ASIAN ELDERS' RESOURCE CENTRE

Registered charity 1114101 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ASIAN ELDER'S INITIATIVE

Asian Elders' Resource Centre provide drop-in advice & information centre and a day care unit. The centre is for any older person who is 50+, frail or disabled. We also provide training courses, health & well being, social interaction, leisure activities and promote independance. Advice on pension, housing and welfare rights is also given.

Objects

TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, FOR THE INHABITANTS OF BOLTON AND IN PARTICULAR ELDERLY PERSONS OF ASIAN ORIGIN AND IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY TO RELIEVE POVERTY, SICKNESS, DISABLEMENT AND OLD AGE.

Area of benefit: BOLTON

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 · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£193k
Latest spending
£183k
Registered
2006
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total net assets increased to £153,592, with unrestricted funds rising to £76,989. The trustees report a reserves policy target of six months' running costs but note they are still working to achieve this target. The charity acknowledges that loss of funding is a major risk, particularly due to local authority budget cuts.

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: £77k; policy: six months running cost)
“Our target is to have six months running cost as a reserve and are working on the necessary resources to enable us to achieve our reserves policy in the future.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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.

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.

BuyerContractAwardedValue
Bolton CouncilTC143 - All Age Prevention Flexible Purchasing System (FPS)——

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£193k£183k
31/03/2024£185k£174k
31/03/2023£159k£160k
31/03/2022£168k£127k
31/03/2021£154k£132k

Common questions

Is ASIAN ELDERS' RESOURCE CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total net assets increased to £153,592, with unrestricted funds rising to £76,989. The trustees report a reserves policy target of six months' running costs but note they are still working to achieve this target. The charity acknowledges that loss of funding is a major risk, particularly due to local authority budget cuts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ASIAN ELDERS' RESOURCE CENTRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ASIAN ELDERS' RESOURCE CENTRE as a grant recipient include BOLTON COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICES.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
BOLTON COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICESFY2022£3kGrant
BOLTON COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICESFY2025£2k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund11/12/2020£205kStaying Active & Connected
The National Lottery Community Fund11/05/2020£45kAERC response to COVID-19
The National Lottery Community Fund30/05/2019£10kHealthy bodies & Mind
The National Lottery Community Fund13/12/2012£273kAERC Day Care Programme
The National Lottery Community Fund07/07/2005£31kRenovation and renewal of local centre

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 WARD END ASIAN ELDERS WELFARE ASSOCIATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ASIAN ELDERS' RESOURCE CENTRE£193k—0below—no doubt
WARD END ASIAN ELDERS WELFARE ASSOCIATION FY2025£108k—0unclear—no doubt
SANGAT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£324k—0unclear—no doubt
DOSTIYO- ASIAN WOMEN AND GIRLS ORGANISATION FY2025£209k—0unclear—no doubt
COMMUNITY CENTRE FOR REFUGEES FROM VIETNAM LAOS AND CAMBODIA FY2026£131k—0above—no doubt
THE HENHAYES CENTRE FY2025£138k—0unclear—no doubt

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