Finance Score: 6
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

AGE UK CANTERBURY 

General Charitable Purposes
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent 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 gender and dynamic in terms of composition
Established: 21 years

www.ageuk.org.uk/canterbury

info@ageukcanterbury.org.uk

01227462368

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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£954£997£-42£46£953£88510.72590
31/03/22£892£855£37£25£995£99013.92344
31/03/21£1,040£931£109£8£959£93912.1340
31/03/20£998£949£49£42£850£84410.73596
31/03/19£827£852£-24£37£801£79811.2350
31/03/18£762£776£-14£35£825£82212.7330
31/03/17£796£854£-58£41£840£83011.7340
31/03/16£843£728£115£35£898£88714.6240
31/03/15£674£664£10£45£783£76913.9240
31/03/14£613£586£27£47£773£76115.6230
31/03/13£558£521£37£43£745£71016.3220
31/03/12£528£483£45£42£708£66816.6210
31/03/11£488£460£28£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£478£462£16£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£466£415£51£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£398£359£39£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£360£346£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£405£295£110£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£272£241£31£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£287£199£88£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 5.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 4.6%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 8%
Liabilities/Income: 9%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 93%
Reserves/Spending: 10.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 9 months
Quick Ratio: 3.1
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Kent,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
Who works here?
  • 25 employees
  • 90 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
Dunhill Medical Trust - Funding for a Community Support Connector
£67,400 06/12/2016
24
The Community Support Connector will offer the support that older people may need to make life choices and changes

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 52-74
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 29/10/2002, number: 1094385
  • Registered at Companies House on 15/08/2002, number: 04511978
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Care Quality Commission
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
  • 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

Castle Row
Canterbury
Kent
CT1 2QY

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF ELDERLY PEOPLE IN ANY MANNER WHICH NOW OR HEREAFTER MAY BE DEEMED BY LAW TO BE CHARITABLE IN AND AROUND CANTERBURY

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN AND AROUND CANTERBURY

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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