CheckMyDonation

Latin Link

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1020826ReadingHealth and saving lives
Income£1.9m2025-03-31
Spending£1.8msame year
Spent / received96%5-year average
Size in its cause93rd pctHealth and saving lives
Registered1993Charitable company
Employees38latest return

Analysis

Latin Link is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reading. It was registered in May 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02811525). It says it provides human resources and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Latin Link reported income of £1.9m and spending of £1.8m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.9m to £1.9m (+0.1%), an average of +0.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Latin Link sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hyperlipidaemia Education & Atherosclerosis Research Trust UK (£1.9m), Ongo Communities Limited (£1.9m) and GFCT (£1.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 74%, donations and legacies 18%, trading 6.5% and investments 1.1%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £91k. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 5.9%. Grants to other organisations totalled £105k. Reserves of £295k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 38 people.

Income and spending

£0£482k£964k£1.4m£1.9m2021 Income: £1,893,7822021 Spending: £1,822,59620212022 Income: £1,674,0112022 Spending: £1,702,51420222023 Income: £1,744,0072023 Spending: £1,669,34020232024 Income: £1,927,4902024 Spending: £1,769,47020242025 Income: £1,895,3342025 Spending: £1,795,1622025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Donations 13%
  • Legacies 4.8%
  • Charitable activities 74%
  • Trading 6.5%
  • Investments 1.1%
  • Other 0.0%

In the charity's own words

Our vision is to see vibrant, Bible-believing Christian communities in Latin America, impacting their neighbours, their societies and the wider world. We work in partnership with churches to send and receive individuals, families and teams to share the love of God by caring for street children, training church leaders, supporting university students and generating employment opportunities.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Hyperlipidaemia Education & Atherosclerosis Research Trust UKBerkshire£1.9m
Ongo Communities LimitedScunthorpe£1.9m
GFCTWarwick£1.9m
Sifa FiresideBirmingham£1.9m