The Downton Link Scheme

Analysis

The Downton Link Scheme is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Salisbury. It was registered in June 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Downton Link Scheme reported income of £11k and spending of £11k, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £3,696 to £11k (+192%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 162%. 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, The Downton Link Scheme sits at the 28th percentile: it is larger than about 28% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Isle of Wight Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus (£11k), The World Dignity Project (£11k) and The Thalia-Beau Foundation (£11k).