Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 11
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • All male board: -3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

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:

  • Why is the Board completely male?
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

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

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

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 10 years

www.acsos.co.uk

enquiry@acsos.co.uk

07773749581

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookInstagram
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • 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 human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Southend-on-sea,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Garfield Weston Foundation£95,000
Essex Community Foundation£83,952
DCMS£68,618
Tudor Trust£36,000
The Clothworkers Foundation£30,000
Power to Change£20,000
National Lottery Community Fund£10,000
Sport England£9,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Essex Community Foundation - Age Concern - Southend
£1,000 27/03/2024
Thrive Programme Bursary to support the development of the organisation through an NCVO subscription
Sport England - Falls Prevention
£5,000 19/01/2024
11
This project will provide 4 more additional fitness classes with two classes on weekend days over a 12 month period, in addition to the 4 currently running during the week. Funding will be for a tutor for the classes and to enable the project to ....more
Essex Community Foundation - Age Concern - Southend
£7,000 09/11/2023
to cover core costs to ensure the financial viability of the 'Hub' providing services for older people in Southend
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 - Age Concern - Southend
£18,250 31/08/2023
to support expansion of the befriending service for lonely or isolated older people to help improve their mental health and wellbeing
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000 06/04/2023
The Haven
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Age Concern - Southend
£15,000 08/09/2022
to support normal operating costs for a three-month period
McCarthy Stone Foundation - 2022 Small Grants
£500 22/07/2022
Grants up to £1,000 for small groups providing activities for older people
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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
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 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 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
Show more rows

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

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

  • CLIFF JOHN COUCH Appointed: 2022
  • GRAEME SIDDONS Appointed: 2022
  • JAN REED (Chair) Appointed: 2022
  • KEITH DAVIES Appointed: 2019
  • MIKE NICHOLSON Appointed: 2013
  • NIVEN RAMALINGUM 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
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.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

Tips for Selecting Charities

Which areas of philanthropy are most effective?
The text of this post is taken from an article on the Effective Altruism forum. It suggests that you can achieve the most impact by supporting causes that fight extreme poverty, improving animal welfare....more
Our Top Tips for Philanthropy
Here are some ideas to help you gain more satisfaction from your philanthropy and confidence that the causes you have selected are impactful. Engage your brain, as well as your heart You....more
How to become a Philanthropist
In this Blog we outline a strategy to help people who are new to philanthropy and for those who feel dissatisfied with the impact they are having. Effective philanthropy is immensely rewarding for donors,....more

Giving is Great