AGE UK SHEFFIELD
Registered charity 1108413 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AGE CONCERN SHEFFIELD
Age UK Sheffield (Age Concern Sheffield) is an independent, local charity, dedicated to enabling older people to be the architect of their own lives. We provide bespoke assistance, enabling people to find their own solutions, particularly those living in social isolation or with physical, sensory or mental impairment, facilitating access to a very wide range of the city's facilities and resources.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £162,009 for the year, which was attributed to the expenditure of grants received in prior years. Despite this, the charity held free reserves of £698,219, which exceeded its stated policy target range of £500,000 to £600,000. The trustees confirmed a positive going concern assessment, citing adequate unrestricted reserves and cash flow forecasts.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: none
“Our main sources of income are contracts and grants to support our Independent Living Co-ordination work with vulnerable older people.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £500,000 to £600,000 (held: £698k)
“This calculation was updated in September 2025 and the Board’s current target range for free reserves is £500,000 to £600,000.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Age UK Sheffield Enterprises Limited
“Age UK Sheffield Enterprises Limited is a company wholly owned by Age UK Sheffield which is governed by a Board of Non-Executive Directors comprising up to three charity Trustees and up to two independent Directors, one of whom, David Marshall, chairs the Board. This trading arm engages in trading activity and makes donations to the Charity through the retail and corporate Gift Aid processes.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Hawsons Chartered Accountants. 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.
- DEAN, Martin Lee — director, appointed 08/02/2024on trustee list
- ROSE, Joanne — director, appointed 08/12/2023on trustee list
- BAMBER, Colin — director, appointed 08/12/2023on trustee list
- ILIFF, Alison Deborah Caroline — director, appointed 08/12/2023on trustee list
- DOONEY, Colleen Bridget — director, appointed 03/11/2022on trustee list
- WHITWORTH, Lisa — director, appointed 04/11/2021on trustee list
- SAMPSON, Naomi — director, appointed 05/11/2020on trustee list
- BARKER, Teresa — secretary, appointed 17/10/2023
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 Sheffield — Deregistered, 1 registered location, last inspected 18/09/2012.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~3.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (45% 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).
- Alison Iliff
- Colin Bamber
- Colleen Bridget Dooney
- Joanne Rose
- Lisa Whitworth
- Martin Dean
- Naomi Bryher Sampson
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Sheffield City
Income and spending
Common questions
Is AGE UK SHEFFIELD financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £162,009 for the year, which was attributed to the expenditure of grants received in prior years. Despite this, the charity held free reserves of £698,219, which exceeded its stated policy target range of £500,000 to £600,000. The trustees confirmed a positive going concern assessment, citing adequate unrestricted reserves and cash flow forecasts. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Hawsons Chartered Accountants.
Who funds AGE UK SHEFFIELD?
Funders whose own accounts filings name AGE UK SHEFFIELD as a grant recipient include AGE UK, SHEFFIELD TOWN TRUST, THE HEADLEY TRUST, MARJORIE COOTE OLD PEOPLES CHARITY FUND, CHURCH BURGESSES TRUST.
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