The Chester Link

Analysis

The Chester Link is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cheshire. It was registered in November 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03267791). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Chester Link reported income of £1.9m and spending of £1.8m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.1m to £1.9m (+68%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Chester Link sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% 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 Play Adventures & Community Enrichment (£1.8m), Serve Afghanistan (£1.9m) and Sant Nirankari Mandal UK (£1.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £354k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 66 people.