRUST LINKS LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE VEOLIA ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST, THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION, JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST, FOWLER SMITH AND JONES TRUST, DRAPERS CHARITABLE FUND.
Known funders
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