LINKAGE COMMUNITY TRUST
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Cash
£2.6m
+82.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£23m
+13.5% vs 2024
Employees
780
+14.4% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-08-31
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £19,499,581 | £20,564,670 | £23,752,455 | +15.5% | |
| Operating profit | £697,179 | £666,202 | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £714,358 | £929,349 | — | — | |
| Net profit | £714,358 | £929,349 | £1,843,320 | +98.3% | |
| Cash | £861,285 | £1,412,134 | £2,572,876 | +82.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £24,610,957 | £20,202,068 | £22,887,037 | +13.3% | |
| Net assets | £23,727,610 | £19,952,068 | £22,637,037 | +13.5% | |
| Equity | £23,727,610 | £19,952,068 | £22,637,037 | +13.5% | |
| Average employees | 616 | 682 | 780 | +14.4% | |
| Wages | £12,169,502 | £14,491,901 | £15,464,594 | +6.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £380,000 | £390,525 | £460,109 | +17.8% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.6% | 3.2% | — | |
| Net margin | 3.7% | 4.5% | 7.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.8% | 3.3% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 12.2% | 14.3% | 16.2% | |
| Current ratio | 2.36x | 1.39x | 1.52x | |
| Interest cover | — | 20.19x | — |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- LINKAGE COMMUNITY TRUST 2016-01-18 → present
- LINKAGE COMMUNITY TRUST LIMITED(THE) 1976-01-14 → 2016-01-18
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Trust's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- LINKAGE COMMUNITY TRUST · parent
- Linkage Trading Ltd
- The Blueberry Academy Limited
Significant events
- “The year 2024/25 saw Linkage Community Trust welcome Blueberry Academy Trust into the group together with The Melbourne Centre CIC and Blueberry Community and Enterprise Training CIC.”
- “Following the successful bid to the National Lottery Heritage Fund, £3.5 million was successfully awarded in September 2024.”
- “Fundraising for our estates and capital projects was a key focus for the year, with a number of significant awards being received including £395K for the refurbishment of the Mablethorpe Bowling Green.”
- “We received over £100k of funding towards the development of a new Small Animal Care Facility in Grimsby and we gained £52K worth of funding towards training new lecturers.”
- “We have continued to enhance our environments and invested heavily in Oliver House a new registered care home which opened in June 2025.”
- “We also began the redevelopment of Abbey House in Grimsby which is due to be re-opened in early 2026.”
- “We began the redevelopment of the Oasis Estates Building into a Volunteer Hub which is due for opening in December 2025 and developed a new Small Animal Care Centre due for opening on 14th January 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 68 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WABY, Valerie Ann | Secretary | 2019-05-29 | — | — |
| BATTY, Keith James | Director | 2019-10-30 | May 1958 | British |
| CAMPBELL, Emma | Director | 2024-08-01 | Dec 1967 | British |
| COOK, Adam Michael James | Director | 2024-08-08 | Feb 1972 | British |
| HAMALAINEN, Paul Kalevi, Dr | Director | 2025-07-25 | Jun 1971 | Australian,British,Finnish |
| HATCHMAN, Simon James | Director | 2018-10-31 | May 1972 | British |
| MITCHELL, Jayne, Professor | Director | 2025-11-27 | Mar 1967 | British |
| NEWTON-BLOWS, Tracy Ann | Director | 2024-11-07 | Apr 1961 | British,Canadian |
| SIMPSON, Stephanie May | Director | 2017-03-29 | Feb 1972 | British |
| TRUSCOTT, Kathleen Iris | Director | 2025-03-25 | Jan 1955 | British |
| ZOBKIW, Rachel | Director | 2024-08-14 | Jan 1984 | British |
Show 68 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCFARLAND, Patrick Robert Emmett | Secretary | — | 2009-04-28 |
| ALLAN, Grant | Director | 2004-07-28 | 2006-07-16 |
| BAKE, Anthony Terence | Director | 2011-01-26 | 2022-04-27 |
| BATEMAN, George Gunson | Director | — | 2007-06-25 |
| BELL, Michael | Director | 2017-01-25 | 2021-07-19 |
| BOYES, Teresa Urszula | Director | 2023-09-06 | 2024-04-12 |
| BROWN, Mary Theodora | Director | — | 2003-03-20 |
| BROWN, Stephen Frederick, Professor | Director | 2017-01-25 | 2022-04-27 |
| CARDY, Joseph Brian | Director | 2003-03-07 | 2010-09-22 |
| CAWDELL, John Antony | Director | 2016-03-30 | 2016-11-30 |
| CAWLEY, John | Director | 2003-03-07 | 2017-01-09 |
| CHAMBERS, David Christopher | Director | 2011-08-31 | 2013-05-08 |
| CLARK, Mark | Director | 2003-03-07 | 2005-01-10 |
| COTTELL, Thomas Harry Emanuel | Director | — | 1994-04-20 |
| DALE, Henry Marshall | Director | — | 2000-11-16 |
| DAVIES, Colin Edward | Director | 2008-09-17 | 2010-07-28 |
| FARROW, Sheelagh Helen | Director | 2009-09-22 | 2013-11-08 |
| FERGUSON, David Whigham, Dr | Director | 2000-09-25 | 2009-09-22 |
| FINDLAY, Beverley Louise | Director | 2021-11-30 | 2022-10-17 |
| FOLLOWS, Michael | Director | 2011-01-26 | 2011-03-22 |
| GALLEN, Gary | Director | 2005-10-17 | 2008-09-17 |
| GOODE, John Owen Kenneth | Director | 2005-10-17 | 2016-08-01 |
| HADLEY, Emma | Director | 2021-11-30 | 2023-08-17 |
| HANNAY, Michael Charles, Prof | Director | 2020-01-29 | 2022-01-26 |
| HARFOOT, Reginald Roger | Director | 2005-10-17 | 2019-05-01 |
| HOULTBY, Richard Shires | Director | 1994-09-19 | 2005-10-17 |
| HOWES, Brian James | Director | 2005-10-17 | 2006-09-04 |
| HUNTER, Janet Lotta Picken, Dr | Director | — | 1999-09-20 |
| JERVIS, Clare | Director | 2014-03-26 | 2022-07-27 |
| JOHNSON, Rachel | Director | 2005-10-17 | 2007-02-26 |
| KAGDADIA, Ashwin Govindji | Director | 2013-09-25 | 2017-07-30 |
| KANE, Suzanne | Director | 2020-10-21 | 2021-10-20 |
| KANE, Suzanne | Director | 2019-05-20 | 2019-11-03 |
| LOFTS, Leonard Malcolm, Dr | Director | 2023-11-09 | 2024-07-16 |
| MAHAFFY, Sarah Georgiana | Director | 2005-10-17 | 2006-03-21 |
| MCBARNETT, Ann | Director | — | 2003-06-30 |
| MCEWEN, Christina Lynn | Director | 2000-09-25 | 2003-11-04 |
| MCFARLAND, Patrick Robert Emmett | Director | 2011-01-26 | 2016-12-31 |
| MCFARLAND, Patrick Robert Emmett | Director | — | 1992-09-07 |
| MORGAN, Andrew John | Director | 2019-06-12 | 2019-12-30 |
| NAJMALDIN, Azad Shamcaddin | Director | 2014-02-20 | 2020-04-29 |
| OLIVER, Michael John | Director | 2009-11-25 | 2021-03-05 |
| PEARCE, Jeremy Seymour | Director | 2016-03-30 | 2018-10-31 |
| PROCTER, Robert John Dudley | Director | 1995-10-02 | 2005-10-17 |
| REAY, Ian Victor | Director | — | 2000-03-26 |
| REED, David Kenton | Director | 2020-01-29 | 2023-01-24 |
| RIDINGS, Arthur Magnus | Director | 1998-09-28 | 2005-08-04 |
| RILEY, Anthony Keith | Director | 2019-05-01 | 2021-04-28 |
| ROULSTONE, Gerard Anthony | Director | 2012-10-01 | 2012-10-16 |
| ROWLAND, Peter Maurice | Director | — | 1998-09-28 |
| SACKUR, Sallie | Director | — | 2006-09-13 |
| SMITH, Gordon Walkerley | Director | — | 1997-03-10 |
| SMITH, Mark Alec | Director | 2021-04-28 | 2024-12-30 |
| STEABLER, Edward James | Director | 2023-08-29 | 2024-02-05 |
| STEWART, Samantha Jane | Director | 2017-11-29 | 2019-10-04 |
| SUTTON, John Raymond, Councillor | Director | 2011-01-26 | 2018-07-31 |
| TAFFINDER, Lawrence David, Doctor | Director | 2008-09-17 | 2009-08-09 |
| TAIT, Roderick | Director | 2008-09-17 | 2016-01-05 |
| TONG, Peter | Director | 2003-03-07 | 2008-02-21 |
| TRUSCOTT, Kathleen Iris | Director | 2021-07-12 | 2023-04-30 |
| TYRRELL, Stephen Michael | Director | 2003-03-07 | 2004-11-10 |
| UNSWORTH, Anita | Director | 2003-03-07 | 2004-12-08 |
| WAKEFIELD, Lyn | Director | 2005-04-21 | 2010-09-22 |
| WATSON, Ann | Director | 2011-08-31 | 2012-09-26 |
| WILLIAMS, David Glynne | Director | 1998-09-28 | 2003-10-27 |
| WILSON, Josephine | Director | 2003-03-07 | 2006-08-16 |
| WOOD, Sally | Director | 2023-01-19 | 2023-01-19 |
| WOULD, Penelope Jane | Director | 2014-03-26 | 2015-09-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 265 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-11-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.