AGE UK STAFFORD & DISTRICT

Registered charity 1064087 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AGE CONCERN STAFFORD & DISTRICT

Provides the following services within Stafford Borough: Day care for people with complex needs including dementia, Homecare, Gardening, Personal Care, Information & Advice, Staying Active Centres.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF ELDERLY PEOPLE IN ANY MANNER WHICH NOW OR HEREAFTER MAY BE DEEMED TO BE CHARITABLE IN STAFFORD AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS

Area of benefit: STAFFORD AND SURROUNDING DISTRICT

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
£775k
Latest spending
£771k
Registered
1997
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £3,735 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted funds of £1,012,569. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operation for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis of accounting.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £1.0m)
“The trustees aim to retain sufficient reserves to cover 3 months operating expenditure and to retain a cash balance of £96,000 for potential restructuring costs in the event of a loss of a contract or significant change of operations.” — page 31
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Care Quality Commission. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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.

Corporate structure

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.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

CQC provider record: Age UK Stafford & District — Registered, 1 registered location, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 08/04/2019.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

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

Total income
£775k
Total spending
£771k
Cost of raising funds
£7k
Reserves (reported)
£1.1m
Employees
48

Reported reserves equal ~17.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (97% 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: 0.9% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (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).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Staffordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£775k£771k
31/03/2024£753k£679k
31/03/2023£604k£615k
31/03/2022£647k£600k
31/03/2021£671k£675k

Common questions

Is AGE UK STAFFORD & DISTRICT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £3,735 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted funds of £1,012,569. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operation for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis of accounting. 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 Fund13/01/2021£42kAge UK - Bradbury House
The National Lottery Community Fund27/04/2018£10kUpbeat Generations
The National Lottery Community Fund23/10/2009£10kBradbury House - Phoenix Project
The National Lottery Community Fund19/06/2007£10kOutreach Activities Project (Later Life Learners)
The National Lottery Community Fund20/05/2004£5kHealth Improvement Worker; Recruitment, Training and Support of volunteers

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 UK Maidstone, Sevenoaks and Tonbridge.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
AGE UK STAFFORD & DISTRICT£775k—0unclear—no doubt
Age UK Maidstone, Sevenoaks and Tonbridge FY2025£1.5m——above—no doubt
COMMUNITY LINK - STAFFORD AND DISTRICT FY2025£1.5m——above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF STAFFORD SAINT MARY FY2024£129k—0unclear—no doubt
AGE UK SHROPSHIRE TELFORD & WREKIN FY2025£2.9m—0unclear2.0%no doubt
STAFFORD EDUCATION CENTRE CHARITY FY2025£172k—0unclear—no doubt

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