Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 12

Reasonable growth: +1
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Mainly male board: -1

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +9

Overall GiG Score: 10

AGE CONCERN SOUTHEND-ON-SEA CIO

Age Concern Southend-on-Sea provides a face-to-face friendship/befriending service, telephone befriending, transport for older people to medical appointments, clubs, shops etc., a handyman service, wheelchair hire and a hearing aid battery exchange. It also runs a weekly community club and fundraising events and issues a local services directory and newsletter.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period, despite a decline more recently
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
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

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

Established: 9 years

www.acsos.co.uk

enquiry@acsos.co.uk

07773749581

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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		£327	£381	£-54	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	170
31/03/22		£382	£402	£-20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	200
31/03/21		£447	£332	£114	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	150
31/03/20		£479	£763	£-284	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	220
31/03/19		£215	£379	£-163	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	200
31/03/18	*	£96	£129	£-33	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£157	£106	£51	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£104	£93	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

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

How it operates

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

Where it operates

Southend-on-sea,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
170 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

DCMS	£68,618
Garfield Weston Foundation	£65,000
Essex Community Foundation	£57,702
Tudor Trust	£36,000
The Clothworkers Foundation	£30,000
Power to Change	£20,000
Sport England	£12,748
National Lottery Community Fund	£10,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Age Concern Southend-on-Sea
£2,279	21/10/2023	We would like to buy a digital rainbow table for our specialist dementia day centre which will mean our clients can play games, keep in touch with loved ones, and get all-important brain training.
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Age Concern - Southend
£15,000	08/09/2022	to support normal operating costs for a three-month period
Essex Community Foundation - Singing for Memories
£4,641	23/03/2022	to develop a choir working with older people and those with dementia to put on a performance as part of the Jubilee Celebrations in Southend
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000	12/11/2021	The Haven
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Age Concern - Southend
£6,136	21/10/2021	for updated Wi-Fi and a new cloud based IT platform for a charity supporting older people in Southend
National Lottery Community Fund - The Haven Community Hub
£10,000	30/09/2021	The funding will be used to fund a part time activities coordinator for a community hub in Southend on Sea. The project aims to create a dynamic fully utilised vibrant thriving community hub .
Tudor Trust - Grant to Age Concern Southend on Sea CIO
£36,000	03/09/2021	over one year towards employing a consultant to challenge the model underpinning a one-stop shop for older people's services in Southend-on-Sea
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Age Concern - Southend
£16,925	25/03/2021	to employ a volunteer coordinator to increase the capacity of a telephone befriending service and home visiting service post COVID19
Power to Change - Renewal - Age Concern Southend-on-Sea CIO
£20,000	17/03/2021	Grant to Renewal - Age Concern Southend-on-Sea CIO
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£68,618	22/09/2020	"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
£4,000	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 lists its main activity as Sport participation and capacity ....more Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Emergency Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CEF. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and capacity building
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Age Concern - Southend
£15,000	02/04/2020	to help older people living in Southend during the COVID19 pandemic with care packages, befriending and information and advice
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Age Concern Southend on Sea
£30,000	18/03/2020	refurbishment of a community centre for a charity which works with older people in Essex
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£40,000	21/02/2020	The Haven
Sport England - Encouraging happy, healthy and active members at Club 50+
£8,748	28/10/2019 37	Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Encouraging happy, healthy and active members at Club 50+. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a ....more Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Encouraging happy, healthy and active members at Club 50+. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on older beneficiaries.
Essex Community Foundation - "The Haven" - a "one-stop" community centre for older people
£6,000	15/01/2019 6	Towards the furniture for the new Age Concern Centre in Southend-on-Sea

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 7/8 persons

CLIFF JOHN COUCH Appointed: 2022

GRAEME SIDDONS Appointed: 2022

JAN REED (Chair) Appointed: 2022

KEITH DAVIES Appointed: 2019, Other trusteeships: EASTWOOD MEMORIAL HALL, THE SOUTHEND-ON-SEA STROKE CLUB,

MIKE NICHOLSON Appointed: 2013

MARK BIRCHALL Appointed: 2020

NIVEN RAMALINGUM Appointed: 2023

VERINA FRANCE WEAVER Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 16/03/2015, number: 1160916

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

21/05/2015 - Asset transfer in from AGE CONCERN SOUTHEND-ON-SEA (SOUTHEND OLD PEOPLE'S WELFARE)
29/05/2018 - Asset transfer in from CLUB 50+
18/12/2023 - Asset transfer in from AGE CONCERN ESSEX

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
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

8 returns made; AR18: 58 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from AGE CONCERN ESSEX on 18/12/2023

Main office

Age Concern
134 Hamlet Court Road
Westcliff
WESTCLIFF-ON-SEA
SS0 7LN

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF OLDER PEOPLE IN ANY MANNER WHICH NOW IS OR HEREAFTER MAY BE DEEMED BY LAW TO BE CHARITABLE WITHIN THE BOROUGH OF SOUTHEND-ON-SEA AND SURROUNDING AREAS.

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