Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 4
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

AGE CONCERN GLOUCESTERSHIRE 

The objectives of Age Concern Gloucestershire are to promote the well being of all older people and help make later life a fulfilling and enjoyable experience. The Charity delivers its charitable objectives through direct delivery using its own staff and volunteers.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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 gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 19 years

www.ageukgloucestershire.org.uk

enquiries@ageukgloucestershire.org.uk

01452422660

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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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£1,230£1,238£-8£146£847£7357.13660
31/03/22£816£930£-115£139£952£930123240
31/03/21£875£829£46£95£999£92813.42850
31/03/20£740£909£-169£73£781£7399.73470
31/03/19£841£839£2£45£1,084£1,04214.937100
31/03/18£1,146£1,354£-208£74£1,029£1,0139850
31/03/17£1,206£1,367£-161£0£1,257£1,24911400
31/03/16£1,346£1,494£-148£72£1,418£1,40011.2540
31/03/15£1,666£1,701£-35£94£1,617£1,60011.3550
31/03/14£1,579£1,611£-32£107£1,600£7745.8580
31/03/13£1,487£1,554£-67£149£1,562£1,54511.9580
31/03/12£1,047£997£51£138£1,507£1,49118390
31/03/11£821£834£-13£82£1,455£1,43820.7350
31/03/10£810£1,026£-216£160£1,410£1,39416.3290
31/03/09£786£869£-83£188£1,401£1,37419340
31/03/08£577£764£-187£138£1,524£1,48223.3330
31/03/07£548£1,091£-543£282£1,712£1,64518.1330

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 12%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 11.8%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 22%
Liabilities/Income: 19%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 87%
Reserves/Spending: 7.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 3.4
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Gloucestershire,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
Who works here?
  • 36 employees
  • 60 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
Ministry of Defence£20,000
Esmee Fairbairn£10,000
The Clothworkers Foundation£4,150
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Ministry of Defence - £10M Veterans' Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund
£20,000 15/05/2020
to provide immediate support for vulnerable veterans with reduced social contact
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Age Concern Gloucestershire
£4,150 06/05/2020
COVID19 : purchase IT equipment for a charity that supports older people in the community in Gloucestershire
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Age UK Gloucestershire
£10,000 05/05/2020
6
towards unrestricted costs as a COVID-19 Fast Response grant
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Age UK Gloucestershire
£60,000 27/11/2018
36
Towards the Community Activators, Community Conversers project - increasing conversations with older people in their neighbourhoods and establishing new well-being opportunities

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 36-69
  • HELEN GINMAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Charity Project Manager
  • IAN CROCOMBE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Commercial Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 21/10/2005, number: 1111773
  • Registered at Companies House on 07/10/2005, number: 05586735
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Financial Conduct Authority
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
  • 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
17 returns made; all on time
Main office

Age Concern Gloucestershire
Henley House
Barnett Way
Barnwood
Gloucester
GL4 3RT

Objectives

3.1 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:

IN AND AROUND GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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