Calne and District Community Link Scheme
Analysis
Calne and District Community Link Scheme is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wiltshire. It was registered in August 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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. It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Calne and District Community Link Scheme reported income of £63k and spending of £37k, leaving 41% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £13k to £63k (+394%), an average of +49% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 141%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Calne and District Community Link Scheme sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Action in Africa (£63k), Dream Big Trust (£63k) and Rotary Club of the North Cotswolds Trust Fund (£63k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
The Calne Link Scheme is a totally voluntary organisation that provides help in the form of care and transport for those in the local community who need it. People who through age or infirmity are unable to access hospitals, doctors surgeries or shops by their own means or by public transport are driven by the link scheme which also carries out shopping and provides companionship.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Action in Africa | Ashtead | £63k |
| Dream Big Trust | Bolton | £63k |
| Rotary Club of the North Cotswolds Trust Fund | Gloucestershire | £63k |
| The Rose Paterson Trust | Liverpool | £63k |