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SOLAR LINKS INITIATIVE

Registered charity 1110013 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GLI, GLOBAL LINKS INITIATIVE

Solar Links Initiative mainly assists disadvantaged communities in Uganda through the introduction of solar lighting.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£51k
Latest spending
£41k
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £59,447, which significantly exceeds its stated policy target of maintaining less than £3,000 to cover immediate operating needs. The filing confirms that the charity has no paid staff and that trustees received no remuneration, with only travel expenses reimbursed.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% of income)
“Donations and legacies 50,568”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: less than £3,000 (held: £59k)
“Our policy is to maintain appropriate reserves to cover our immediate operating needs which, at any one time, are normally less than £3,000.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Uganda

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£51k£41k
31/07/2024£36k£42k
31/07/2023£44k£38k
31/07/2022£37k£10k
31/07/2021£22k£10k

Common questions

Is SOLAR LINKS INITIATIVE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £59,447, which significantly exceeds its stated policy target of maintaining less than £3,000 to cover immediate operating needs. The filing confirms that the charity has no paid staff and that trustees received no remuneration, with only travel expenses reimbursed. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.