Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 9
  • Income diversified: +3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 18 ?

AGE UK HAMMERSMITH & FULHAM 

Relief of elderly in Hammersmith & Fulham Borough from Day Centre: Advice and information, befriending, transport to shops, outings, keep fit classes, pilates, computer room, hot lunches, mind games, lounge area, local & vocal forum, art classes, digital enabling, library, garden, blind club, dementia club, bingo & others. Fund-raising through a shop selling donated goods.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • Income generation is well diversified
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • 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

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 40 years

www.ageuk.org.uk/hammersmithandfulham

info@ageukhf.org.uk

020 7386 9085

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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£776£815£-39£78£462£3354.921230
31/03/22£548£639£-92£85£501£4448.319250
31/03/21£515£541£-26£54£593£56812.618250
31/03/20£615£490£125£54£619£61515.116300
31/03/19£379£457£-78n/an/an/an/an/a250
31/03/18£294£392£-98£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£319£445£-126£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£908£429£479£62£795£78321.9140
31/03/15£361£342£19£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£363£303£60£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£284£284£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£294£266£28£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£344£325£19£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10*£330£381£-51£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£429£368£61£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£420£390£30£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£294£393£-98£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06*£331£376£-46£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£481£352£129£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£299£319£-20£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 11.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 9.6%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 15%
Liabilities/Income: 10%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 73%
Reserves/Spending: 4.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 4.8
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • 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
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Hammersmith And Fulham,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
Who works here?
  • 21 employees
  • 230 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
The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington£59,596
City Bridge Trust£5,000
Co-Operative Group£2,468
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Age UK Hammersmith & Fulham
£2,468 22/10/2022
We would like our Digital Skills team to reach more older people in Hammersmith and Fulham.
The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington - Grant to Age UK Hammersmith & Fulham
£59,596 08/02/2022
We match carefully selected and trained volunteers with over 50s who have little or no contact with others to alleviate loneliness and provide support.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Age UK Hammersmith and Fulham
£5,000 21/05/2020
A grant of £5000 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the appliciation, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.
National Lottery Community Fund - Staying Connected
£297,055 19/12/2018
60
The project will provide digital skill sharing sessions for older residents in Hammersmith and Fulham. Digital buddies and champions will encourage residents to take their first steps into the world ....more
Comic Relief - Local and Vocal, Hammersmith and Fulham Older Peoples’ Consultative Forum (HFCF)
£55,624 30/09/2015
36
Despite their reputation as some of London’s wealthier boroughs, Westminster, Hammersmith and Fulham and Wandsworth councils have significant pockets of deprivation that include large numbers of ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Furniture Restoration and Up-cycling Project
£10,000 07/01/2015
12
Not Available
Greater London Authority - Grant to Age UK Hammersmith & Fulham
£10,000 03/11/2014
Speed Volunteering Silver Socials project
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Age UK Hammersmith & Fulham
£14,500 04/06/2013
Towards salary and project costs for an intergenerational handy person project involving school-aged students working with retired trades people to provide a small repairs service for disadvantaged ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Age UK Hammersmith and Fulham
£71,000 13/06/2012
36
towards three years' salary and related core costs of a Resources and Publicity Assistant for an organisation that provides help and support to older people in the London Borough of Hammersmith and ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 35-69
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/06/1984, number: 289124
  • Registered at Companies House on 09/12/1982, number: 01685692
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR10: 2 days late, AR06: 58 days late, AR05: 2 days late, AR04: 1 days late,
Main office

Age UK
105 Greyhound Road
LONDON
W6 8NJ

Objectives

THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE CHARITY 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 AND AROUND HAMMERSMITH AND FULHAM:4.1 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 PROMOTING EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY;4.5 ASSISTING OLDER PEOPLE IN NEED BY REASON OF ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, SOCIAL EXCLUSION OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE; AND4.6 SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FORTHE 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.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LONDON BOROUGH OF HAMMERSMITH AND FULHAM

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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