Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 0
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Static board: -3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

AGE UK TUNBRIDGE WELLS 

Age UK Tunbridge Wells is the new name for Tunbridge Wells Age Concern, the Charity has been working in the borough of Tunbridge Wells since 1948 and currently provides a range of services and support for older local people, including Day Cay, Advocacy, Information and Advice, Home Bathing, Independent Living Support Services, Individual Service Management, Chiropody, Computer and IT, Excercise
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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 gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board composition appears to be rather static and has little diversity in terms of age

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£843£867£-24£10£288£2793.95551
31/03/22£732£771£-39£10£312£3044.74654
31/03/21£912£733£180£3£351£3205.25664
31/03/20£837£804£33£5£172£1632.44078
31/03/19£851£822£29£0£139£1301.95470
31/03/18£825£813£12£2£111£1001.5530
31/03/17£800£798£2£3£99£781.2680
31/03/16£794£810£-16£1£97£781.1700
31/03/15£853£801£52£7£113£881.3360
31/03/14£780£779£1£8£61£580.9300
31/03/13*£575£529£46£5£60£601.4250

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.1%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 8%
Liabilities/Income: 3%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 97%
Reserves/Spending: 3.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 8.4
Asset Split ?
Established: 12 years

www.ageuk.org.uk/tunbridgewells

info@ageuktw.org.uk

01892522591

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Practical support, advice & companionship
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Kent,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 55-69
  • JEFFREY MOYS Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Chartered Surveyor
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 13/06/2012, number: 1147675
  • Registered at Companies House on 20/02/2012, number: 07956458
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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • 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
11 returns made; AR13: 5 days late,
Main office

THE WOOD STREET CENTRE
WOOD STREET
TUNBRIDGE WELLS
KENT
TN1 2QS

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND/OR OLDER PEOPLE IN AND AROUND THE BOROUGH OF TUNBRIDGE WELLS:1. PREVENTING OR RELIEVING THE POVERTY OF OLDER PEOPLE2. ADVANCING EDUCATION3. PREVENTING OR RELIEVING SICKNESS, DISEASE OR SUFFERING IN OLDER PEOPLE (WHETHER EMOTIONAL, MENTAL OR PHYSICAL)4. PROMOTING EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY5. PROMOTING THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF OLDER PEOPLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS6. ASSISTING OLDER PEOPLE IN NEED BY REASON OF ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, SOCIAL EXCLUSION OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE; AND7. SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF OLDER PEOPLE AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDETHE OUTCOME OF THIS BEING THE PROMOTION OF THE WELL-BEING OF OLDER PEOPLE

Data Sources

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