CCEW Charity Commission profile

LINK AGE SOUTHWARK

Registered charity 1105923 · organisation 4010724

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
16 September 2004
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
05189161
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£529,881
Latest expenditure
£688,567
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: URC, Tell Grove, LONDON, SE22 8RH

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Link Age Southwark prevents loneliness and isolation in older people and brings communities together. We improve wellbeing, connection, mental health and physical health through: one-to-one befriending; activity groups; information and support, intergenerational work with local schools; specialist services for people with dementia.

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
9 December 2025
Date Accounts Received
9 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£529,881
Total Gross Expenditure
£688,567
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
31 October 2024
Date Accounts Received
31 October 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,092,106
Total Gross Expenditure
£662,678
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
13 December 2023
Date Accounts Received
13 December 2023
Total Gross Income
£543,470
Total Gross Expenditure
£649,953
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
17 August 2022
Date Accounts Received
17 August 2022
Total Gross Income
£694,756
Total Gross Expenditure
£586,677
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
29 November 2021
Date Accounts Received
25 November 2021
Total Gross Income
£557,652
Total Gross Expenditure
£558,321

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
9 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£529,881
Total Gross Expenditure
£688,567
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
1
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Contracts
120912
Income From Government Grants
£19,891
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
326
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
31 October 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,092,106
Total Gross Expenditure
£662,678
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
1
Count Govt Grants
£6
Income From Government Contracts
120862
Income From Government Grants
£20,805
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
350
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
13 December 2023
Total Gross Income
£543,470
Total Gross Expenditure
£649,953
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£8
Income From Government Grants
£56,690
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
Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
406
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
17 August 2022
Total Gross Income
£694,756
Total Gross Expenditure
£586,677
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Income From Government Contracts
138656
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
450
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
29 November 2021
Total Gross Income
£557,652
Total Gross Expenditure
£558,321
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£5
Income From Government Contracts
136088
Income From Government Grants
£33,111
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
437

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
9 December 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
350422
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
158315
Income Investments
21144
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
529881
Income Legacies
5000
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£6,439
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£682,128
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
688567
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
104666
Expenditure Depreciation
10868
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£352,994
Assets Total Fixed
37276
Assets Own Use
37276
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£702,956
Assets Total Liabilities
£30,979
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£709,253
Creditors One Year Total Current
30979
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£681,032
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
699253
Funds Restricted
10000
Funds Total
709253
Count Employees
21
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
31 October 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
916246
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
162468
Income Investments
13392
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1092106
Income Legacies
532490
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£23,978
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£638,700
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
662678
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
19574
Expenditure Support Costs
125481
Expenditure Depreciation
12380
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£848,564
Assets Total Fixed
48145
Assets Own Use
48145
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£888,659
Assets Total Liabilities
£68,865
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£867,939
Creditors One Year Total Current
68865
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£888,659
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
848564
Funds Restricted
19375
Funds Total
867939
Count Employees
19
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
13 December 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
363017
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
176740
Income Investments
3713
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
543470
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£22,692
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£627,261
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
649953
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
11954
Expenditure Support Costs
106165
Expenditure Depreciation
12305
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£338,046
Assets Total Fixed
59327
Assets Own Use
59327
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£408,530
Assets Total Liabilities
£29,346
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£438,511
Creditors One Year Total Current
29346
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£352,335
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
322899
Funds Restricted
115612
Funds Total
438511
Count Employees
21
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
17 August 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
505752
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
188132
Income Investments
872
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
694756
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£23,475
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£563,202
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
586677
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
10237
Expenditure Support Costs
110357
Expenditure Depreciation
11246
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£325,161
Assets Total Fixed
68966
Assets Own Use
68966
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£499,587
Assets Total Liabilities
£23,559
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£544,994
Creditors One Year Total Current
23559
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£330,187
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
388635
Funds Restricted
156359
Funds Total
544994
Count Employees
15
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
29 November 2021
Income Donations And Legacies
92538
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
192242
Income Investments
2348
Income Other
290524
Income Total Income And Endowments
577652
Income Legacies
10000
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£19,758
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£538,563
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
558321
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
19758
Expenditure Support Costs
126483
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£371,709
Assets Total Fixed
77326
Assets Own Use
77326
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£388,994
Assets Total Liabilities
£29,405
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£436,915
Creditors One Year Total Current
29405
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£371,776
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
371709
Funds Restricted
65206
Funds Total
436915
Count Employees
12
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Lambeth
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater London
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Lewisham
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater London
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Southwark
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater London
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
103
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Classification Code
202
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Elderly/old People
Classification Code
304
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Human Resources
Classification Code
104
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Disability

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
LINK AGE SOUTHWARK
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2004-09-16T00:00:00
Charity Name
LINK AGE SOUTHWARK
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2013-03-14T00:00:00
Reason
Amalgamated
Assoc Organisation Number
3983678
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1087666
Assoc Charity Name
SOUTHWARK CHURCHES CARE

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 26/07/2004AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 11/10/2012AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 24/07/2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 25/09/2013AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 16/09/2015AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 19/10/2015
Charitable Objects
TO ASSIST IN THE RELIEF OF NEED, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS WITHIN SOUTH LONDON
Area Of Benefit
SOUTH LONDON

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
527207
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
DULWICH HELPLINE AND SOUTHWARK CHURCHES CARE (DH&SCC)
Charity Name Id
527206
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
DULWICH HELPLINE AND SOUTHWARKCHURCHES CARE (DH&SCC)
Charity Name Id
417029
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
DULWICH HELPLINE

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management