Hinckley and District Work-Link Project
Analysis
Hinckley and District Work-Link Project is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicestershire. It was registered in May 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Hinckley and District Work-Link Project reported income of £642k and spending of £665k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £397k to £642k (+61%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Hinckley and District Work-Link Project sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ihsan for Children Foundation (£641k), The Asian Health Agency (£642k) and Youth Engagement Programme (£640k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 73% and trading 25%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £225. Charitable activities took 83% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £193k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 13 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 0.9%
- Legacies 0.0%
- Charitable activities 73%
- Trading 25%
- Other 1.2%
In the charity's own words
WORK-LINK is a Hinckley Charity, based on the Recycling of furniture/electricals. It provides sheltered, meaningful opportunities to help unemployed individuals, who are not ready/able to embark on a more formal training/educational programme or to directly enter employment. It is an integrated scheme catering for a variety of people, many of whom have special needs, including mental ill health.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Ihsan for Children Foundation | Manchester | £641k |
| The Asian Health Agency | Middlesex | £642k |
| Youth Engagement Programme | London | £640k |
| The Leicester and Leicestershire Animal Aid Association | Leicester | £642k |