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LINK-ABILITY

Registered charity 701132 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Registered and Domicilliary Care and Support services to persons with Learning Disabilities

Causes: Disability · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£7.4m
Latest spending
£7.3m
Registered
1989
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled £1,320,800, representing approximately 1.4 months of charitable expenditure. The charity reported a surplus on general funds of £146,097 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted income of £7,438,566.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £90,001 - £100,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £70k)
“£90,001 - £100,000 1 . -” — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Charitable activities (100% of income)
“Charitable activities 4 7,404,902 - 7,404,902 6,413,985” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: 24 Related party transactions
“Community Living Initiatives - This charitable organisation publishes a sector specific magazine - ‘Community Living’. Mrs J Adshead is a director. In the year ended 31 March 2025 Link-Ability paid £4,000 for sponsorship and advertising (2024: £4,000). At the year end date there was no balance outstanding.” — page 35
“The Lancashire Learning Disability Consortium (LLDC) - Link-Ability is a member of this organisation and Mrs J Adshead sits on its board. During the year ended 31 March 2025 Link-Ability paid membership fees of £600 (2024: £800). At the year end date there was no balance outstanding.” — page 35
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: 24 Related party transactions
“Community Living Initiatives - This charitable organisation publishes a sector specific magazine - ‘Community Living’. Mrs J Adshead is a director. In the year ended 31 March 2025 Link-Ability paid £4,000 for sponsorship and advertising (2024: £4,000). At the year end date there was no balance outstanding.” — page 35
“The Lancashire Learning Disability Consortium (LLDC) - Link-Ability is a member of this organisation and Mrs J Adshead sits on its board. During the year ended 31 March 2025 Link-Ability paid membership fees of £600 (2024: £800). At the year end date there was no balance outstanding.” — page 35
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Smith & Goulding Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

In the news

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Corporate structure

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.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: Link-Ability — Registered, 6 registered locations, 2 regulated activities, last inspected 28/03/2019.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

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

Total income
£7.4m
Total spending
£7.3m
Cost of raising funds
£4k
Reserves (reported)
£853k
Employees
255

Reported reserves equal ~1.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% 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: 0.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Care Quality Commission ratings

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Lancashire · Rochdale

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£7.4m£7.3m
31/03/2024£6.4m£6.4m
31/03/2023£6.2m£5.7m
31/03/2022£4.5m£4.5m
31/03/2021£4.0m£4.0m

Common questions

Is LINK-ABILITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled £1,320,800, representing approximately 1.4 months of charitable expenditure. The charity reported a surplus on general funds of £146,097 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted income of £7,438,566. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Smith & Goulding Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of LINK-ABILITY earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £90,001 - £100,000 band.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE REED FOUNDATION1—
THE BLYTH CHARITABLE TRUST1£75k
LLOYDS BANK FOUNDATION FOR ENGLAND & WALES1£50k
LILIAN FRANCES HIND BEQUEST (TRUSTEES OF LADY HIND)1£41k
THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST1£40k
THE JORON CHARITABLE TRUST1£40k
TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION1£29k
THE BAILY THOMAS CHARITABLE FUND1£25k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Learning Disability Network London Limited.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
LINK-ABILITY£7.4m£90,001 - £100,000—unclear—no doubt
Learning Disability Network London Limited FY2025£22.7m——unclear—no doubt
RIPON COMMUNITY LINK COMPANY LIMITED FY2025£948k£70,001 - £80,0001below—no doubt
W.I.L.L. WIRRAL INDEPENDENT LIVING AND LEARNING FY2025£2.5m——above—no doubt
REACH LEARNING DISABILITY FY2025£3.9m——above—no doubt
WIGAN LINK FY2025£3.2m——unclear—no doubt

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