Finance Score: 6
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 12
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +12
Overall GiG Score: 24 ?

AGE UK LEWISHAM AND SOUTHWARK 

Age UK Lewisham and Southwark aims to empower and enable older people to lead fulfilled lives. We do this by: - Providing services and support to address poverty and isolation - Connecting older people with their communities - Promoting health and wellbeing - Working positively with partners
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Positives:

  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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 age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently
Established: 37 years

www.ageuklands.org.uk

information@ageuklands.org.uk

02077019700

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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£2,938£2,812£126£50£1,005£1,0054.389122
31/03/22£2,469£2,490£-21£56£883£8834.31060
31/03/21£2,701£2,593£109£42£905£9054.2760
31/03/20£2,124£2,135£-11£78£770£7704.382173
31/03/19£2,044£2,125£-81£107£794£6803.881300
31/03/18£2,133£2,232£-100£118£871£7694.1770
31/03/17£2,211£2,104£107£115£974£8594.9810
31/03/16£2,296£2,114£182£102£866£7294.1810
31/03/15£1,912£1,653£259£122£684£6204.5420
31/03/14£1,821£1,846£-26£122£425£4092.7360
31/03/13£1,191£1,319£-128£126£451£4414340
31/03/12£1,863£1,846£18£157£579£5653.7490
31/03/11£2,549£2,313£237£169£556£4882.5880
31/03/10£2,463£2,520£-57£181£325£3151.5970
31/03/09*£2,488£2,700£-212£222£382£3691.61150
31/03/08*£2,669£2,423£246£301£594£5792.9780
31/03/07£1,993£2,033£-40£486£244£2341.4840
31/03/06*£1,719£1,779£-60£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£1,781£1,754£26£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£2,709£2,709£0£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.8%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 28%
Liabilities/Income: 13%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 4.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 1.9
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • 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
  • Lewisham, Southwark,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 89 employees
  • 122 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
Henry Smith Charity£180,000
City Bridge Trust£172,280
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy£133,431
Mercer's Charitable Foundation£80,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Mercer's Charitable Foundation - Grant to Age UK Lewisham and Southwark
£80,000 29/11/2023
A befriending project for older Lewisham residents experiencing social isolation.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Age UK Lewisham & Southwark
£172,280 16/11/2022
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£172,280 over four years (£42,700; £42,060; £43,180; £44,340) towards the costs of a specialist full-time Advisor.
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - Combining innovations in behavioural science and adaptive AI to develop a user-centred, community-focussed, digital coaching service to support the attainment of personalised healthy ageing goals
£133,431 01/04/2022
Full Grant details (including summaries) can be found on the Gateway to Research website: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10026995
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Age UK Lewisham & Southwark
£180,000 07/12/2021
36
towards three years' running costs of the 'MYSocial' and 'Positive Minds' projects, providing support for older people in the London Boroughs of Lewisham and Southwark.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Age UK Lewisham & Southwark
£2,000 16/02/2021
as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively
The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington - Covid-19 Rapid Response Fund Grant
£7,600 21/10/2020
5
To deliver a range of digital and remote services to address the mental health of the older people who would normally attend the day care centre.
United Saviours Charity - COVID-19
£10,689 22/04/2020
8
The funding is for equipment to enable staff to work from home using our existing phone lines and to have access to our server, as well as to supporting us in other ways to help reduce social ....more
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Age Uk Lewisham & Southwark
£18,000 01/04/2020
Common Purpose grant from the Environment & Leisure department
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Age UK Lewisham & Southwark
£5,000 01/04/2020
COVID-19 community grants wave 1 grant from the Finance & Governance department
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Stones End Day Centre - Age UK Lewisham and Southwark
£6,385 15/11/2019
We want to provide barbers, hairdressers and foot care appointments to help older people maintain their dignity and health.
United Saviours Charity - My Social Southwark
£38,000 03/04/2019
11
My Social will develop a calendar of age-friendly and diverse activities for older people. Developing a membership of users, and facilitated by a team of volunteers, this programme will encourage ....more
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Age Uk Lewisham and Southwark
£18,000 01/04/2019
Common Purpose grant from the Place & Wellbeing department
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Age Uk Lewisham and Southwark
£212,003 01/04/2019
Local Community Offer grant from the Childrens & Adults Services department
The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington - Grant to Age UK Lewisham and Southwark
£46,370 27/06/2018
24
Positive Minds
National Lottery Community Fund - Southwark She-Shed
£9,814 21/02/2018
12
The group will use the funding to bring older women together in a positive social setting. The women involved in the project will learn practical DIY skills which will help reduce isolation as they ....more
Tudor Trust - Grant to Age UK Lewisham & Southwark
£145,000 06/12/2017
36
over three years towards towards the roll out of the Food2You programme in Lewisham, Lambeth and Southwark, building on the Food Train model of food provision for older people
John Ellerman Foundation - Food Train pilot
£145,158 30/11/2017
36
Towards the cost of bringing the Food2You project to vulnerable older people in Lewisham, Southwark and Lambeth as part of the national roll out of the Scottish Food Train model in England.
United Saviours Charity - Advising North Southwark
£42,964 22/08/2017
12
The grant is funding an Advisor to deliver the ‘Advising North Southwark’ information and advice service to improve older people’s incomes and well-being, and connect them to community ....more
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Age UK Lewisham & Southwark
£212,003 01/04/2016
Community Support Services grant from the Childrens & Adults Services department
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Age UK Lewisham & Southwark
£45,000 18/03/2016
£45,000 over 18 months towards a full time coordinator and on costs working to expand Age UK Lewisham and Southwark’s Help at Home and Happy Feet social enterprise services and examining the ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Age UK Lewisham & Southwark
£138,000 28/01/2015
36
£138,000 over three years (£45,000; £46,000; £47,000) towards the salary and associated running costs of an Advice Manager.
National Lottery Community Fund - Live Long, Live Happy
£433,097 04/02/2014
36
This project aims to offer activities for older isolated people including visiting art galleries and theatres, taking part in gardening projects, volunteering and attending health awareness courses. ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Age UK Lewisham and Southwark
£63,719 29/08/2012
Towards the costs of a project to trial the lay inspection of domiciliary care services.
National Lottery Community Fund - Access for BAME Elders
£393,458 10/08/2010
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This project will support older people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities in Lewisham and Southwark by facilitating improved access to mainstream and culturally specific services. It ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 35-77
  • RAY BOYCE Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Retired
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/06/1987, number: 296862
  • Registered at Companies House on 01/04/1987, number: 02118525
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
  • Investment
  • 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
20 returns made; AR09: 32 days late, AR08: 62 days late, AR06: 1 days late,
Main office

STONES END DAY CENTRE
11 SCOVELL ROAD
LONDON
SE1 1QQ

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 LEWISHAM AND SOUTHWARK: 1. PREVENTING OR RELIEVING THE POVERTY OF OLDER PEOPLE; 2. ADVANCING EDUCATION; 3. PREVENTING OR RELIEVING SICKNESS, DISEASE OR SUFFERING IN OLDER PEOPLE (WHETHER EMOTIONAL, MENTAL OR PHYSICAL); 4. PROMOTING EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY; 5. PROMOTING THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF OLDER PEOPLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS; 6. ASSISTING OLDER PEOPLE IN NEED BY REASON OF ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, SOCIAL EXCLUSION OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE; 7. HELPING FAMILIES AND CARERS OF OLDER PEOPLE; 8. WORKING WITH STATUTORY AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES; AND 9. SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF OLDER PEOPLE AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LEWISHAM AND SOUTHWARK

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