Finance Score: 6
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 6
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 21 ?

AGE UK HERTFORDSHIRE 

The object and principal activity of Age UK Hertfordshire is 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 Hertfordshire.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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 gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

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£3,984£3,558£426£32£2,249£2,1287.2312450
31/03/22£3,636£3,355£280£15£1,823£1,6716315459
31/03/21£3,470£3,513£-43£63£1,543£1,3744.7277576
31/03/20£3,661£3,623£38£43£1,586£1,4244.7421510
31/03/19£3,903£3,550£354£25£1,548£1,3394.5408444
31/03/18£3,808£3,478£330£74£1,194£1,0283.53990
31/03/17£3,383£3,579£-196£102£865£8152.74020
31/03/16£3,238£3,633£-396£130£945£8682.93890
31/03/15£3,294£3,417£-123£185£1,341£1,3054.61250
31/03/14£3,834£3,193£641£215£1,464£1,4165.31210
31/03/13£2,810£2,924£-113£198£823£7353950
31/03/12£2,549£2,565£-16£156£936£9364.4880
31/03/11£2,431£2,378£53£141£952£9084.6880
31/03/10£2,248£2,302£-55£145£899£8374.4810
31/03/09£2,049£2,175£-127£123£954£8714.8730
31/03/08*£2,067£2,033£34£105£1,081£1,0816.4710

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.9%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 15%
Liabilities/Income: 10%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 95%
Reserves/Spending: 7.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 5.6
Asset Split ?
Established: 17 years
(26 years as a company)

www.ageuk.org.uk/hertfordshire

info@ageukherts.org.uk

01707323272

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Services for the elderly
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Hertfordshire,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
Who works here?
  • 312 employees
  • 450 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
Hertfordshire Community Foundation£423,072
Co-Operative Group£10,542
National Lottery Community Fund£10,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£7,500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Clitheroe Health and Wellbeing Centre
£3,105 22/10/2022
We'd like to take our day centre clients 'Out and About' on monthly day trips to places of interest. Our clients have been shielding due to Covid, and they'd benefit enormously from this project.
National Lottery Community Fund - Active Ageing
£10,000 13/05/2022
The funding will be used to deliver weekly physical activities to those that are elderly isolated and vulnerable from across Hertfordshire. The project aims to support older people to come together ....more
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - Age UK Hertfordshire's Active Ageing Lunch Clubs
£418,072 12/01/2022
Grant to Age UK Hertfordshire
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Age UK Hertfordshire
£4,052 23/10/2021
We plan to provide our most vulnerable clients with technology and training to help them stay connected to us, local services, and the community to help reduce loneliness and improve wellbeing.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Clitheroe Health and Wellbeing Centre
£3,384 24/10/2020
We would like to deliver a ""Learning Through Life"" programme for our clients to learn new skills and improve their mental wellbeing.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£7,500 31/07/2020
Information & Advice Service
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - Covid-19 Appeal
£5,000 04/05/2020
Grant to Age UK Hertfordshire
National Lottery Community Fund - ENACT (Enhancing Access for Older Communities)
£436,801 09/02/2015
35
Not Available
National Lottery Community Fund - Healthwise Countywide
£498,391 19/01/2012
48
Age UK Herts will aim to alleviate the difficulties faced by people over 50 who experience depression or dementia through the provision of a countywide initiative to improve their physical & ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Reaching 'Older' Communities
£474,075 08/09/2010
48
This Hertfordshire project, provides information and advice for older people. The project is delivered via a telephone line, home visits and surgeries throughout the county, with the aim of improving ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 36-81
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 07/11/2006, number: 1116662
  • Registered at Companies House on 02/04/1998, number: 03539971
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
16 returns made; AR08: 38 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from ROTARY CLUB OF RICKMANSWORTH TRUST FUND on 13/05/2022
Main office

Age Uk Hertfordshire
1st Floor
Beane Bridge House
34 Chambers Street
HERTFORD

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 HERTFORDSHIRE (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE AREA OF BENEFIT).

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN AND AROUND HERTFORDSHIRE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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