Link Up (UK)

Analysis

Link Up (UK) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, economic/community development/employment and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07203872). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Link Up (UK) reported income of £43k and spending of £41k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2,500 to £43k (+1624%), an average of +104% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 800%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Link Up (UK) sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stoke Hill Community Association (£43k), The UK Friends of the Trasimeno Music Festival (£43k) and Whittlebury Reading Room and Playing Field (£43k).