AGE CONCERN ISLINGTON
Age Concern Islington works with local older people to give relief, support, and help to those in need, and also provides activities and opportunities to help local older people stay fit, active, and fulfilled. To provide these services and opportunities, we welcome funding through contractual services, or from charitable trusts, statutory sector grants, lottery, or other grants or donations.
Objects
TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF AND WELL-BEING OF OLDER PEOPLE IN ANY MANNER WHICH NOW OR HEREAFTER MAY BE DEEMED BY LAW TO BE CHARITABLE IN AND AROUND THE LONDON BOROUGH OF ISLINGTON.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £107,112 for the year, with unrestricted reserves totaling £1,339,611. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, citing secure medium-term funding and adaptable service delivery. General reserves of £705,111 are held within the policy target range of £450,000 to £675,000.
What the accounts disclose
“Our subsidiary trading company, Islington Age Concern Trading Company, which provided consultancy and support services for other charities in data management and service redesign, operating under the trading name Outcomes Plus, is now dormant” — page 21
Policies the charity declares
- 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
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 60
- Government income: £1,914,643 — contracts £1,914,643 (8); 87% of the £2,203,638 total gross income on the same return
- Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£70,001–£80,000: 1)
- Has a trading subsidiary
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 53
- Government income: £1,969,125 — contracts £1,969,125 (7); 89% of the £2,207,017 total gross income on the same return
- Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£70,001–£80,000: 1)
- Has a trading subsidiary
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 46
- Government income: £1,688,676 — contracts £1,688,676 (6); 92% of the £1,825,652 total gross income on the same return
- Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£70,001–£80,000: 1)
- Has a trading subsidiary
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Adam Moll — CEO
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (17/09/2026)
Trustees
- Margaret Diane Lennanchair
- Aisha Rehman
- Chris Faint
- Dr Raphael Sonabend
- Elisabeth Rochford
- HOWARD SHARMAN
- Joan A Speers
- Marcia Pamela McFarlane
- Svetlana Kumanova
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £2.2m | £2.1m |
| 31/03/2024 | £2.2m | £2.1m |
| 31/03/2023 | £1.8m | £1.7m |
| 31/03/2022 | £1.5m | £1.3m |
| 31/03/2021 | £1.5m | £1.3m |
Common questions
Is AGE CONCERN ISLINGTON financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £107,112 for the year, with unrestricted reserves totaling £1,339,611. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, citing secure medium-term funding and adaptable service delivery. General reserves of £705,111 are held within the policy target range of £450,000 to £675,000. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.
Who funds AGE CONCERN ISLINGTON?
Funders whose own accounts filings name AGE CONCERN ISLINGTON as a grant recipient include CHARITY OF RICHARD CLOUDESLEY, CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATION.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHARITY OF RICHARD CLOUDESLEY | FY2023 | £20k | Cloudesley Partners Grant |
| CHARITY OF RICHARD CLOUDESLEY | FY2025 | £13k | Cloudesley Partner Grant |
| CHARITY OF RICHARD CLOUDESLEY | FY2022 | £10k | Health and Welfare - Catalyst Programme |
| CHARITY OF RICHARD CLOUDESLEY | FY2024 | £10k | Health and Welfare Grant (via Catalyst) |
| CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £10k | Islington Giving Crisis Appeal Grants |
| CHARITY OF RICHARD CLOUDESLEY | FY2024 | £9k | Health and Welfare Grant (via Partners) |
| CHARITY OF RICHARD CLOUDESLEY | FY2023 | £9k | Older & Disabled People Grant |
| CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £5k | Financial inclusion and capability |
| CHARITY OF RICHARD CLOUDESLEY | FY2022 | £5k | Health and Welfare - Cloudesley Partners |
| CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £450 | Islington Giving Make it Happen Fund Grants |
| CHARITY OF RICHARD CLOUDESLEY | FY2024 | amount not stated | Health and Welfare Grant |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 12/02/2026 | £19k | Outreach Advice |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 15/03/2024 | £20k | Islington Befriending |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 10/05/2017 | £10k | "Lost Trades of Islington" |
| City Bridge Foundation | 26/11/2015 | £20k | Grant to Age UK Islington |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 08/03/2005 | £118k | Excluded Older People Service |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 11/05/2004 | £150k | Voice and Choice Project |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| AGE UK | 3 | £789k |
| JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £106k |
| ISLE OF WIGHT FOUNDATION | 1 | £16k |
| BERKSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | 1 | £15k |
| Vivensa Foundation | 1 | £11k |
| THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUST | 1 | £8k |
| THE AMELIA CHADWICK TRUST | 1 | £7k |
| THE MCCARTHY & STONE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £7k |
Charities like this
- AGE CONCERN LUTTERWORTH AND DISTRICT
- AGE CONCERN WOLVERHAMPTON
- AGE CONCERN GLOUCESTERSHIRE
- AGE CONCERN LIVERPOOL & SEFTON
- AGE CONCERN READING
- AGE CONCERN NEATH PORT TALBOT
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGE CONCERN ISLINGTON | £2.2m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| AGE CONCERN LUTTERWORTH AND DISTRICT | £172k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| AGE CONCERN WOLVERHAMPTON | £341k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| AGE CONCERN GLOUCESTERSHIRE | £998k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| AGE CONCERN LIVERPOOL & SEFTON | £2.2m | — | — | within | — | no doubt |
| AGE CONCERN READING | £295k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |