Activities

As described by the charity on the register

The Trust delivers general education to advance the social development of learning disabled people developing the skills necessary to enable them to qualify for useful and gainful occupation.Linkage provides education,develops employment opportunities through its cafes & adult skills provision and provides personalised support through its residential, respite and community support provision.

Latest income

£25.6m

Expenditure

£23.7m

Financial year end

2025-08-31

Income & spending history

As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end

Year end Income Expenditure income spend
2021-08-31 £15.6m £15.0m
2022-08-31 £17.2m £16.5m
2023-08-31 £19.5m £18.8m
2024-08-31 £21.7m £21.0m
2025-08-31 £25.6m £23.7m

Latest detailed return

Year end 2025-08-31 · consolidated (group) figures

Income mix

Donations & legacies £1.6m
Charitable activities £23.5m
Trading £292k
Investment income £208k
Total income £25.6m

Spending

Charitable spend £23.5m
Raising funds £247k
Grants to institutions £0
Governance £25k
Total expenditure £23.7m

Balance sheet

Reserves £970k
Total funds £22.8m
— restricted £1.2m
— unrestricted £21.6m
— endowment £0
Total assets £22.8m
Cash £2.1m

People

Employees 780

Classification

The charity's own register classification

What it does

  • Education/training
  • Disability
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Economic/community Development/employment

Who it helps

  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities

How it works

  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Other Charitable Activities

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.