AGE CONCERN WIRRAL
Registered charity 1034510 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AGE UK WIRRAL, Age UK Wirral, Liverpool and Sefton
We provides support, services & activities to promote well-being and resilience of people in the local community, with a specific focus on people in later life. Our work includes information and advice, dementia care, residential care, hospital discharge support, tackling isolation and loneliness, empowering people to take control of their own lives, carer support, health and activities.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £70,480 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reversing a deficit from the prior year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £1,223,933, which covers 3.7 months of total costs, meeting the stated policy target of three months' expenditure. However, the trustees note a forecast deficit of £160,000 for the new financial year due to increased employer national insurance contributions without additional funding.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Highest-paid employee band: £90,001 - £100,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £70k)
“£90,001 to £100,000 1” — page 40
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of total costs (held: £1.2m)
“The Trustees continue to aspire to maintain Total Liquidity (Cash + Trade Debtors) at least equivalent to three months’ Total Costs.” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Remuneration paid to connected person (spouse of trustee)
“Included in the above is gross salary of £63,005 paid to Mr. R. Crocker (2024: £63,005), Finance Director. Mr. R. Crocker is the spouse of one of the trustees, Mrs. P. Crocker, and is therefore considered a connected person.” — page 52
“The charity recharged £933,324 (2024 £916,243) of operating costs and £7,500 (2024 £7,500) of management costs to Wirral Health and Wellbeing CIC in the year relating to the Early Intervention Prevention commission.” — page 53
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Costs recharged to related party (Wirral Health and Wellbeing CIC)
“Included in the above is gross salary of £63,005 paid to Mr. R. Crocker (2024: £63,005), Finance Director. Mr. R. Crocker is the spouse of one of the trustees, Mrs. P. Crocker, and is therefore considered a connected person.” — page 52
“The charity recharged £933,324 (2024 £916,243) of operating costs and £7,500 (2024 £7,500) of management costs to Wirral Health and Wellbeing CIC in the year relating to the Early Intervention Prevention commission.” — page 53
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Costs recharged to related party (Wirral Health and Wellbeing CIC - SPOA)
“Included in the above is gross salary of £63,005 paid to Mr. R. Crocker (2024: £63,005), Finance Director. Mr. R. Crocker is the spouse of one of the trustees, Mrs. P. Crocker, and is therefore considered a connected person.” — page 52
“The charity recharged £933,324 (2024 £916,243) of operating costs and £7,500 (2024 £7,500) of management costs to Wirral Health and Wellbeing CIC in the year relating to the Early Intervention Prevention commission.” — page 53
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Wirral Age Concern Trading Limited
“The charity owns 2 x £1 ordinary shares in Wirral Age Concern Trading Limited (company number 02909969). The company is dormant.” — page 43
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Mitchell Charlesworth. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Year-over-year changes
- Top pay band moved from £80,001 - £90,000 (FY2024) to £90,001 - £100,000 (FY2025).
Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Age UK Wirral (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.
- INGLIS, Fraser Graeme — director, appointed 05/12/2024on trustee list
- MANSON, Linda Elizabeth — director, appointed 02/08/2022on trustee list
- BARTON, Peter Michael — director, appointed 01/01/2021on trustee list
- BURKE, Karalie Jane — director, appointed 13/10/2020on trustee list
- EDWARDS, Myles Jonathan — director, appointed 13/10/2020on trustee list
- CROCKER, Patricia — director, appointed 20/02/2018on trustee list
- ROGERS, Ruth, Ms. — director, appointed 28/01/2016on trustee list
- SMITH, Paul — director, appointed 12/12/2013on trustee list
- BAILEY, Keith — director, appointed 02/06/2005on trustee list
- ANDERSON, Jay Alexander — secretary, appointed 02/01/2016
Official officers record.
Public-sector contracts awarded
From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.
Property (HM Land Registry)
8 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
CQC provider record: Age Concern Wirral — Registered, 2 registered locations, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 02/02/2021. CQC record
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£916k
Reported reserves equal ~4.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 22.2% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).
Care Quality Commission ratings
CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).
- Stanhope Court Residential Care Home: Good (31/07/2018) · CQC record
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (22/04/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (03/09/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (08/01/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Liverpool City · Sefton · Wirral
Income and spending
Common questions
Is AGE CONCERN WIRRAL financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £70,480 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reversing a deficit from the prior year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £1,223,933, which covers 3.7 months of total costs, meeting the stated policy target of three months' expenditure. However, the trustees note a forecast deficit of £160,000 for the new financial year due to increased employer national insurance contributions without additional funding. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Mitchell Charlesworth.
What does the highest-paid employee of AGE CONCERN WIRRAL earn?
Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £90,001 - £100,000 band.
Who funds AGE CONCERN WIRRAL?
Funders whose own accounts filings name AGE CONCERN WIRRAL as a grant recipient include The Patricia Routledge Foundation, THE MASON BIBBY 1981 TRUST.
Known funders
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Government & lottery funding
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