ELDERS' VOICE

Registered charity 1091519 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ELDERS VOICE

Elders Voice provides a range of quality services designed to enable older people to live independently and actively in the community. We work with older people and partners in the statutory and voluntary sectors to plan, develop and deliver a holistic service to older people living in Brent.

Objects

THE OBJECT FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS FORMED IS TO PROMOTE THE INTERESTS OF PEOPLE AGED 50 YEARS AND OVER WITHIN THE GREATER LONDON AUTHORITY BY THE PROVISION OF RESOURCES, WHICH RELIEVE THEIR POVERTY, ADVANCE THEIR EDUCATION AND IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Area of benefit: BRENT

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Brent, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£369k
Latest spending
£330k
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £39,274 for the year ended 31 March 2026, with total incoming resources of £369,118 and outgoing resources of £329,844. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £251,321, which is above the stated policy target of a minimum of six months' running and closure costs. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention giving cause to believe the accounts were not prepared in accordance with applicable standards.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: minimum 6 months running and closure costs (reserves figure: £251k)
“The unrestricted reserves are above the minimum 6 months running and closure costs as stated in our current Reserves Policy.” — page 8
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2025 and FY2026 accounts as analysed 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2026

  • Volunteers: 5
  • Government income: £271,597 — contracts £202,950 (2), grants £68,647 (3); 74% of the £369,118 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 4
  • Government income: £190,974 — contracts £190,974 (2); 63% of the £301,560 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 2
  • Government income: £343,904 — contracts £299,154 (3), grants £44,750 (2); 72% of the £478,769 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Elders Voice (matched by registered charity number).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2023)

Total income
£633k
Total spending
£572k
Cost of raising funds
£27k
Reserves (reported)
£213k
Employees
15

Reported reserves equal ~4.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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: 4.3% of total income — above the median for charities its size (3.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Brent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£369k£330k
31/03/2025£302k£289k
31/03/2024£479k£518k
31/03/2023£633k£572k
31/03/2022£523k£527k

Common questions

Is ELDERS' VOICE financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £39,274 for the year ended 31 March 2026, with total incoming resources of £369,118 and outgoing resources of £329,844. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £251,321, which is above the stated policy target of a minimum of six months' running and closure costs. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention giving cause to believe the accounts were not prepared in accordance with applicable standards. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ELDERS' VOICE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ELDERS' VOICE as a grant recipient include Kingsbury Charity, WEMBLEY NATIONAL STADIUM TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
Kingsbury CharityFY2025£18kCarers and aid for those in need
Kingsbury CharityFY2024£15kCarers and aid for those in need
WEMBLEY NATIONAL STADIUM TRUSTFY2023£15kTowards establishing an older people's fitness gym
Kingsbury CharityFY2021£10kCareers and aid t'or those in need
Kingsbury CharityFY2022£10kCarers and aid for those in need

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund28/07/2022£10kElders Voice Peer Designers
The National Lottery Community Fund22/05/2020£9kStay Connected
The National Lottery Community Fund02/08/2019£8kTechnology For All
City Bridge Foundation31/01/2019£104kGrant to Elders Voice
The National Lottery Community Fund30/07/2014£10kIT Skills For All Ages
City Bridge Foundation04/07/2013£86kGrant to Elders Voice
The National Lottery Heritage Fund12/10/2007£50k"Belonging in Brent"
The National Lottery Community Fund10/10/2007£510kSustainable & Accessible Gardening for Elders

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BRENT CARERS CENTRE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ELDERS' VOICE£369k—0above—no doubt
BRENT CARERS CENTRE FY2025£794k—0unclear—no doubt
YOUR VOICE COUNTS FY2026£2.1m—0above—no doubt
BURMANTOFTS COMMUNITY PROJECTS FY2025£961k—0unclear—no doubt
FIFTY PLUS AGED ERITREAN WELFARE ASSOCIATION FY2026£35k——unclear—no doubt
AGE UK BERKSHIRE FY2025£1.3m—0unclear—no doubt

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