Solar Links Initiative

Analysis

Solar Links Initiative is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Horsham. It was registered in June 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending July 2026, Solar Links Initiative reported income of £30k and spending of £42k, spending 139% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2022 to July 2026, income fell from £37k to £30k (-18%), an average of -5.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2025, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Solar Links Initiative sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sanhorn Limited (£30k), Networkfour (£30k) and Kingsleigh Christian Fellowship (£30k).