Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 3
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 10 ?

DUNDEE AGE CONCERN 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition
  • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year
Established: 66 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 31/12/17 31/12/18 31/12/19 31/12/20 31/12/21 31/12/22
Total income £189,414 £257,237 £261,396 £237,848 £281,867 £221,487
Total spending £243,002 £283,749 £286,921 £210,773 £249,464 £263,693
Surplus/deficit -£53,588 -£26,512 -£25,525 £27,075 £32,403 -£42,206
Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Purposes
  • The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Where it operates
  • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Dundee City
  • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation
Who it helps
  • Older People

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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Dundee Age Concern (DAC)
£1,004 22/10/2022
We would like to continue supporting older people to reconnect with the city and activities they love. It will help them to make friends, stay active and give them something to look forward to.
Corra Foundation - HDA-18/464
£4,000 06/12/2018
Towards the costs of utilities for the centre.
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Dundee Age Concern
£26,200 14/06/2018
Refurbishment of day centre
Robertson Trust - Running costs of Dundee Age Concern and Capital costs of replacement windows
£80,000 23/05/2017
Running costs of Dundee Age Concern and Capital costs of replacement windows
National Lottery Community Fund - Replacement of Roof, Heating System - Broughty Ferry Day Centre
£10,000 11/03/2010
12
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (5)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 22-75
  • KELLY, Glen
    Appointed: 2023
    Occupation: Membership Executive
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 23/05/1958, number: SC013975
  • Registered at Companies House on 19/12/1991, number: SC135672
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

Fiveways Centre, 2-4 Caird Avenue, Dundee, DD3 8AW

Objectives

To promote the welfare of the elderly in the City of Dundee and it environs by assisting the work of the statutory authorities and voluntary organisations engaged in providing facilities in the interests of social welfare for physical and mental recreation 9 protecting and preserving. health both physical and mental,relieving poverty distress or sickness, or in pursuing any objects which now or hereafter may be 'deemed by law to be charitable. To promote and to organise co-operation in achievement of the above purposes and to that end to bring together representatives of the authorities and organisations engaged in the promotion of the 'above purposes or any of them within the City of Dundee and its environs To promote and carry out or to assist in promoting and carrying out surveys,relating to the needs or the elderly and to arrange for advising the proper authorities and organisations of the relevant facts of such case's and, causes of distress as are within the power of those authorities and organisations to alieviate'.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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