Finance Score: 8
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 8
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 22 ?

AGE CONCERN WANDSWORTH 

Provision of a range of preventative services in the London Borough of Wandsworth, including information, advice and practical support at home. The charity operates from the shop at 549 Old York Road.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • 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
Established: 26 years

www.ageukwandsworth.org.uk

info@ageukwandsworth.org.uk

02088778940

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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£1,894£1,532£362£3£1,346£5674.432300
31/03/22£1,384£1,049£336£6£984£5746.618350
31/03/21£845£669£176£2£648£446812350
31/03/20£649£557£92£9£473£3497.511350
31/03/19£448£532£-84n/an/an/an/an/a352
31/03/18£706£557£149£6£465£4269.2110
31/03/17£584£578£6£8£316£2665.5120
31/03/16£686£709£-23£8£310£2534.3150
31/03/15£713£692£21£15£332£2534.4150
31/03/14£597£710£-113£19£311£2614.4160
31/03/13£712£662£50£15£424£2584.7140
31/03/12£728£694£34£21£374£2263.9170
31/03/11£740£740£0£39£340£1883.1210
31/03/10£790£700£90£47£340£2444.2180
31/03/09*£533£480£53£46£250£2195.5130
31/03/08*£479£454£25£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£494£490£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£476£475£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£511£458£53£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£459£441£18£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 7%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 7%
Liabilities/Income: 5%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 42%
Reserves/Spending: 4.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 11 months
Quick Ratio: 13.7
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • 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 buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Wandsworth,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 32 employees
  • 300 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Trust for London£85,300
The London Community Foundation£76,792
Ministry of Defence£36,000
DCMS£27,944
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Trust for London - Age UK Wandsworth
£5,300 29/09/2022
This is a cost of living uplift for grant reference 360G-trustforlondon-MAIN-S2-02.02.2021-8982
Trust for London - Age UK Wandsworth
£80,000 09/06/2021
36
The funding is for a specialist housing and welfare benefits adviser for BAME Wandsworth residents, aged 60 plus, who speak English as a second language, face digital exclusion and financial ....more
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£17,884 13/11/2020
For community projects that reduce isolation and promote integration
The Wimbledon Foundation - Operation Christmas Cheer
£5,000 09/11/2020
Funding will contribute towards the items included in the Operation Christmas Cheer parcels.
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Age UK Wandsworth
£40,692 14/08/2020
A) 6 month salary of part-time coordinator of COVID-related services (food provision, alleviation of loneliness, chair-based exercise) B) 6 month salary of part-time volunteer coordinator C) 6 month ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£27,944 03/07/2020
"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
Ministry of Defence - £10M Veterans' Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund
£18,116 15/05/2020
to provide immediate support for vulnerable veterans with reduced social contact
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Age UK Wandsworth
£31,100 06/05/2020
A) the continued delivery of food + other essential supplies to shielded older people, including those not previously reached B) relief from isolation for/befriending of older people in long-term ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Age UK Wandsworth
£10,750 09/04/2020
A one-off, unrestricted grant of £10,750, equivalent to one regular quarterly payment for the organisation’s current grant.
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Age UK Wandsworth
£5,000 08/04/2020
This funding is for food and household items to ensure we can sustain our emergency food parcel service for the duration of the pandemic.
The Wimbledon Foundation - Essential supplies for Older People
£5,000 08/04/2020
Food and household items to sustain emergency food parcel delivery.
National Lottery Community Fund - Roehampton Men's Shed
£9,998 15/03/2019
12
The project will create a men's shed for retired older men. The aim is to enable men to come together to socialise and improve well-being.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Age UK Wandsworth
£120,000 13/03/2019
36
towards three years' running costs of a project providing an advice and support service for older people in the London Borough of Wandsworth
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Age UK Wandsworth
£86,000 31/01/2019
24
£86,000 over two further years (2 x £43,000) towards the salaries of a part-time Advice Co-ordinator and First Contact Co-ordinator plus related costs of the Advice & Support Service.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Age UK Wandsworth
£117,600 13/05/2015
36
£117,600 over three years (£38,400; £39,200; £40,000) towards the salary and running costs of expanding the Advice and Support Service.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Age UK Wandsworth
£75,000 11/09/2014
36
towards three years' running costs of a centre for vulnerable older people in the London Borough of Wandsworth offering information, advice, befriending, social activities and carer's support
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 31-84
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 01/05/1998, number: 1069406
  • Registered at Companies House on 16/03/1998, number: 03531311
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
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR09: 2 days late, AR08: 11 days late, AR07: 34 days late,
Main office

549-551 Old York Road
Wandsworth
London
SW18 1TQ

Objectives

THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE CHARITY (THE “OBJECTS”) IS ESTABLISHED AND TO WHICH IT IS SPECIFICALLYRESTRICTED ARE TO PROMOTE THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND/OR OLDERPEOPLE IN AND AROUND THE LONDON BOROUGH OF WANDSWORTH:4.1 PREVENTING OR RELIEVING THE POVERTY OF OLDER PEOPLE;4.2 ADVANCING EDUCATION;4.3 PREVENTING OR RELIEVING SICKNESS, DISEASE OR SUFFERING IN OLDER PEOPLE (WHETHER EMOTIONAL,MENTAL OR PHYSICAL);4.4 PROMOTING EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY;4.5 ASSISTING OLDER PEOPLE IN NEED BY REASON OF ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, SOCIALEXCLUSION OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE; AND4.6 SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF OLDER PEOPLE AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE;THE OUTCOME OF THIS BEING THE PROMOTION OF THE WELL-BEING OF OLDER PEOPLE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN AND AROUND THE LONDON BOROUGH OF WANDSWORTH

Data Sources

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