AGE CONCERN SYSTON AND DISTRICT

Registered charity 1012201 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AGE CONCERN SYSTON

We offer help and advice to the elderly and disabled of Syston and District. We run a disabled minibus and offer a variety of outings throughout the year. We have a weekly coffee morning. The minibus is also hired to various other voluntary organisations within Syston and District.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF THE AGED IN ANY MANNER WHICH IS NOW OR HEREAFTER MAY DEEMED BY LAW TO BE CHARITABLE WITHIN THE PARISHES OF EAST GOSCOTE, QUENIBOROUGH, REARSBY, SYSTON, THRUSSINGTON WITHIN THE DISTRICT OF CHARNWOOD

Area of benefit: EAST GOSCOTE QUENIBOROUGH REARSBY SYSTON THRUSSINGTON

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income decreased by £24,969 to £32,849, while expenditure increased by £6,515 to £42,557, resulting in a net decrease in funds of £9,708. The charity holds unrestricted general fund reserves of £34,658 as of 31st March 2025. The independent examiner reported no matters coming to their attention regarding compliance with accounting standards or the Companies Act 2006.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Care Quality Commission. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• 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
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• THE HORACE A TAYLOR TRUST — “We are incredibly thankful for the Grants we have been awarded, which has allowed us to continue the work we do for our local community from…” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

• JENNIE ANGELLchair
• Abigail Milnthorpe
• Anne Toon
• Judith Winter
• Mansukh Patel
• Rajinder Cozens
• Sasi Nandukuma

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Leicestershire

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).