COMMUNITY LINKS BROMLEY — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 30 March 1995
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 03020127
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £746,119
Latest expenditure: £533,441
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: COMMUNITY LINKS BROMLEY, COMMUNITY HOUSE, SOUTH STREET, BROMLEY, BR1 1RH

Website recorded by the regulator: www.communitylinksbromley.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Support, promote and facilitate the development of a strong, diverse, confident and effective voluntary and community sector. To improve the quality of life for people and their communities.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 12 December 2025
Date Accounts Received: 12 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £746,119
Total Gross Expenditure: £533,441

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 18 December 2024
Date Accounts Received: 18 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £859,412
Total Gross Expenditure: £849,367

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 5 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 5 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £702,121
Total Gross Expenditure: £573,226

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 19 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 19 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £578,049
Total Gross Expenditure: £555,620

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 7 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 7 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £606,520
Total Gross Expenditure: £515,879

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 12 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £746,119
Total Gross Expenditure: £533,441
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £6
Income From Government Contracts: 166810
Income From Government Grants: £347,955
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 3

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 18 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £859,412
Total Gross Expenditure: £849,367
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 160000
Income From Government Grants: £7,494
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 4

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 5 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £702,121
Total Gross Expenditure: £573,226
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Contracts: 155861
Income From Government Grants: £15,189
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 11

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 19 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £578,049
Total Gross Expenditure: £555,620
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 155861
Income From Government Grants: £14,958
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 8

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 7 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £606,520
Total Gross Expenditure: £515,879
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £171,935
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 4

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 12 December 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 562580
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 166810
Income Investments: 16729
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 746119
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £10,411
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £523,030
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 533441
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 61810
Expenditure Depreciation: 219
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 656
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £174,534
Assets Total Fixed: 218
Assets Own Use: 218
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £727,656
Assets Total Liabilities: £103,974
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £623,900
Creditors One Year Total Current: 103974
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £712,557
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 174534
Funds Restricted: 449366
Funds Total: 623900
Count Employees: 8
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 18 December 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 672131
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 171137
Income Investments: 16144
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 859412
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £11,066
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £838,301
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 849367
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 53337
Expenditure Depreciation: 740
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £165,023
Assets Total Fixed: 437
Assets Own Use: 437
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £734,426
Assets Total Liabilities: £323,641
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £411,222
Creditors One Year Total Current: 323641
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £551,145
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 165023
Funds Restricted: 246199
Funds Total: 411222
Count Employees: 8
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 5 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 488108
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 211103
Income Investments: 2910
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 702121
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £17,234
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £555,992
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 573226
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 68248
Expenditure Depreciation: 1853
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £152,135
Assets Total Fixed: 520
Assets Own Use: 520
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £542,901
Assets Total Liabilities: £142,244
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £401,177
Creditors One Year Total Current: 142244
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £395,825
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 152135
Funds Restricted: 249042
Funds Total: 401177
Count Employees: 7
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 19 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 335908
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 242083
Income Investments: 58
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 578049
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £13,118
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £0
Expenditure Other: 542502
Expenditure Total: 555620
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 70781
Expenditure Depreciation: 2236
Gain Loss Investment: 58
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £102,405
Assets Total Fixed: 2373
Assets Own Use: 2373
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £427,268
Assets Total Liabilities: £157,360
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £272,281
Creditors One Year Total Current: 157360
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £389,423
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 102405
Funds Restricted: 169876
Funds Total: 272281
Count Employees: 7
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 7 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 329512
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 276901
Income Investments: 107
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 606520
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £11,328
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £504,551
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 515879
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 900
Expenditure Support Costs: 61257
Expenditure Depreciation: 1715
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 3047
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £272,605
Assets Total Fixed: 3047
Assets Own Use: 3047
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £317,630
Assets Total Liabilities: £48,072
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £272,605
Creditors One Year Total Current: 48072
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £253,312
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 94332
Funds Restricted: 178273
Funds Total: 272605
Count Employees: 7
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Bromley
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 117
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Other Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: COMMUNITY LINKS BROMLEY
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1995-03-30T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 9 FEBRUARY 1995, AS AMENDED 21 OCTOBER 1999 AND BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 19 SEPTEMBER 2006. as amended on 04 Nov 2020 as amended on 16 Sep 2020 as amended on 16 Jan 2025
Charitable Objects: TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT DISTRICT OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF BROMLEY (HEREINAFTER CALLED "BROMLEY") AND SURROUNDING AREAS, AND, IN PARTICULAR, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, DISTRESS AND SICKNESS, AND IN THE FURTHERANCE OF THE SAID PURPOSES, BUT NOT FURTHER OR OTHERWISE, TO PROMOTE AND ORGANISE CO-OPERATION IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE SAME BETWEEN VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS, APPROPRIATE NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANISATIONS AND STATUTORY AUTHORITIES WITHIN BROMLEY AND SURROUNDING AREAS.
Area Of Benefit: LONDON BOROUGH OF BROMLEY

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 228512
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: BROMLEY CENTRE FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff