Finance Score: -7
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 8
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs high: -5
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

AGE UK LEICESTER SHIRE AND RUTLAND LIMITED 

DAYCARE,HOME CARE, DROP IN CENTRES, VISITING SCHEMES, COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SCHEME, CAMPAIGNING, AWARENESS, SERVICES INTO RESIDENTIAL HOMES, INFORMATION AND ADVICE, ADVOCACY SPECIALIST INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL PRODUCTS, SUPPORT AND SERVICES TO LOCAL GROUPS, HANDYMAN SCHEME, TRANSPORT, TRAINING SERVICES AND FUNDRAISING.
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 dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised
Established: 12 years

www.ageukleics.org.uk

enquiries@ageukleics.org.uk

01162992245

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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£7,018£7,345£-327£2,727£9,377£7,65412.5305690
31/03/22£7,286£6,557£729£2,413£9,727£8,01514.7299739
31/03/21£6,733£6,086£647£2,162£8,941£7,20614.2302980
31/03/20£7,375£7,121£255£2,572£8,059£6,63111.2353900
31/03/19£7,421£7,698£-276£2,704£7,860£6,419103811,000
31/03/18£7,564£8,000£-436£2,734£8,080£6,3819.64010
31/03/17£7,494£7,716£-222£2,494£8,516£6,91510.84020
31/03/16£7,503£7,479£24£2,465£8,588£6,99811.22490
31/03/15£7,892£7,569£323£2,411£7,841£6,280102400
31/03/14£8,177£8,252£-75£2,321£7,285£5,6998.33020
31/03/13£3,669£47£3,622£0£3,622£3,622918.300

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 66.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 37.2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
Liabilities/Assets: 13%
Liabilities/Income: 20%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 82%
Reserves/Spending: 12.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 1.2
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Leicester City, Leicestershire, Rutland,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 305 employees
  • 690 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
National Lottery Community Fund£363,689
DCMS£91,674
Ministry of Defence£72,906
Masonic Trust£2,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£9,984 22/02/2023
"The Armed Forces Covenant aims to: 1) the Armed Forces Covenant defines the enduring, general principles that should govern the relationship between the Nation, the Government and the Armed ....more
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£9,984 22/02/2023
"The Armed Forces Covenant aims to: 1) the Armed Forces Covenant defines the enduring, general principles that should govern the relationship between the Nation, the Government and the Armed ....more
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£2,000 20/02/2023
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
National Lottery Community Fund - Moving Forward with Confidence 2
£363,689 26/01/2023
Funding will be used to support older people in Leicester Leicestershire and Rutland to improve their financial resilience mental health confidence and social connections. This includes volunteer ....more
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£24,761 03/09/2021
For existing charitable projects to help charities to sustain activities and services that people from Armed Forces communities use and value.
Ministry of Defence - Covenant Fund
£9,500 18/06/2021
For local projects that reduce isolation and promote integration
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£91,674 23/07/2020
"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
Ministry of Defence - £10M Veterans' Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund
£18,677 15/05/2020
to provide immediate support for vulnerable veterans with reduced social contact
National Lottery Community Fund - Clarence House Information Hub
£91,897 24/04/2019
12
This Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland project will build an Information Hub extension onto the established Clarence House facility in Leicester city centre, providing walk-in advice and ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Loneliness Prescription Service
£100,000 19/02/2019
36
The project works with older people who have become lonely and isolated through various factors, including bereavement. Providing one to one support and signposting to external agencies, the project ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000 23/05/2018
Clarence House Information Hub
Masonic Trust - Digital Champions
£66,412 19/07/2017
Volunteer-led digital training and support for older people experiencing digital isolation and social isolation.
National Lottery Community Fund - West Leicestershire Older Person's Health & Wellbeing Project
£477,800 09/03/2016
35
The charity will expand its services for older people to include new areas in Charnwood and North West Leicester providing a range of services and activities which will resolve or improve problems, ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Age Concern Hinckley & Bosworth Access to Participation, Wellbeing & Fitnes
£368,227 11/02/2010
60
This project based in Hinckley and Bosworth will continue and expand upon the provision of services to older people. Services will include healthy living activities such as exercise classes and ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 11/12 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 54-79
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 28/03/2012, number: 1146649
  • Registered at Companies House on 11/11/2011, number: 07844309
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Other Regulators
  • Care Quality Commission
  • 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
11 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from AGE UK OADBY AND WIGSTON on 16/08/2021
Main office

AGE UK LEICESTERSHIRE &
RUTLAND
LANSDOWNE HOUSE
113 PRINCESS ROAD EAST
LEICESTER
LE1 7LA

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF ELDERLY PEOPLE IN ANY MANNER WHICH NOW IS OR HEREAFTER MAY BE DEEMED BY LAW TO BE CHARITABLE IN AND AROUND LEICESTER, LEICESTERSHIRE, RUTLAND AND ADJOINING COUNTIES. (HERINAFTER CALLED THE AREA OF BENEFIT)TO RAISE AWARENESS OF OLDER PEOPLE AS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHICH WOULD RELIEVE THEIR CHARITABLE NEEDSTO PROMOTE OTHER CHARITABLE, BENEVOLENT AND PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES IN AND AROUND THE AREA OF BENEFIT

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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