CCEW Charity Commission profile

LINK-ABILITY

Registered charity 701132 · organisation 701132

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
2 March 1989
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
02350533
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£7,441,777
Latest expenditure
£7,311,087
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: LINKABILITY, CONWAY HOUSE, ACKHURST BUSINESS PARK, FOXHOLE ROAD, CHORLEY, PR7 1NY

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

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

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
£7,441,777
Total Gross Expenditure
£7,311,087
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
20 December 2024
Date Accounts Received
20 December 2024
Total Gross Income
£6,445,878
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,400,706
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
19 January 2024
Date Accounts Received
19 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£6,213,812
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,657,419
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
12 January 2023
Date Accounts Received
12 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£4,488,608
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,528,870
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
27 August 2021
Date Accounts Received
27 August 2021
Total Gross Income
£4,029,540
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,972,125

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
£7,441,777
Total Gross Expenditure
£7,311,087
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
3
Count Govt Grants
£0
Income From Government Contracts
7404902
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
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
1
Count Volunteers
0
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
20 December 2024
Total Gross Income
£6,445,878
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,400,706
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
3
Count Govt Grants
£0
Income From Government Contracts
6413385
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
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Volunteers
0
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
19 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£6,213,812
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,657,419
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
3
Count Govt Grants
£3
Income From Government Contracts
5714575
Income From Government Grants
£36,223
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
Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
0
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
12 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£4,488,608
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,528,870
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
2
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£4
Income From Government Contracts
4346694
Income From Government Grants
£131,222
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
0
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
27 August 2021
Total Gross Income
£4,029,540
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,972,125
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
5
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£21
Income From Government Contracts
3830637
Income From Government Grants
£192,207
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
7

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
27972
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
7404902
Income Investments
7458
Income Other
1445
Income Total Income And Endowments
7441777
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£4,078
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£7,307,009
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
7311087
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
28233
Expenditure Support Costs
1374005
Expenditure Depreciation
5530
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
4909
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£852,960
Assets Total Fixed
347633
Assets Own Use
23958
Assets Long Term Investment
323675
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,752,479
Assets Total Liabilities
£754,249
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,345,863
Creditors One Year Total Current
754249
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,085,346
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1320800
Funds Restricted
25063
Funds Total
1345863
Count Employees
255
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
20 December 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
24690
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
6413985
Income Investments
7203
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
6445878
Income Legacies
11160
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£2,905
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£6,397,801
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
6400706
Expenditure Investment Management
2905
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
19909
Expenditure Support Costs
1255112
Expenditure Depreciation
6505
Gain Loss Investment
25484
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£833,441
Assets Total Fixed
334583
Assets Own Use
24188
Assets Long Term Investment
310395
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,596,616
Assets Total Liabilities
£720,935
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,210,264
Creditors One Year Total Current
720935
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,206,652
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1168024
Funds Restricted
42240
Funds Total
1210264
Count Employees
234
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
19 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
456975
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
5750798
Income Investments
6039
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
6213812
Income Legacies
44300
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£2,821
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£5,654,598
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
5657419
Expenditure Investment Management
2821
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
25747
Expenditure Support Costs
363566
Expenditure Depreciation
7321
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
-22727
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£767,340
Assets Total Fixed
309836
Assets Own Use
30033
Assets Long Term Investment
279803
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,680,254
Assets Total Liabilities
£850,482
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,139,608
Creditors One Year Total Current
850482
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,291,867
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1077176
Funds Restricted
62432
Funds Total
1139608
Count Employees
225
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
12 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
8
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
4477916
Income Investments
653
Income Other
10031
Income Total Income And Endowments
4488608
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£4,528,870
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
4528870
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
15288
Expenditure Support Costs
842679
Expenditure Depreciation
10732
Gain Loss Investment
7680
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£573,584
Assets Total Fixed
335641
Assets Own Use
32358
Assets Long Term Investment
303283
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£914,556
Assets Total Liabilities
£644,255
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£605,942
Creditors One Year Total Current
644255
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£472,113
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
574274
Funds Restricted
31668
Funds Total
605942
Count Employees
191
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
27 August 2021
Income Donations And Legacies
570
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
4022274
Income Investments
123
Income Other
6573
Income Total Income And Endowments
4029540
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£2,661
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£3,969,464
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
3972125
Expenditure Investment Management
2661
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
3306
Expenditure Support Costs
819800
Expenditure Depreciation
16600
Gain Loss Investment
54601
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£589,590
Assets Total Fixed
332777
Assets Own Use
35399
Assets Long Term Investment
297378
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£962,821
Assets Total Liabilities
£657,075
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£638,523
Creditors One Year Total Current
657075
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£756,230
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
589590
Funds Restricted
48933
Funds Total
638523
Count Employees
177
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Lancashire
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Rochdale
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater Manchester
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
104
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Disability
Classification Code
203
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People With Disabilities
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
LINK-ABILITY
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1997-11-27T00:00:00
Charity Name
LINK-ABILITY
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1989-03-02T00:00:00
Charity Name
LINK-ABILITY
Charity Event Order
3
Event Type
Removed
Date Of Event
1997-06-03T00:00:00
Reason
Funds transferred (gi)

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 21 FEBRUARY 1989 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 12 MARCH 1998 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 21ST OCTOBER 1999AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 06 SEP 2018
Charitable Objects
TO RELIEVE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN AND ADULTS BY THE PROVISION OF ACCOMMODATION AND SERVICES DESIGNED TO MEET THEIR INDIVIDUAL NEEDS TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE FULLY IN SOCIETY.
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED

10 Official extract

Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order
1
Regulator Name
Care Quality Commission

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

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