AGE CONCERN WOLVERHAMPTON

Registered charity 1051232 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Objects

TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF ELDERLY PEOPLE IN ANY MANNER WHICH NOW OR HEREAFTER MAY BE DEEMED BY LAW TO BE CHARITABLE.

Area of benefit: BOROUGH OF WOLVERHAMPTON

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

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Latest income
£341k
Latest spending
£306k
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net surplus of £34,927 and unrestricted reserves of £510,370, which the trustees consider ample for several years of operation. The trustees report a stable operating model with largely secured funding and no material uncertainties regarding the going concern basis.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £100,000 (held: £510k)
“The reserves policy is £100 000” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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.

Funders the charity credits

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Wolverhampton

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£341k£306k
31/03/2024£391k£280k
31/03/2023£193k£263k
31/03/2022£219k£265k
31/03/2021£265k£248k

Common questions

Is AGE CONCERN WOLVERHAMPTON financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net surplus of £34,927 and unrestricted reserves of £510,370, which the trustees consider ample for several years of operation. The trustees report a stable operating model with largely secured funding and no material uncertainties regarding the going concern basis. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund18/01/2019£10kActive Connections
The National Lottery Community Fund17/08/2004£5kRecruitment of volunteers and training
The National Lottery Heritage Fund28/07/2004£220"A Project To Commemorate The Events Of Ww2 With The Provision Of A War Time Themed Exhibition For The Members Of This Group Based In Wolverh"
The National Lottery Community Fund28/07/2004£2kWar Time Exhibition

Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with AGE CONCERN CHESHIRE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
AGE CONCERN WOLVERHAMPTON£341k—0unclear—no doubt
AGE CONCERN CHESHIRE FY2025£2.1m—0above—no doubt
AGE CONCERN HAMPSHIRE FY2025£1.8m——unclear—no doubt
AGE CONCERN SLOUGH AND BERKSHIRE EAST FY2025£1.6mover £70,0001unclear—no doubt
Wolverhampton Voluntary and Community Action FY2025£1.5m—0unclear—no doubt
AGE CONCERN KINGSTON UPON THAMES FY2025£2.2m——unclear—no doubt

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