Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: -4

Support Score: 3

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1
Static board: -3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: -3

AGE UK EAST GRINSTEAD & DISTRICT

AGEUKEG and District encompasses East Grinstead and surrounding villages.It operates four main services.The Activity centre provides a friendly environment for the over 50s to join in weekly activities.The Saturday Respite to assist carers supporting people living with dementia. The Help at Home service for people who need assistance in running their home.Trips, Outings and Holidays.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees
The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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		£299	£376	£-76	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/03/22		£229	£320	£-90	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/03/21		£276	£283	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/03/20	*	£333	£378	£-45	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	35
31/03/19		£971	£302	£669	£2	£772	£751	29.8	22	35
31/03/18		£336	£339	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£325	£301	£24	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£234	£226	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£191	£216	£-24	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£201	£206	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£203	£185	£19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£178	£208	£-30	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£203	£212	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£202	£175	£27	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

Show more rows -->

Show financials table -->

Download accounts

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 15 years

WWW.AGEUK.ORG.UK/EASTGRINSTEAD

OPERATIONS@AGEUKEASTGRINSTEAD.ORG.UK

01342 327046

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Disability
Recreation
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Other facilities management and maintenance

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

West Sussex,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
40 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

Sussex Community Foundation	£10,000
Sport England	£4,303
DCMS	£2,600
Co-Operative Group	£1,164

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Age UK East Grinstead & District
£1,164	21/10/2023	We want to reach out to all local older people in East Grinstead and surrounding villages. Our aim is to increase the activities we run at Glen Vue, so that people can get out and socialise more.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£2,600	09/09/2020	"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 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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
Sport England - COVID-19 CEF
£4,303	16/06/2020 4	Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Emergency Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CEF. This project is a Sport participation and capacity building project, with ....more Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Emergency Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CEF. This project is a Sport participation and capacity building project, with a focus on older beneficiaries.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Age UK East Grinstead and District
£10,000	05/07/2019 12	Funding was provided towards core costs.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Age UK East Grinstead and District
£10,000	16/03/2018 12	Age UK East Grinstead and District support around 500 older people across East Grinstead and surrounding rural villages. Funding was provided to enable them to develop their Outreach Service within ....more Age UK East Grinstead and District support around 500 older people across East Grinstead and surrounding rural villages. Funding was provided to enable them to develop their Outreach Service within the East Grinstead district through a Village Agent model, a conduit between older vulnerable, excluded people and community, statutory and voluntary groups that offers solutions to specific needs.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 59-78

ALYSON CLARE BOWCOTT Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Pr And Marketing Manager

JOHN EDWARD BELSEY Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Insurance Broker

JANE FAIRBOURN Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired Teacher

MARGARET ANN BELSEY Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Insurance Broker

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/12/2008, number: 1127168
Registered at Companies House on 11/09/2008, number: 06695518

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
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
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

14 returns made; AR20: 9 days late,

Main office

Glen Vue Centre
Railway Approach
EAST GRINSTEAD
RH19 1BS

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF OLDER PEOPLE IN ANY MANNER WHICH NOW OR HEREAFTER MAY BE DEEMED BY LAW TO BE CHARITABLE IN THE CIVIL PARISHES OF EAST GRINSTEAD TOWN, ASHURST WOOD, WEST HOATHLY AND WORTH, INCLUDING THE VILLAGES OF COPTHORNE, CRAWLEY DOWN, TURNERS HILL AND SHARPTHORNE (HEREINAFTER CALLED “THE AREA OF BENEFIT”).

Defined Area of Benefit:

EAST GRINSTEAD

Data Sources