Link Age Southwark

Analysis

Link Age Southwark is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05189161). It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Link Age Southwark reported income of £530k and spending of £689k, spending 130% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £558k to £530k (-5.0%), an average of -1.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 101%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Link Age Southwark sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Chamwell Centre Charity (£530k), Jamia Islamia Ishaatul Uloom UK (£531k) and Messenger of Saint Anthony UK (£530k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 66%, charitable activities 30% and investments 4.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £5,000. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.9%. Reserves of £353k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 21 people.