Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 17
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +14
Overall GiG Score: 28 ?

AGE UK GATESHEAD LIMITED

Our staff and volunteers together deliver services and activities for people aged over 50 in Gateshead & Newcastle.We are driven by the needs & aspirations of people in later life & our mission is to improve the lives of older people.Our vision is that all older people flourish. We provide Benefits Advice, Advocacy, Dementia Care, Social Groups, Befriending, Frailty, Falls, Stroke Services,
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • Fundraising costs are 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 age and dynamic in terms of composition

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
31/03/24£1,177£1,182£-5£65£885£885953423
31/03/23£1,305£1,082£224£66£890£8909.947120
31/03/22£1,080£904£176£56£666£6668.8381,000
31/03/21£968£745£222£55£490£4907.9282,413
31/03/20?£800£696£104£64£268£2684.632147
31/03/18£571£556£15£75£116£1162.5320
31/03/17£438£455£-17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£343£465£-122n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£393£511£-118n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£546£508£38£8£357£3398160
31/03/13£746£531£214£12£319£3006.8170
31/03/12£598£587£10£5£105£641.3180
31/03/11*£592£602£-10£7£91£701.4160
31/03/10£514£585£-71£5£100£761.6180
31/03/09£578£595£-17£7£171£1042.1180
31/03/08£607£600£7£6£188£811.6170
31/03/07£473£562£-88n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£389£554£-165n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£565£596£-30n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£628£539£89n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 6.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 5.5%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 40%
Liabilities/Income: 50%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 1.3
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 35 years
(40 years as a company)

https://www.ageuk.org.uk/gateshead/

advice@ageukgateshead.org.uk

01914773559

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Practical support, advice & companionship
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Gateshead,
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£159,895
The Ballinger Charitable Trust£150,000
Henry Smith Charity£141,300
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd£137,876
Lankelly Chase Foundation£70,893
Masonic Trust£60,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£50,000
Ministry of Defence£38,114
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Masonic Trust - MCF Large Grant
£60,000 15/11/2023
Wor Mates - social groups for isolated elderly people in Gateshead and Newcastle upon Tyne
The Shears Foundation - Age UK Gateshead
£5,500 12/10/2023
Core costs for salaries
National Lottery Community Fund - Gateshead's Central Hub for People in Later Life
£70,000 20/09/2023
The funding will be used to contribute towards the refurbishment of a property Age UK Gateshead Ltd have recently purchased in the centre of Gateshead. It will act as a central hub for older people from in and around the area enabling more ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Age UK Gateshead
£141,300 18/08/2023
36
towards three years' running costs of a project providing an 'Information and Advice' service for older people in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear.
The Ballinger Charitable Trust - Grant to Age UK Gateshead
£60,000 10/03/2023
Towards running costs of dementia support work
The Ballinger Charitable Trust - Grant to Age UK Gateshead
£60,000 10/03/2023
36
Towards running costs of dementia support work
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£50,000 16/12/2022
24
Ensuring older people in Gateshead love their later life
Lankelly Chase Foundation - Grant to Age UK Gateshead Ltd
£10,889 16/12/2022
12
Age UK Gateshead Ltd
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Grant to Age UK Gateshead
£9,478 12/05/2022
Salary costs for an advisor role to support older people in newcastle and gateshead
National Lottery Community Fund - Jubilee Coronation Party in the 50's
£4,895 08/04/2022
The funding will be used to stage a 1950s reminiscence event celebrating the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. The project aims to support people with dementia enabling them to take part in activities that benefit their wellbeing.
The Ballinger Charitable Trust - Grant to Age UK Gateshead
£10,000 04/03/2022
Community dementia projects
The Ballinger Charitable Trust - Grant to Age UK Gateshead
£10,000 04/03/2022
12
Community dementia projects
Lankelly Chase Foundation - Grant to Age UK Gateshead Ltd
£45,004 20/01/2022
Age UK Gateshead Ltd
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Age UK Gateshead
£4,752 16/12/2021
A new weekly group in Gateshead to expand the reach of Reconnections which currently tackle loneliness amongst older people
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Age UK Gateshead
£9,987 18/11/2021
The Reconnections programme of activities for older people in the West End of Newcastle
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Age UK Gateshead
£4,752 30/09/2021
A new weekly group in Kenton to tackle loneliness amongst older people
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£24,012 03/09/2021
For existing charitable projects to help charities to sustain activities and services that people from Armed Forces communities use and value.
The Ballinger Charitable Trust - Grant to Age UK Gateshead
£10,000 05/03/2021
Community dementia projects
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - The ongoing support of vulnerable older people in the wake of Covid-19, in the early part of 2021
£29,874 06/10/2020
The ongoing support of vulnerable older people in the wake of Covid-19, in the early part of 2021
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - the ongoing support of vulnerable older people in the wake of Covid-19, in the early part of 2021
£29,874 06/10/2020
the ongoing support of vulnerable older people in the wake of Covid-19, in the early part of 2021
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,876 11/09/2020
"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
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Staffing costs to support the welfare call volunteering service in Newcastle and Gateshead during the Covid-19 crisis
£4,500 23/07/2020
Staffing costs to support the welfare call volunteering service in Newcastle and Gateshead during the Covid-19 crisis
National Lottery Community Fund - Age UK Gateshead COVID Carers
£85,000 26/05/2020
6
The funding will provide an array of things such as; food distribution mutual aid training hot meal delivery service a befriending service and simple DIY for older people in the community. The aim is to reduce isolation and loneliness within ....more
Ministry of Defence - £10M Veterans' Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund
£14,102 15/05/2020
to provide immediate support for vulnerable veterans with reduced social contact
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - activities for older people
£60,000 09/04/2020
activities for older people
Lankelly Chase Foundation - Grant to Age UK Gateshead Ltd
£15,000 02/04/2020
Age UK Gateshead Ltd
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Purchasing and replacing 15 existing computers to support core work
£8,640 06/03/2020
Purchasing and replacing 15 existing computers to support core work
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - An Information, Advice and Advocacy project for older people with mental health problems in Gateshead.
£4,988 21/02/2020
An Information, Advice and Advocacy project for older people with mental health problems in Gateshead.
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Purchasing a 55 inch touchscreen, stand and power source for those aged over 50 suffering from dementia
£2,580 05/11/2019
Purchasing a 55 inch touchscreen, stand and power source for those aged over 50 suffering from dementia
National Lottery Community Fund - Money Matters
£150,784 18/07/2019
48
The funding will help to expand the organisation's current extensive work with elderly people in the Gateshead area, as well as recruit and train more volunteers to help deliver their projects. They aim to tackle loneliness and social isolation in ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Project Re-locate!
£9,183 13/06/2019
12
The funding will help secure a greater premises to help reach a higher number of older people in the area.
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Felling Dementia & Community Hub
£4,867 19/03/2019
Felling Dementia & Community Hub
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Information, Advice & Advocacy
£3,000 21/01/2019
Information, Advice & Advocacy
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Age UK Gateshead
£48,900 20/12/2018
40's and 50's: lets talk Gateshead
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Information, Advice & Advocacy
£4,927 22/01/2018
Information, Advice & Advocacy
National Lottery Community Fund - Age UK Gateshead dementia centre refurbishment
£10,000 17/01/2018
12
The organisation will refurbish Christ Church Hall in Felling to include a wet room and disabled toilets, new furniture, decorating and pointing of walls. This will improve access to the building so it can be used to rehouse a dementia day centre, ....more
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - East meets West Gateshead - activity sessions
£9,898 27/09/2017
East meets West Gateshead - activity sessions
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Salary and on-costs of a Befriending Project Co-ordinator Year 2
£29,700 01/04/2017
Salary and on-costs of a Befriending Project Co-ordinator Year 2
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Salary and on-costs of a Befriending Project Co-ordinator Year 1
£27,600 30/01/2017
Towards Salary and on-costs of a Befriending Project Co-ordinator Year 1
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Supporting Gateshead - Direct advocacy support
£4,927 27/09/2016
Towards Supporting Gateshead - Direct advocacy support
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Age UK Gateshead
£87,000 08/09/2016
36
towards three years' salary of a Project Co-ordinator at a project providing befriending networks and activities for older people in Gateshead
National Lottery Community Fund - Timebank Community Inclusion and Participation Project
£173,165 11/02/2010
36
The Gateshead project will continue and develop a timebank model to encourage community participation and reduce isolation for people living in the area. Beneficiaries will be supported to become more active in their community and receive a timebank ....more
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How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 7/8 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 48-73
  • DR REBBECA HAINES Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Doctor
  • JENNIFER ROOKES Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired
  • KATHLEEN MCCARTNEY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Councillor
  • MARGARET BARRETT Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired
  • MARY ELIZABETH TWIST (Chair) Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Member Of Parliament
  • SCOTT DUFFY Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Company Director
  • SUE JENNINGS Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Nhs
  • WILLIAM PINE Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Carer
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/02/1990, number: 702561
  • Registered at Companies House on 14/11/1984, number: 01863488
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • 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; AR11: 1 days late,
Main office

Age UK Gateshead
215 High Street
GATESHEAD
Tyne And Wear
NE8 1AS

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF OLDER PEOPLE IN ANY MANNER WHICH NOW OR HEREAFTER MAY BE DEEMED BY LAW TO BE CHARITABLE IN AND AROUND GATESHEAD AND NEWCASTLE (THE AREA OF BENEFIT)

Defined Area of Benefit:

GATESHEAD

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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