Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 2
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Spending declining: -1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 13 ?

AGE UK FAVERSHAM AND SITTINGBOURNE

The charity provides a range of services to support older people including:Wellbeing activities, Physical activity opportunities, Social day centres, Information advice & guidance, community navigation, befriending, footcare, hot meals delivery, dementia support for carers, independent living service, clubs for people with dementia, dementia day care.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • 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

Financial issues to consider:

  • Spending is declining
  • Income has been volatile recently

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£989£1,222£-234£27£692£6766.64710
31/03/22£1,386£1,233£153£1£884£81784631
31/03/21£1,243£1,027£216£0£731£7158.4617
31/03/20£1,196£1,232£-37£12£515£51455075
?31/03/19£1,185£1,280£-95£14£552£5485.16880
31/03/18£1,628£1,799£-170£9£648£6284.21070
31/03/17£1,777£1,931£-154£12£818£7964.91150
31/03/16£1,874£1,865£9£7£1,047£8875.71150
31/03/15£1,851£1,693£158£72£1,038£9146.5610
31/03/14£2,190£1,310£880£104£880£8207.5480

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.2%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 15%
Liabilities/Income: 12%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 98%
Reserves/Spending: 6.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 5.4
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 11 years

www.ageukfaversham.org.uk

clare.burgess@ageukfs.org.uk

01795532766

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Practical support, advice & companionship
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Kent,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Age UK Faversham & Sittingbourne
£1,481 22/10/2022
We would like to be able to deliver one-to-one personalised support to our community, to support them to rebuild their physical and social confidence following the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Age UK Faversham and Sittingbourne
£5,000 03/12/2021
purchase IT equipment for a charity supporting older people in Kent

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 40-75
  • ALAN HORTON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Programme Manager
  • CHARLOTTE ROBINSON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director Of Governance And Company Secretary
  • DONNA JACKSON (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired
  • KRISTIAAN BARKER Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Product Manager
  • LYNN FERGUSON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Charity Trustee
  • TED WILCOX Appointed: 2013, Occupation: None
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 31/05/2013, number: 1152234
  • Registered at Companies House on 20/02/2013, number: 08412045
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
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
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
10 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from ASSOCIATION FOR DISABLED - SITTINGBOURNE on 27/07/2022
Main office

The Old Fire Station
Crescent Road
FAVERSHAM
ME13 7GU

Objectives

THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE CHARITY (THE “OBJECTS”) IS ESTABLISHED AND TO WHICH IT IS SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED ARE TO PROMOTE THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND/OR OLDER PEOPLE IN PARTICULAR IN AND AROUND FAVERSHAM, TEYNHAM, MILTON REGIS AND SITTINGBOURNE4.1 PREVENTING OR RELIEVING THE POVERTY OF OLDER PEOPLE,4.2 ADVANCING EDUCATION,4.3 PREVENTING OR RELIEVING SICKNESS, DISEASE OR SUFFERING IN OLDER PEOPLE (WHETHER EMOTIONAL, MENTAL OR PHYSICAL),4.4 ASSISTING OLDER PEOPLE IN NEED BY REASON OF ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, SOCIAL EXCLUSION OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE, AND4.5 SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF OLDER PEOPLE AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE THE OUTCOME OF THIS BEING THE PROMOTION OF THE WELL-BEING OF OLDER PEOPLE.5 POWERS

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN AND AROUND FAVERSHAM

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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