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AGE UK LEICESTER SHIRE & RUTLAND HOME HELP LIMITED

Registered charity 1086862 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AGE CONCERN LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND (SPECIAL HOMECARE) LIMITED, AGE CONCERN LEICESTERSHIRE HOMEHELP

Provision of services to older or disadvantaged people in their homes. Providing personal care, cleaning, shopping, foot care, well being and other essential services that enables them to remain independent and living in the community. Provision of care in Extra Care Developments.

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Latest income
£1.3m
Latest spending
£1.3m
Registered
2001
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted funds carried forward were £3,058, which is significantly below the trustees' stated policy target of six months' operating costs. The trustees explicitly note that the company is reliant upon the support of the holding company to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of operating costs (held: £3k)
“A minimum of six months costs have been targeted at group level so that should all income streams cease, the charity group would be able to pay off all debts and commitments and continue to operate whilst services were wound down.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“It is recognised that to continue as a going concern, the company is reliant upon the support of the holding company.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Rent paid to parent charity
“During the year, the Charity paid rents of £43,890 (2024 - £40,930) to Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland a company under common ownership of the Charity.” — page 24
“The Charity paid salary costs and other net recharges of £23,371 (2024 - £293) to Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland.” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Salary costs and recharges to parent charity
“During the year, the Charity paid rents of £43,890 (2024 - £40,930) to Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland a company under common ownership of the Charity.” — page 24
“The Charity paid salary costs and other net recharges of £23,371 (2024 - £293) to Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland.” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Amounts owed to group undertakings
“During the year, the Charity paid rents of £43,890 (2024 - £40,930) to Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland a company under common ownership of the Charity.” — page 24
“The Charity paid salary costs and other net recharges of £23,371 (2024 - £293) to Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland.” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Forvis Mazars LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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.

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

Total income
£1.3m
Total spending
£1.3m
Reserves (reported)
£3k
Employees
110

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Leicester City · Leicestershire · Rutland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.3m£1.3m
31/03/2024£1.2m£1.2m
31/03/2023£1.1m£1.1m
31/03/2022£1.0m£1.1m
31/03/2021£1.1m£1.1m

Common questions

Is AGE UK LEICESTER SHIRE & RUTLAND HOME HELP LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted funds carried forward were £3,058, which is significantly below the trustees' stated policy target of six months' operating costs. The trustees explicitly note that the company is reliant upon the support of the holding company to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Forvis Mazars LLP.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
AGE UK2£797k
Vivensa Foundation2£22k
THE REED FOUNDATION2£6k
THE HEADLEY TRUST1£150k
BEDFORDSHIRE AND LUTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION1£136k
THE AMATEURS TRUST1£95k
THE CONSTANCE TRAVIS CHARITABLE TRUST1£22k
Army Benevolent Fund1£11k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with AGE UK LEICESTER SHIRE AND RUTLAND LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
AGE UK LEICESTER SHIRE & RUTLAND HOME HELP LIMITED£1.3m—0unclear—noted
AGE UK LEICESTER SHIRE AND RUTLAND LIMITED FY2025£8.1m£110,000 - £120,000—unclear—no doubt
HELP THE HOMELESS LEICESTER FY2025£289k—0above—no doubt
AGE CONCERN, LUTON FY2025£740k—0above—no doubt
AGE UK SHROPSHIRE TELFORD & WREKIN FY2025£2.9m—0unclear2.0%no doubt
AGE UK LANCASHIRE FY2025£5.4m——unclear—no doubt

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