THE LINKAGE COMMUNITY TRUST LIMITED
Registered charity 504913 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LINKAGE
The Trust delivers general education to advance the social development of learning disabled people developing the skills necessary to enable them to qualify for useful and gainful occupation.Linkage provides education,develops employment opportunities through its cafes & adult skills provision and provides personalised support through its residential, respite and community support provision.
Causes: Education/training · Disability · Accommodation/housing · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the Trust remains in a sound financial position, having achieved a successful financial result with net income of £2.68 million for the year ended 31 August 2025. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds are maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six months' expenditure, and the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Accounts audited by Azets Audit Services. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Linkage Community Trust Ltd (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Valerie Waby — Chief Executive (source)
- Martin Shelton — Principal (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund — “The Weelsby hall project is made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Thanks to National Lottery players, we have been able to …” (source page)
- UK Government — “The Weelsby Hall project has been funded by UK Government, by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF).” (source page)
- North East Lincolnshire Council — “North East Lincolnshire Council have been allocated a share of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund to allocate over the next three years. This is…” (source page)
- The Bradbury Foundation, Hong Kong — “The Bradbury Foundation, Hong Kong has provided vital funding to support the extension of the Stables Courtyard , which will be named Bradbu…” (source page)
- The Pilgrim Trust — “The Weelsby Hall Project has been funded by the Pilgrim Trust through their Preservation and Conservation grant . Which supports the pre…” (source page)
- Historic Houses Foundation — “The Weelsby Hall project is funded by the the Historic Houses Foundation. Their grant supported the Hall’s urgent roof repairs to prevent fu…” (source page)
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- MITCHELL, Jayne, Professor — director, appointed 27/11/2025on trustee list
- HAMALAINEN, Paul Kalevi, Dr — director, appointed 25/07/2025on trustee list
- NEWTON-BLOWS, Tracy Ann — director, appointed 07/11/2024on trustee list
- ZOBKIW, Rachel — director, appointed 14/08/2024on trustee list
- COOK, Adam Michael James — director, appointed 08/08/2024on trustee list
- CAMPBELL, Emma — director, appointed 01/08/2024on trustee list
- BATTY, Keith James — director, appointed 30/10/2019on trustee list
- HATCHMAN, Simon James — director, appointed 31/10/2018on trustee list
- WABY, Valerie Ann — secretary, appointed 29/05/2019
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
30 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (28 freehold); recorded price paid £2.8m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
CQC provider record: Linkage Community Trust — Registered, 44 registered locations, 2 regulated activities, last inspected 22/10/2023.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£247k
Reported reserves equal ~0.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (92% 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: 1.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).
Care Quality Commission ratings
CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (02/05/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Adam Cook
- Dr Paul Hamalainen
- Emma Campbell
- KEITH BATTY
- Kathleen Truscott
- Professor Jayne Mitchell
- Rachel Zobkiw
- Simon Hatchman · trustee of 1 other charity
- Tracy Newton-Blows
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: East Riding Of Yorkshire · Lincolnshire · North East Lincolnshire · North Lincolnshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE LINKAGE COMMUNITY TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Trust remains in a sound financial position, having achieved a successful financial result with net income of £2.68 million for the year ended 31 August 2025. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds are maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six months' expenditure, and the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Azets Audit Services.
Who funds THE LINKAGE COMMUNITY TRUST LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE LINKAGE COMMUNITY TRUST LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE TOLKIEN TRUST, HELP FOR HEALTH, THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST, THE FORBES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATION.
Known funders
Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.
Government & lottery funding
Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).
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