Overall GiG Score: 27 ?
Finance Score: 8
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 13
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +13

AGE UK BARNET 

The charity operates two activity centres for older people and a variety of services in the community including exercise classes, nail cutting, social activities, information and advice and a home repair service.It encourages volunteering to assist older people and by older people assisting others.
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: 24 years

www.ageukbarnet.org.uk

info@ageukbarnet.org.uk

0208 203 5040

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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£2,640£2,424£216£22£852£6473.252350
31/03/22£1,504£1,379£124£22£648£5184.553350
31/03/21£1,132£947£185£8£538£473636471
31/03/20£933£945£-13£31£349£2933.718375
31/03/19£955£933£22£12£364£314435309
31/03/18£950£1,068£-118£18£340£2753.1320
31/03/17£1,000£998£2£3£464£4125280
31/03/16£1,012£982£29£8£454£3924.8280
31/03/15£935£898£37£25£430£3644.9170
31/03/14£855£819£35£30£375£2794.1240
31/03/13£664£710£-47£33£350£2263.8170
31/03/12£666£668£-2£22£393£2464.4170
31/03/11£667£712£-46£32£385£2494.2180
31/03/10£687£670£17£43£422£2574.6170
31/03/09£592£552£41£35£404£2465.3250
31/03/08£545£489£56£35£363£2185.3150
31/03/07£597£625£-28£45£306£1302.5200
31/03/06£662£656£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£676£616£60£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£674£738£-64£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.9%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 26%
Liabilities/Income: 11%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 76%
Reserves/Spending: 3.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 2.9
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • General Charitable Purposes
Who works here?
  • 52 employees
  • 350 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Barnet,

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
Henry Smith Charity£152,800
The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington£63,000
Masonic Trust£50,000
The London Community Foundation£25,400
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Masonic Trust - MCF Large Grant
£50,000 20/07/2023
Grant to fund a project coordinator to provide digital training and inclusion sessions to older people in Barnet.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Age UK Barnet
£152,800 14/06/2023
36
towards three years' running costs of a project providing dementia support for people who are newly diagnosed or who are living with dementia in the London Borough of Barnet.
National Lottery Community Fund - Eat Well Stay Well
£9,780 28/10/2022
The funding will be used to deliver healthy eating sessions for older people in the London Borough of Barnet. The project aims to deliver cooking sessions for people that are isolated to reduce ....more
The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington - Grant to Age UK Barnet
£63,000 01/12/2021
35
To support a post-pandemic Walk and Talk project to support isolated older people to develop social connections and improve health and wellbeing.
Sport England - TGC CF Bollywood Barnet
£9,800 15/01/2021
11
This project will deliver 14 weeks online Zoom classes during winter, when it is anticipated that face to face engagement will be limited. This project will target BAME communities and older people.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£22,868 05/10/2020
"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
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Age UK Barnet
£25,400 17/09/2020
Development of a dedicated short-term outreach resource to forge links with small local groups in order to identify and target personalised support at the most vulnerable and isolated older people ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award - COVID19 response
£20,000 01/05/2020
Connecting Communities
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Age UK Barnet
£13,300 29/03/2019
purchase of a minibus for a charity which works with older people in Barnet
National Lottery Community Fund - Barnet Connect
£196,589 31/10/2018
36
The project will provide a localised service that meets the needs of both volunteers and isolated, vulnerable older people. With the aim of improving health and emotional wellbeing, the project will ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - The Golden Growers project
£10,000 13/11/2014
12
Not Available
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Age UK Barnet
£40,000 19/09/2011
the salary costs of the Benefits Adviser
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 35-85
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 26/04/2000, number: 1080458
  • Registered at Companies House on 21/10/1999, number: 03863045
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
  • Social media 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

Age UK
The Ann Owens Centre
Oak Lane
East Finchley
LONDON
N2 8LT

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO PROMOTE THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND/OR OLDER PEOPLE WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT:3.1.1 PREVENTING OR RELIEVING THE POVERTY OF OLDER PEOPLE;3.1.2 ADVANCING EDUCATION;3.1.3 PREVENTING OR RELIEVING SICKNESS, DISEASE OR SUFFERING IN OLDER PEOPLE (WHETHER EMOTIONAL, MENTAL OR PHYSICAL);3.1.4 PROMOTING EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY;3.1.5 PROMOTING THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF OLDER PEOPLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS;3.1.6 ASSISTING OLDER PEOPLE IN NEED BY REASON OF ILL-HEALTH, SOCIAL EXCLUSION OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE; AND3.1.7 SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF OLDER PEOPLE AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE;THE OUTCOME OF THIS BEING THE PROMOTION OF THE WELL-BEING OF OLDER PEOPLE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LONDON BOROUGH OF BARNET

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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