LINK AGE SOUTHWARK

Registered charity 1105923 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DULWICH HELPLINE, DULWICH HELPLINE AND SOUTHWARK CHURCHES CARE (DH&SCC), DULWICH HELPLINE AND SOUTHWARKCHURCHES CARE (DH&SCC)

Link Age Southwark prevents loneliness and isolation in older people and brings communities together. We improve wellbeing, connection, mental health and physical health through: one-to-one befriending; activity groups; information and support, intergenerational work with local schools; specialist services for people with dementia.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £158,686 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds decreasing to £709,253. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £352,994 met the stated policy target of holding six months of budgetary expenditure (£354,637). The trustees have agreed a deficit budget for the upcoming year and note that increased income and effective cost management will be needed to ensure long-term sustainability.

Automated summary of the FY2025 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — LINK AGE SOUTHWARK (matched by registered charity number).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~6.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (66% 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: 1.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (14/03/2013) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Adrian Greenwood · trustee of 3 other charities
• Barbara Fittall
• CAROLINE SARAH OLDFIELD HAVERS · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr Rebecca Torry · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr Ruth Evans
• John Baldwin
• Kieran Payne
• Yoko De Souza

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

Operates in: Lambeth · Lewisham · Southwark

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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