01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC027493
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 51-100 volunteers
- Staff
- 4
- Postcode
- KY15 4BY
OSCR note: This charity intends to wind up and transfer its assets and liabilities to LINK- Fife Mental Health Befriending Projects SCIO (SC051094).
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
LINK provides befriending support to adults and adolescents who have or have had mental health problems and are identified as being socially or rurally isolated. Referrals come from external parties such as social services and CAMHS. The charity is split into two projects, one to support adults and one to support young people under the age of 18. LINK employs a Project Manager and a Project Co-ordinator for each project. The staff recruit, train. match and support volunteers in befriending service users, as well as organising social events, well being events and, most recently, a peer support group for adults. LINK has a hugely positive impact on the lives of its service users, some of whom go on to become volunteers themselves. The funding required to support the work of LINK primarily comes from grants.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of health
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- People with disabilities or health problems
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The aims of the group shall be to relieve the poverty, suffering and distress , advance the education of and promote the welfare of the inhabitants of the East Fife area who have or have had mental health problems and are identified as being socially and rurally isolated by the provision of a befriending service to encourage them to participate more fully in the life of the community.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £144,264 | £134,345 | 4 | 31 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £135,983 | £116,679 | 4 | 31 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £85,361 | £109,971 | 4 | 28 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £119,464 | £101,037 | 4 | 29 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £109,496 | £87,824 | 4 | 29 December 2021 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- c/o Thorntons Law LLP, 49 Bonnygate, Cupar
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.linkbefriending.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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