Finance Score: 9

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 4

Liabilities <10%: +3
Good reserves management: +3
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 19

AGE CONCERN ISLINGTON

Age Concern Islington works with local older people to give relief, support, and help to those in need, and also provides activities and opportunities to help local older people stay fit, active, and fulfilled. To provide these services and opportunities, we welcome funding through contractual services, or from charitable trusts, statutory sector grants, lottery, or other grants or donations.

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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
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 age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

Established: 29 years

www.ageuk.org.uk/islington

admin@ageukislington.org.uk

02072816018

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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	£1,826	£1,660	£166	£16	£1,115	£1,076	7.8	37	46
31/03/22	£1,529	£1,304	£225	£17	£968	£934	8.6	31	76
31/03/21	£1,504	£1,336	£168	£3	£723	£701	6.3	29	46
31/03/20	£1,558	£1,527	£30	£5	£528	£520	4.1	34	100
31/03/19	£1,675	£1,589	£86	£12	£509	£482	3.6	37	100
31/03/18	£1,515	£1,599	£-84	£23	£422	£390	2.9	34	0
31/03/17	£1,661	£1,545	£116	£32	£507	£409	3.2	32	0
31/03/16	£1,292	£1,261	£31	£30	£391	£329	3.1	26	0
31/03/15	£938	£950	£-11	£46	£360	£314	4	18	0
31/03/14	£889	£977	£-88	£46	£371	£321	3.9	21	0
31/03/13	£918	£839	£79	£25	£459	£353	5	18	0
31/03/12	£806	£764	£42	£28	£381	£297	4.7	16	0
31/03/11	£723	£747	£-24	£23	£339	£324	5.2	18	0
31/03/10	£806	£920	£-113	£46	£362	£346	4.5	21	0
31/03/09	£1,011	£952	£59	£43	£476	£447	5.6	24	0
31/03/08	£1,004	£977	£27	£37	£417	£397	4.9	24	0
31/03/07	£964	£931	£33	£35	£389	£358	4.6	23	0
31/03/06	£752	£709	£43	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	£747	£706	£41	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	£689	£636	£53	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 8%
Liabilities/Income: 5%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 96%
Reserves/Spending: 7.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 8.6

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Recreation
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Islington,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

37 employees
46 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
Cloudesley - Grant to Age UK Islington
£9,000	19/09/2023	Cloudesley Partner welfare grant 2024
Cloudesley - Grant to Age UK Islington
£10,000	19/09/2023	Catalyst Funding for 2024-25
Cloudesley - Grant to Age UK Islington
£9,000	16/05/2023	ICC grant towards work with older people in Islington
Cloudesley - Grant to Age UK Islington
£5,000	16/05/2023	Cloudesley Partner top-up grant - cost of living 2023
Hyde Charitable Trust - Booster Fund 2022/23
£5,000	17/02/2023	Booster Fund 2022/23
Cloudesley - Grant to Age UK Islington
£2,000	20/12/2022	Cloudesley Partner top-up grant - cost of living
Cloudesley - Grant to Age UK Islington
£8,000	27/09/2022	Cloudesley Partner welfare grant 2023
Cloudesley - Grant to Age UK Islington
£5,000	27/09/2022	Cloudesley Partner top-up grant - cost of living
Hyde Charitable Trust - Age UK Islington (AUKI) Advice Outreach Project at Ringcross
£8,500	16/03/2022	Age UK Islington (AUKI) Advice Outreach Project at Ringcross
Cloudesley - Grant to Age UK Islington
£10,000	22/02/2022	Catalyst Funding for 2022 and 2023
Cloudesley - Grant to Age UK Islington
£5,000	23/11/2021	Cloudesley Partner Welfare Grant 2022 - Awarded Nov 2021
Cloudesley - Grant to Age UK Islington
£5,000	18/06/2021	Catalyst Fund Pilot Grant for the period 18/06/21 to 31/12/21
Cloudesley - Grant to Age UK Islington
£5,000	18/06/2021	Cloudesley Partner Pilot Grant for the period 18/06/21 to 31/12/21
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Age UK Islington
£10,000	10/05/2017	Lost Trades of Islington
Dunhill Medical Trust - Social Connections Project
£69,066	18/07/2016 36	The purpose of this project is to provide more intensive support, to help older people presenting a range of health and emotional barriers to take part in regular, community-based activities
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Age UK Islington
£100,000	07/12/2012	the project aim is to reduce social isolation, financial hardship and poor mental and physical health of older people in Islington.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 30-80

AISHA BAKER-SMITH Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Head Of Digital Marketing, Other trusteeship: THAMES VALLEY AIR AMBULANCE,

AISHA REHMAN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Civil Servant

CLIVE BOWMAN Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired

CHRIS FAINT Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Supervisor At Central Bank

ELISABETH ROCHFORD Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Head Of Social Impact

HOWARD SHARMAN (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Management Consultant

JOAN A SPEERS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Volunteer

MARCIA PAMELA MCFARLANE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Lawyer

MARGARET DIANE LENNAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Consultant

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 06/04/1995, number: 1045623
Registered at Companies House on 30/03/1995, number: 03039668

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment 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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting 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

6-9 MANOR GARDENS
LONDON
N7 6LA

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF AND WELL-BEING OF OLDER PEOPLE IN ANY MANNER WHICH NOW OR HEREAFTER MAY BE DEEMED BY LAW TO BE CHARITABLE IN AND AROUND THE LONDON BOROUGH OF ISLINGTON.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LONDON BOROUGH OF ISLINGTON

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