Registered charity (CIO) · Bradford
The Linking Network
The Linking Network is a registered charity (number 1163901) based in Bradford, governed by 7 trustees and chaired by Bishop Toby Howarth since 2015. Latest income £823k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.
- 7 trustees
- Income £823k (2025)
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Network
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Economic/community Development/employment, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- Where
- Throughout England
- Website
- www.thelinkingnetwork.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2015
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£823k£815k
- 2024£541k£441k
- 2023£492k£641k
Earlier years
- 2022£798k£544k
- 2021£897k£658k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 12%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO: 4.1. ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, IN PARTICULAR BY: 4.1.1. PROMOTING SUPPORTING PARTICIPATION IN AND ENCOURAGING PROJECTS INVOLVING CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT SOCIAL, RELIGIOUS, ECONOMIC, ETHNIC AND CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS; 4.1.2. PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR EDUCATORS AND TRAINERS THROUGH ACTION, RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER INSTITUTIONS; 4.1.3. DEVELOPING RESOURCES FOR USE IN THE CLASSROOM OR OTHER SETTINGS EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS; 4.1.4. OFFERING GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT FOR SCHOOL LEADERS AND GOVERNORS INSTRENGTHENING THE PROCESS OF EMBEDDING LINKING AND CITIZENSHIP WITHIN SCHOOLS. 4.2. ADVANCE EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY AND RELIGIOUS AND RACIAL HARMONY IN PARTICULAR BY: 4.2.1. ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS IN EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY AND RACIAL AND RELIGIOUS HARMONY;4.2.2. FOSTERING UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS, IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT FOR SCHOOLS? PARTICIPATION IN PROJECTS WITH OTHER SCHOOLS WITH SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT POPULATIONS AND/OR TO WORK WITHIN THEIR OWN DIVERSE COMMUNITIES IN ORDER TO ENHANCE THE UNDERSTANDING OF IDENTITY, EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY; 4.2.3. CULTIVATING A SENTIMENT IN FAVOUR OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY, RACIAL AND RELIGIOUS HARMONY. 4.3. ADVANCE CITIZENSHIP IN CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES
Grants received
28 grants · £3,648,746 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Pears Foundation · £2,467,008 (14 grants)
- Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities · £804,988 (4 grants)
- Alan & Babette Sainsbury Charitable Fund · £103,050 (2 grants)
- Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government · £75,000 (2 grants)
- Pears Foundation · £73,700 (2 grants)
Most recent
- Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
- Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
7 trustees on the board
- Bishop Toby Howarth Chair since 2015
- Alexandra Jane Enyori since 2024
- Alisha Batool since 2024
- Molly Beth Conrad since 2025
- Rev Denise June Poole since 2015
- Yvette Thomas since 2021
- Zahra Niazi since 2022
Trustees past 6 years
- Bishop Toby Howarth Chair since 2015
- Rev Denise June Poole since 2015
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Alexandra Jane Enyori since 2024
- Alisha Batool since 2024
- Zahra Niazi since 2022
Portfolio (4)
- Bishop Toby Howarth Chair since 2015
- Molly Beth Conrad since 2025
- Rev Denise June Poole since 2015
- Yvette Thomas since 2021
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
8.8 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months · was 7.8 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1163901
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION REGISTERED 09 OCT 2015AMENDED ON 19/02/2016
- Contact on the register
- 07814213935 · meg.henry@thelinkingnetwork.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 18th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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