AGE UK KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA
Registered charity 1082658 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AGE CONCERN KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA
To provide companionship, practical help, advice, information and support for older people within the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. This includes Practical Support services, Basic Foot care, social prescribing, Information and Advice and support for people living with Dementia and their carers.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total income decreased slightly to £2.89m from £2.96m in the prior year, while total expenditure fell to £2.84m from £3.04m, resulting in a net surplus. The charity holds free reserves of £570k, which is below its stated policy target of four months' expenditure, though the trustees aim to build reserves closer to this target.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £570k; policy: four months' expenditure)
“At the year-end free reserves amounted to £570k or the equivalent of just under 2.5 months of expenditure. The Charity is aiming to build Free Reserves so that they are closer to the target.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Note 9
“There was a related party transaction of £1,000 received from White Maple Consulting Limited in the financial year. Mr Robert Empson, Chair of the Board of Trustees, serves as a Director of White Maple Consulting Limited (2024: £350). There were no other related party transactions.” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Age United Limited
“The Charity invested in a subsidiary undertaking and holds 100% of the share capital of Age United Limited.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Knox Cropper LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Age UK Kensington and Chelsea (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.
- MISRA-JONES, Deepika — director, appointed 27/03/2026on trustee list
- SENSINI, Jo — director, appointed 24/03/2026on trustee list
- CASS, Fergus James — director, appointed 06/03/2026on trustee list
- DOVE, Caroline — director, appointed 24/09/2024on trustee list
- SKINNER, Megan — director, appointed 24/09/2024on trustee list
- MISRA-JONES, Daniel — director, appointed 24/09/2024on trustee list
- HARBEN, Rebecca — director, appointed 12/09/2023on trustee list
- SINCLAIR, Sylvia — director, appointed 24/07/2023on trustee list
- WRIGHT, Pandora — director, appointed 01/06/2023on trustee list
- WRIGLEY, Henry — director, appointed 20/09/2022on trustee list
- EMPSON, Robert James — director, appointed 29/03/2022on trustee list
- MILLWOOD, Jessica — secretary, appointed 28/09/2018
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.
CQC provider record: Age UK Kensington and Chelsea — Deregistered, 2 registered locations, last inspected 25/01/2019.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)
Cost of raising funds
£218k
Reported reserves equal ~3.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (96% 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: 7.5% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Robert Empsonchair
- Alexander Collcutt
- Caroline Dove · trustee of 1 other charity
- Daniel Misra-Jones · trustee of 1 other charity
- Deepika Misra-Jones
- Fergus Cass
- Henry Wrigley · trustee of 1 other charity
- Jo Sensini
- Megan Skinner
- Pandora Wright
- Rebecca Harben
- Sylvia Sinclair
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Kensington And Chelsea
Income and spending
Common questions
Is AGE UK KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income decreased slightly to £2.89m from £2.96m in the prior year, while total expenditure fell to £2.84m from £3.04m, resulting in a net surplus. The charity holds free reserves of £570k, which is below its stated policy target of four months' expenditure, though the trustees aim to build reserves closer to this target. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Knox Cropper LLP.
Who funds AGE UK KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA?
Funders whose own accounts filings name AGE UK KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA as a grant recipient include THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUST, CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
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Government & lottery funding
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