Finance Score: 6
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 6
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 18 ?

AGE CONCERN SALFORD 

The purposes of the charity are to promote the relief of elderly people in and around Salford. The charity has the general aim of contributing to the improved quality of like for all older people in the city of Salford through the provision of direct services, support and advocacy.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • 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 age and gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
Established: 20 years

www.ageuksalford.org.uk

administrator@ageuksalford.org.uk

01617887300

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£1,652£1,594£57£0£1,203£1,1498.67338
31/03/22£1,554£1,525£29£0£1,146£1,1178.87348
31/03/21£1,663£1,609£54£0£1,117£1,0948.26840
31/03/20£1,883£1,807£76£0£1,063£1,0186.87551
31/03/19£1,839£1,678£161£51£987£9877.17652
31/03/18£1,475£1,602£-127£64£826£8266.2730
31/03/17£1,252£1,378£-126£42£964£9648.4730
31/03/16£1,262£1,353£-91£52£1,090£1,0119720
31/03/15£1,255£1,209£46£83£1,170£1,03610.3450
31/03/14£1,151£1,164£-13£66£1,124£1,01810.5450
31/03/13£1,313£1,157£156£80£1,148£1,01410.5450
31/03/12£1,149£1,150£-1£73£993£8689.1450
31/03/11£1,256£1,264£-8£86£994£7587.2500
31/03/10£1,209£1,315£-106£72£1,002£6145.6500
31/03/09*£1,197£1,138£58£93£1,108£2993.2440
31/03/08*£1,243£1,108£136£80£1,050£2672.9440
31/03/07*£1,244£1,088£157£119£914£2522.8440
31/03/06*£1,292£1,058£235£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£998£487£511£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 7%
Liabilities/Income: 6%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 95%
Reserves/Spending: 8.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 10.8
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Manchester City, Salford City,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
Who works here?
  • 73 employees
  • 38 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - The Empowered Conversations Approach
£220,000 17/03/2023
The funding will be used to support Age UK Salford to continue to deliver support to carers of people living with dementia across Greater Manchester through their Empowered Conversations Approach.The ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - The Empowered Conversations Approach
£328,000 11/12/2020
24
The funding will go towards the Empowered Conversations Approach project. The project aims to work with people with caring responsibilities for people with dementia. The work will be delivered over ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£35,000 09/09/2020
"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 ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - As the page turns - Shared reading group(s) for older people
£9,698 11/04/2017
12
The funding will be used to run a reading group for older people and those living with dementia. The project aims to provide people with a place to come and socialise with others in the local ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 43-93
  • KIRSTY DAY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Marketing Director
  • DAVID MARSDEN Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Msc - Occupational Compliance Advisor
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 07/09/2004, number: 1105769
  • Registered at Companies House on 12/08/2004, number: 05204296
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints 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
19 returns made; AR09: 19 days late, AR08: 0 days late, AR07: 174 days late, AR06: 158 days late, AR05: 66 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from AGE UK SUPPORT SERVICES NORTH WEST on 08/01/2020
Main office

108 CHURCH STREET
ECCLES
MANCHESTER
M30 0LH

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 SALFORD (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE AREA OF BENEFIT)

Defined Area of Benefit:

SALFORD, GREATER MANCHESTER

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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