Carelinks

Analysis

Carelinks is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bath. It was registered in May 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Carelinks reported income of £117k and spending of £154k, spending 132% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £306k to £117k (-62%), an average of -21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Carelinks sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Heaven Gate Centre (£117k), Knighton Community & Education Centre (£117k) and River of Life Community Church (Haverhill) (£117k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.