Linkable Woking

Registered charity 1119596 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LINK LEISURE LTD, LINKABLE WOKING LIMITED, LinkAble, WOKING AND SURREY HEATH LINK LEISURE LTD

Provides leisure and recreational activities for people with learning disabilities

Objects

TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE NEEDS OF PEOPLE OF ALL AGES WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS THROUGH: (A) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.(B) THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO LIVE HEALTHY, HAPPY AND INDEPENDENT LIVES.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE. WOKING

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Disability · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Woking, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£972k
Latest spending
£847k
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net surplus of £124,718 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by a significant one-off expendable endowment grant of £135,000. Total income increased by 62% to £971,984, while unrestricted reserves stood at £127,531. The trustees confirmed the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Donations from trustees
“The total donations received from all trustees during the year were £12,298” — page 39
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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.

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 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 15
  • Government income: £327,956 — contracts £327,956 (1); 34% of the £971,984 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: 4
  • Government income: £274,220 — contracts £240,220 (1), grants £34,000 (1); 46% of the £600,431 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 10
  • Government income: £221,864 — contracts £187,664 (1), grants £34,200 (1); 43% of the £519,413 total gross income on the same return

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — LinkAble (matched by registered charity number).

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

Total income
£972k
Total spending
£847k
Cost of raising funds
£54k
Reserves (reported)
£128k
Employees
52

Reported reserves equal ~1.8 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 5.6% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£972k£847k
31/03/2024£600k£601k
31/03/2023£519k£535k
31/03/2022£456k£451k
31/03/2021£413k£390k

Common questions

Is Linkable Woking financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net surplus of £124,718 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by a significant one-off expendable endowment grant of £135,000. Total income increased by 62% to £971,984, while unrestricted reserves stood at £127,531. The trustees confirmed the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds Linkable Woking?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Linkable Woking as a grant recipient include THE FIDELIS FOUNDATION, THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION, THE SHELDON TRUST, ST FAITH'S TRUST, THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE FIDELIS FOUNDATIONFY2025£68k
THE FIDELIS FOUNDATIONFY2024£51k
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATIONFY2024£50k
THE SHELDON TRUSTFY2022£30kYouth Development
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATIONFY2025£25kGrant
ST FAITH'S TRUSTFY2022£10kfirst of the year of a three-year pledge, that provides 1:1 support for children with learning difficulties
THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£10k
ST FAITH'S TRUSTFY2024£10kto provide 1:1 support for children with learning difficulties
ST FAITH'S TRUSTFY2023£10kprovides 1:1 support for children with severe learning difficulties
THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£10kCare of People with Learning Disabilities
WALTON ON THAMES CHARITYFY2026£9kFunder Plus grant. Evaluation of Women's Hub
THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5k
THE SHELDON TRUSTFY2023£5kYouth Development
THE GOSLING FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2024£5kGeneral
THE INGRAM TRUSTFY2025£5kgeneral running costs of their centre in Woking
THE NINEVEH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024Unverified read£5k
SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3k
THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2k
THE SHELDON TRUSTFY2022£1kHoliday Fund
THE ASTOR FOUNDATIONFY2025£1kDisability
THE SHELDON TRUSTFY2023£500Holiday Projects
WOKING UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITYFY2025£500Outward giving
THE STEVEN BLOCH IMAGE OF DISABILITY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£500

Grants marked “Unverified read” were flagged by automated checks as possibly misread from the funder’s filed accounts. They are listed, but left out of the totals, counts and funder relationships this site computes.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England23/03/2026£2kInclusive Games 2026 Community Event
The National Lottery Community Fund11/08/2025£20kCommunity Allotment?Partnership
Sport England30/08/2024£3kLinkAble Paralympic Tournament
The National Lottery Community Fund07/05/2024£16kLink Up teen groups
The National Lottery Community Fund26/11/2021£10kSupport towards 2021/22 LinkAble Core Costs
The National Lottery Community Fund02/07/2013£303kEngaging Adult Lives

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LINK-ABILITY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Linkable Woking£972k——unclear—no doubt
LINK-ABILITY FY2025£7.4m£90,001 - £100,000—unclear—no doubt
WIGAN LINK FY2025£3.2m——unclear—no doubt
LEAPGATE ACTIVITY CENTRE FY2025£267k—0unclear—no doubt
REACH LEARNING DISABILITY FY2025£3.9m——above—no doubt
WOKING TIGERS FY2025£46k—0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.