GLOBAL LINK (LANCASTER)
Registered charity 1107471 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Global Link is a Development Education Centre, providing creative and participatory learning experiences, to increase awareness of the global dimension and action towards a more fair and sustainable world. These include the 8 key concepts of: global interdependence, values and perceptions, sustainable development, social justice, diversity, citizenship, human rights, and conflict resolution.
Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity remains in a healthy financial position with unrestricted reserves of £440,951, which significantly exceed the stated policy target of £44,575. Per the trustees' report, income and expenditure were as per the planned budget, and the charity holds sufficient funds to cover its core activities and future commitments.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: approximately £44,575, which is 6 months of staffing and overhead costs (held: £441k)
“This has been calculated at approximately £44,575, which is 6 months of staffing and overhead costs.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered titlein England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £280k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)
Reported reserves equal ~1.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).
- CAROLINE JACKSON · trustee of 2 other charities
- JOHN CAMPBELL HAMMOND
- John Edward Braithwaite
- Omar Jouzdan
- Patrice Van Cleemput
- Steven Hakizimana Shyaka
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Lancashire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is GLOBAL LINK (LANCASTER) financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity remains in a healthy financial position with unrestricted reserves of £440,951, which significantly exceed the stated policy target of £44,575. Per the trustees' report, income and expenditure were as per the planned budget, and the charity holds sufficient funds to cover its core activities and future commitments. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
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