LEADING LINK LIMITED — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 27 December 2012
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 07528154
Financial period: 31 March 2024 – 30 March 2025
Latest income: £132,827
Latest expenditure: £225,641
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Leading Link, 16A Regent Street, Blyth, Northumberland, NE24 1LP

Website recorded by the regulator: www.leadinglink.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The main activities undertaken are youth leadership opportunities, Future Proof transitional activities to move into the world of work, building relationships between schools, businesses and families, cross - sector partnership development. Community projects including Carnivals, Celebrations, Community Events,Lead VCSE co-ordinating Northumberland Holiday Provision for families & children.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 31 March 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 26 August 2025
Date Accounts Received: 26 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £132,827
Total Gross Expenditure: £225,641

Fin Period Start Date: 31 March 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 27 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 27 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £454,995
Total Gross Expenditure: £405,876

Fin Period Start Date: 31 March 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 27 June 2024
Date Accounts Received: 27 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £457,649
Total Gross Expenditure: £425,505

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 17 April 2023
Date Accounts Received: 17 April 2023
Total Gross Income: £233,896
Total Gross Expenditure: £257,194

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: 18 October 2021
Date Accounts Received: 18 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £241,956
Total Gross Expenditure: £131,537

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 31 March 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 26 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £132,827
Total Gross Expenditure: £225,641
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 124337
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: 12

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 31 March 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 27 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £454,995
Total Gross Expenditure: £405,876
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £162,966
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 35

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 31 March 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 27 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £457,649
Total Gross Expenditure: £425,505
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Grants: £27,900
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 60

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: 30 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 17 April 2023
Total Gross Income: £233,896
Total Gross Expenditure: £257,194
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £13
Income From Government Grants: £115,458
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 65

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: 18 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £241,956
Total Gross Expenditure: £131,537
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Grants: £5,800
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 46

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: North Tyneside
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Tyne And Wear
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Northumberland
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 110
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Amateur Sport

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

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

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

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

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 116
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Recreation

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

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: LEADING LINK LIMITED
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2012-12-27T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 14 FEB 2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 19/12/2012 as amended on 10 Jan 2019
Charitable Objects: 4. The charity?s objects (?Objects?) are specifically restricted to the following: 1) To act as a resource for young people up to the age of 25 living North of the Tyne by providing advice and assistance and organising programmes of physical, educational and other activities as a means of: (a) advancing in life and helping young people by developing their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as independent, mature and responsible individuals; (b) advancing education; (c) relieving unemployment; (d) providing recreational and leisure time activity in the interests of social welfare for people living in the area of benefit who have need by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disability, poverty or social and economic circumstances with a view to improving the conditions of life of such persons. 2) To advance the education by such means as the trustees deem fit, in particular but not exclusively by assisting the provision of facilities not required by the local education authority and promoting learning for pleasure by people no longer in full time employment through the continues development of their individual capabilities, competences, skills and understanding in subjects of educational value. 3) To promote the capacity and skills of the members of the socially and economically disadvantaged communities of North of the Tyne in such a way that they are better able to identify and help meet their needs and to participate more fully in society. 4) To promote social inclusion for the public benefit by preventing people from becoming socially excluded, relieving the needs of those people who are socially excluded and assisting them to integrate into society. For the purpose of this clause ?socially excluded? means being excluded from society, or parts of society, as a result of one of more of the following factors: unemployment; financial hardship; youth or old age; ill health (physical or mental); substance abuse or dependency including alcohol and drugs; discrimination on the grounds of sex, race, disability, ethnic origin, religion, belief, creed, sexual orientation or gender re-assignment; poor educational or skills attainment; relationship and family breakdown; crime (either as a victim of crime or as an offender rehabilitating into society). [Nothing in the articles shall authorise an application of the property of the charity for purposes which are not charitable in accordance with section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and/or section 2 of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008].
Area Of Benefit: SOUTH EAST NORTHUMBERLAND

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 521061
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: LEADING LINK

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management