DEMENTIA CONCERN

Registered charity 1014834 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ALZHEIMERS' CONCERN EALING

The charity provides weekend day care, care and respite in the home, support, advice and information, assessment and client representation for carers and people with dementia. It also provides services for younger people with dementia.

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Latest income

£1.0m

Latest spending

£1.2m

Registered

1992

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an overall deficit of £176,721 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total net assets of £108,995. The trustees consider the current reserves position unsatisfactory, noting that free unrestricted reserves of £24,000 are below the stated policy target of holding between 10 and 17 weeks of expenditure. Despite the deficit, the auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: more than £60,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)

“One employee earned more than £60,000 during the year (2024: 1).” — page 29

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“One employee earned more than £60,000 during the year (2024: 1).” — page 29

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £24k; policy: 10-17 weeks of expenditure)

“With a deficit of £176,000 charity had the equivalent of just 3 weeks at 31 March 2025 (2 weeks after taking account of reserves represented by fixed assets (unrestricted free reserves). Trustees consider this unsatisfactory” — page 15

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Goldwins Limited. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Top pay band moved from Over £60,000 (FY2024) to more than £60,000 (FY2025).
Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "within" (FY2024) to "below" (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Insolvency history (Companies House)

The charity’s company has insolvency history on the Companies House record (company status: liquidation).

creditors-voluntary-liquidation — 2026-06-02

Official Companies House insolvency record. Insolvency of a subsidiary does not mean the charity is insolvent.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 02748840

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Dementia Concern (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

GOONA, Bridget Mary — director, appointed 22/01/2025on trustee list
LARKIN, Joshua Anthony — director, appointed 13/11/2024on trustee list
WRIGHT, Katherine Rebecca — director, appointed 13/11/2024on trustee list
TYLER, Martin James — director, appointed 13/11/2024on trustee list
BISWAS, Jayita — director, appointed 13/11/2024on trustee list
RYAN, Peter John — director, appointed 13/11/2024on trustee list
WILSON, Judith Anne — director, appointed 26/07/2023on trustee list
PATEL, Asheet Vinodrai — director, appointed 26/06/2023on trustee list

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: Dementia Concern — Deregistered, 1 registered location, last inspected 15/04/2021.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income

£1.0m

Total spending

£1.2m

Cost of raising funds

£105k

Reserves (reported)

£109k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~1.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (93% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 10.2% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

ASHEET VINODRAI PATEL
Bridget Mary GOONA
JOSHUA ANTHONY LARKIN
Jayita Biswas · trustee of 1 other charity
Judith Anne Wilson
KATHERINE REBECCA WRIGHT
MARTIN JAMES TYLER
PETER JOHN WILLIAM RYAN · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Ealing

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£1.0m	£1.2m
31/03/2024	£1.1m	£1.1m
31/03/2023	£1.3m	£1.2m
31/03/2022	£977k	£977k
31/03/2021	£1.1m	£903k

Common questions

Is DEMENTIA CONCERN financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an overall deficit of £176,721 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total net assets of £108,995. The trustees consider the current reserves position unsatisfactory, noting that free unrestricted reserves of £24,000 are below the stated policy target of holding between 10 and 17 weeks of expenditure. Despite the deficit, the auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Goldwins Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of DEMENTIA CONCERN earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the more than £60,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds DEMENTIA CONCERN?

Funders whose own accounts filings name DEMENTIA CONCERN as a grant recipient include ZURICH COMMUNITY TRUST (UK) LIMITED, ELEEMOSYNARY CHARITY OF WILLIAM HOBBAYNE, HOUSING PATHWAYS TRUST, THE MICHAEL AND ANNA WIX CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
ZURICH COMMUNITY TRUST (UK) LIMITED	FY2022	£40k	Local Partnership
ZURICH COMMUNITY TRUST (UK) LIMITED	FY2024	£36k	Other
ELEEMOSYNARY CHARITY OF WILLIAM HOBBAYNE	FY2025	£10k
HOUSING PATHWAYS TRUST	FY2025	£10k	Dementia Concern’s mission is to support people with dementia and their carers to live as independently as possible...
THE MICHAEL AND ANNA WIX CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2026	£200

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	23/01/2025	£20k	Training and Transport for Dementia clubs
The National Lottery Community Fund	18/06/2021	£10k	Dementia Music Activity Cafe
The National Lottery Community Fund	26/05/2020	£92k	Dementia Concern Salary Costs
The National Lottery Community Fund	23/04/2019	£50k	Ealing Dementia Cafés
City Bridge Foundation	07/09/2018	£82k	Grant to Dementia Concern
The National Lottery Community Fund	19/06/2009	£5k	ACE Dementia Friendly Website
The National Lottery Community Fund	23/11/2005	£102k	Support for people with Dementia and their Carers

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
LONDON CATALYST	2	£4k
CARERS TRUST	1	£64k
THE TRIANGLE TRUST 1949 FUND	1	£27k
THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£20k
THE BARBOUR FOUNDATION	1	£11k
THE DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND'S CHARITY	1	£8k
THE INMAN CHARITY	1	£5k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREW, HERTFORD	1	£642

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with DEMENTIA MATTERS.

DEMENTIA MATTERS income £1.1m
DEMENTIA MATTERS - HERE (FORDSHIRE) income £213k
THE REDBRIDGE RESPITE CARE ASSOCIATION income £323k
CONTENTED DEMENTIA TRUST income £110k
AVANTE CARE AND SUPPORT LIMITED income £44.0m
Sage House, Tangmere income £1.5m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
DEMENTIA CONCERN	£1.0m	more than £60,000	1	below	—	no doubt
DEMENTIA MATTERS FY2023	£1.1m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
DEMENTIA MATTERS - HERE (FORDSHIRE) FY2025	£213k	—	—	below	—	noted
THE REDBRIDGE RESPITE CARE ASSOCIATION FY2026	£323k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CONTENTED DEMENTIA TRUST FY2025	£110k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
AVANTE CARE AND SUPPORT LIMITED FY2025	£44.0m	—	—	above	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.