Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 8
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

MARLOW AGE CONCERN 

Day Care Centre/Stroke Club/Transport Service
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received Government grants

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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
31/12/22£53£34£19n/an/an/an/an/a65
31/12/21£197£18£179n/an/an/an/an/a70
31/12/20£14£22£-8n/an/an/an/an/a70
31/12/19£38£50£-11n/an/an/an/an/a60
31/12/18£33£56£-23£0£0£0n/a090
31/12/17£33£40£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£42£52£-10£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£90£46£44£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£52£48£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£39£38£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£36£38£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£39£37£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£31£39£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£31£35£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£45£44£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£36£34£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£31£35£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£27£35£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£33£37£-4£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 40 years

www.marlowageconcern.org

marlowageconcern@gmail.com

01628482883

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Practical support, advice & companionship
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Buckinghamshire,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 21/05/1984, number: 289444
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Care Quality Commission
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

MARLOW AGE CONCERN
38 GLADE ROAD
MARLOW
SL7 1DH

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF THE AGED IN ANY MANNER WHICH NOW IS OR HEREAFTER MAY BE DEEMED BY LAW TO BE CHARITABLE WITHIN THE TOWN OR MARLOW AND ITS ENVRIONS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

MARLOW AND ITS ENVIRONS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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