EARTHLINKS UK
Earthlinks is an educational and environemntal charity
Objects
3.1 TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION PROTECTION ANDIMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT IN ANY PART OF THE WORLDAND THE PRUDENT USE OF RESOURCES;3.2 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION ANDIMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLEDEVELOPMENT;3.3 THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN SOCIALLYAND DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD BY THE PROMOTION OFSUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND REGENERATION;SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MEANS "DEVELOPMENT WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF THEPRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIROWN NEEDS."
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that monetary assets stood at £35,307 as of 31 January 2025, with total funds carried forward at £34,051. Per the trustees' report, there are no funds materially in deficit, and the charity acknowledges its responsibility for complying with accounting record requirements.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Trustees
- MARTIN CRAWFORDchair
- ANNE PHILLIPS
- MARK BURTON
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/01/2025 | £191k | £188k |
| 31/01/2024 | £26k | £119k |
| 31/01/2023 | £129k | £53k |
| 31/01/2022 | £48k | £34k |
| 31/01/2021 | £36k | £60k |
Common questions
Is EARTHLINKS UK financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that monetary assets stood at £35,307 as of 31 January 2025, with total funds carried forward at £34,051. Per the trustees' report, there are no funds materially in deficit, and the charity acknowledges its responsibility for complying with accounting record requirements. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 11/06/2014 | £10k | Out of this Earth - making it local |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 15/04/2010 | £10k | Think Global Taste Local |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE REED FOUNDATION | 2 | £184k |
| THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED | 2 | £63k |
| ASPEN TRUST | 1 | £1.3m |
| THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION | 1 | £390k |
| ROYAL SOCIETY OF WILDLIFE TRUSTS | 1 | £140k |
| THE J J CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £112k |
| THE MARK LEONARD TRUST | 1 | £112k |
| JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION | 1 | £110k |
Charities like this
- LINKS INTERNATIONAL
- EARTH CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
- EARTH TRUST
- THE WHAT ON EARTH FOUNDATION
- FRIENDS OF THE EARTH CHARITABLE TRUST
- INITIATIVE EARTH
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EARTHLINKS UK | £191k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| LINKS INTERNATIONAL | £1.6m | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| EARTH CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | £417k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| EARTH TRUST | £2.6m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE WHAT ON EARTH FOUNDATION | £140k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| FRIENDS OF THE EARTH CHARITABLE TRUST | £15.3m | — | — | above | 15.3% | no doubt |