AGE UK BRISTOL
Registered charity 1042548 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AGE CONCERN BRISTOL
Age UK Bristol provides the following services for older people: Information and Advice, Day Services, Going Home from Hospital service, Friends Ageing Better for a range of services to enable social connection an support, Active Ageing Bristol to support people to keep fit and active, and strategic work to enable an age friendly city.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £26,742 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £456,042 to £429,300. The trustees confirm that free reserves of £259,566 are within the stated policy target of £150,000 to £300,000, and the auditors found no material uncertainties regarding the organization's ability to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Pension scheme deficit: £2k
“As of this date the estimated employer debt for Age UK Bristol was £2,041(2024: £1,916), and no contribution was required towards the deficit.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Sumer Auditco Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Age UK Bristol (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.
- BICKERTON, Ian Mcdowell — director, appointed 12/01/2026on trustee list
- BROOKES, Julian Michael — director, appointed 27/03/2025on trustee list
- MILLAR, Rachel Susan — director, appointed 31/01/2024on trustee list
- GORDON, Yvonne Marie — director, appointed 25/11/2021on trustee list
- SUTTON, Joanna — director, appointed 26/11/2020on trustee list
- BROWN, Judith Irene — director, appointed 24/09/2020on trustee list
- MALPASS, Mina Elizabeth — director, appointed 27/08/2015on trustee list
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)
2 registered titles 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.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£16k
Reported reserves equal ~2.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (12/05/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (11/01/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Ian McDowell Bickerton
- JULIAN BROOKES
- Joanna Sutton
- Judith Irene Brown
- Mina Elizabeth Malpass
- Rachel Millar
- Yvonne Marie Gordon
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Bristol City
Income and spending
Common questions
Is AGE UK BRISTOL financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £26,742 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £456,042 to £429,300. The trustees confirm that free reserves of £259,566 are within the stated policy target of £150,000 to £300,000, and the auditors found no material uncertainties regarding the organization's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sumer Auditco Limited.
Who funds AGE UK BRISTOL?
Funders whose own accounts filings name AGE UK BRISTOL as a grant recipient include AGE UK, JOHN JAMES BRISTOL FOUNDATION, THE ANCHOR SOCIETY CIO, THE MONTAL CHARITABLE TRUST, BRISTOL CHARITIES.
Known funders
Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.
Government & lottery funding
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