Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 9
  • Spending declining: -1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +9
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

AGE UK DONCASTER

We take the fear out of ageing by empowering and supporting older people in Doncaster to live and age well. We do this by providing support and care in the home, social and wellbeing groups and activities, benefits checks and form-filling as well as general information, advice and signposting.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Spending is declining
  • Income has been volatile recently

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£921£1,278£-357£6£1,401£1,40113.25925
31/03/22£1,372£1,468£-96£0£1,792£1,77114.57055
31/03/21£1,813£1,855£-43£0£1,461£1,397911045
31/03/20£2,103£2,064£39£0£1,430£1,3397.813464
31/03/19£2,071£1,937£135£0£1,390£1,3198.213645
31/03/18£1,876£1,854£22£0£1,256£1,1427.41270
31/03/17£1,751£1,697£54£0£1,233£1,1488.11310
31/03/16£1,737£1,681£56£0£1,179£1,1127.9980
31/03/15£1,617£1,701£-84£25£1,123£1,0577.5950
31/03/14£1,748£1,798£-49£25£1,208£1,1527.71250
31/03/13£2,164£2,002£162£20£1,257£1,1937.21420
31/03/12£1,670£1,715£-46£20£1,095£1,0697.5980
31/03/11£1,532£1,622£-90£19£1,143£5954.41010
31/03/10£2,019£2,045£-26£21£1,236£6613.91020
31/03/09£3,138£3,061£77£28£1,259£6652.62190
31/03/08£2,851£2,858£-7£31£1,181£5782.42210
31/03/07£2,885£2,641£244£30£1,189£1,1895.41200
31/03/06£2,520£2,337£183n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£2,338£2,152£186n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£2,138£1,905£233n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.4%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 13%
Liabilities/Income: 24%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 13.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 2.4
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 25 years

www.ageuk.org.uk/doncaster

admin@ageukdoncaster.org.uk

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Other welfare services
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Doncaster,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£291,706
Henry Smith Charity£252,800
Garfield Weston Foundation£30,000
Ministry of Defence£20,000
DCMS£10,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000 19/09/2023
Challenging poverty, social isolation and poor health
National Lottery Community Fund - Circles - Families of Support
£291,706 22/07/2022
This funding will support isolated older people in Doncaster who are at risk of losing their independence but who are keen and willing to make a change in their lives to overcome their isolation and increase their chances of remaining independent. ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Age UK Doncaster
£105,900 07/04/2022
36
towards three years‘ running costs of a project providing support for older people who have experienced social isolation due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Doncaster, South Yorkshire.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Age UK Doncaster
£146,900 11/08/2021
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the project costs of an information and advice service for older people in Doncaster.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000 22/09/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
Ministry of Defence - £10M Veterans' Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund
£20,000 15/05/2020
to provide immediate support for vulnerable veterans with reduced social contact
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000 25/09/2018
Transforming Day Opportunities: reducing social isolation for older people in Doncaster
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Age UK Doncaster
£83,700 14/03/2018
36
towards three years' running costs of a project providing information and advice to older people in South Yorkshire
National Lottery Community Fund - Better Supported Better Connected
£216,151 16/02/2018
36
The group will provide outreach support for older people living in poverty or isolation. This will improve the wellbeing and confidence of older people to increase their independence and quality of life.
National Lottery Community Fund - Circles for Independence in Later Life (CFILL)
£499,815 01/06/2016
60
The aim of this new project is to address issues of social isolation and potential loss of resilience and independence for older people living in Doncaster. It will set up groups of support for older people at high risk of hospitalisation or entry ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 67-81
  • BRIAN RICKWARD LEACH Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired
  • CHRISTINE ELLINGWORTH Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Retired
  • DR LIS RODGERS (Chair) Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Retired
  • GAIL MARGARET STAFFORD Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Retired
  • MICHAEL GREEN Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired
  • MICHAEL JOHN OVINGTON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 09/09/1999, number: 1077339
  • Registered at Companies House on 07/07/1999, number: 03802384
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Care Quality Commission
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

AGE UK DONCASTER
Unit 1
Ten Pound Walk
Doncaster
DN4 5HX

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF ELDERLY PEOPLE IN ANY MANNER WHICH NOW OR HEREAFTER MAY BE DEEMED BY LAW TO BE CHARITABLE IN AND AROUND THE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT OF DONCASTER

Defined Area of Benefit:

DONCASTER

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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