AGE CONCERN NORFOLK
Registered charity 1077097 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AGE UK NORFOLK, NORFOLK COUNCIL ON AGEING
Our mission is to support older people in Norfolk to enjoy the opportunities and meet the challenges of later life.Our vision is to ensure that older people live well in Norfolk
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported an operating deficit of £180,526 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by reduced income from trusts, grants, and legacies, as well as the closure of a retail outlet. Despite the deficit, the trustees report that unrestricted reserves of £790,563 remain at the higher end of the stated reserves policy, providing adequate financial stability for the near future.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three months of current operating expenses, long-term liabilities, and the cost of potential redundancy payments (held: £791k)
“The Trustees continue to be committed to a free reserves policy that the Charity holds unrestricted funds (excluding those funds represented by fixed assets) sufficient to cover 3 months of current operating expenses, long-term liabilities, and the cost of potential redundancy payments in the event that the Charity was to be wound up.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Lovewell Blake LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- Aviva — “Age UK Norfolk and Aviva: Another Morning of Connection and Conversation” (source page)
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.
- SUTTERBY, Jamie Richard — director, appointed 12/09/2025on trustee list
- BARRY, Mark Antony — director, appointed 31/07/2024on trustee list
- WEST, Cherry — director, appointed 31/07/2024on trustee list
- EVANS, David James — director, appointed 31/07/2024on trustee list
- BARRY, Caroline Elizabeth, Dr — director, appointed 05/01/2024on trustee list
- SMITH, Meryl Frances — director, appointed 26/03/2021on trustee list
- BUXTON, Rachel Annie — director, appointed 26/03/2021on trustee list
- SINGH, Surjait Malhi — director, appointed 28/09/2017on trustee list
- DRAKE, Stephen Kenneth — director, appointed 27/11/2013on trustee list
Official officers record.
CQC provider record: Age Concern Norfolk — Deregistered, 2 registered locations, last inspected 17/10/2018.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)
Reported reserves equal ~8.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Rachel Annie Buxtonchair
- Cherry West
- David Evans
- Dr Caroline Barry
- Jamie Sutterby
- Mark Barry
- Meryl Frances Smith
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Norfolk
Income and spending
Common questions
Is AGE CONCERN NORFOLK financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an operating deficit of £180,526 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by reduced income from trusts, grants, and legacies, as well as the closure of a retail outlet. Despite the deficit, the trustees report that unrestricted reserves of £790,563 remain at the higher end of the stated reserves policy, providing adequate financial stability for the near future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Lovewell Blake LLP.
Who funds AGE CONCERN NORFOLK?
Funders whose own accounts filings name AGE CONCERN NORFOLK as a grant recipient include AGE UK, THE EARL OF NORTHAMPTON'S CHARITY, NORFOLK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, THE DU BROW CHARITY, THE R C SNELLING CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
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