LINK TO CHANGE

Registered charity 1098452 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DIALDRUGLINK

We support children, young people and their families in the counties of Bedfordshire and Luton who are at risk of or experienced exploitation, abuse and are socially excluded.We work closely with appropriate organisations to advocate for children and young people exploited and socially excluded, and to share knowledge and good practice.

Objects

(A) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION, PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH AND RELIEVE SICKNESS AND POVERTY OF CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS.(B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE ISSUES SURROUNDING CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS, SEXUAL EXPLOTATION, SUBSTANCE MISUSE AND SOCIAL EXCLUSION.IN RESPONSE TO THE NEEDS PRESENTED BY THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES OF CAMBRIDGESHIRE AND ADJACENT COUNTIES.

Area of benefit: THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES OF CAMBRIDGESHIRE AND ADJACENT COUNTIES

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 Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Bedford, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The charity reported a net deficit of £81,886 for the year ended 31 March 2026, with total income of £297,884 against expenditure of £379,770. Free unrestricted reserves stood at £160,453, which the trustees state is sufficient to meet winding-up costs if further funding is not secured. The trustees acknowledge the need to secure additional and replacement funding and diversify sources away from purely philanthropic income.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management 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.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Link to Change (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).

• Lloyds Foundation — “2025-2026 Grants, Trusts & Foundations Thank you to all out current funders Lloyds Foundation” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). 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 31/03/2022)

Reported reserves equal ~4.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (70% 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: 40.8% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 3.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Fiona Factorchair
• Alan Hugh Irvine McCormick · trustee of 2 other charities
• Benjamin Feasmen
• Callen Hopkins
• Catherine Doyle
• James Dove
• LADY JANE ELIZABETH LEECH · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Bedford · Central Bedfordshire · Luton

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Charities like this

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

• THE LINK FOUNDATION LTD income £113k
• LIVING WITHOUT ABUSE income £1.7m
• FRONTLINE CHILDREN income £13k
• CHILDREN ON THE EDGE income £1.9m
• ACTION FOR CHILDREN income £163.4m
• SUPPORTING COMMUNITIES income £176k

Side by side with its peers

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