AGE CONCERN ISLE OF WIGHT
Registered charity 1118711 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AGE UK ISLE OF WIGHT
With a focus on people in later life, Age Concern Isle of Wight provides information, advice and practical support to promote wellbeing, resilience and independence so that people can live in our Island community free from poverty, isolation and neglect.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £159,526 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by unrestricted expenditure exceeding incoming resources. Despite this deficit, the charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £932,013, which the trustees confirm remains compliant with their stated policy of holding a minimum of three months' unrestricted expenditure. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified by the auditors.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Just About You (55% of income)
“Just About You - £695,573” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £932k)
“It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds, which are the free reserves available to the Charity, at a minimum level of 3 months unrestricted expenditure” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by MC Audit Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
In the news
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Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Age UK Isle of Wight (matched by registered charity number).
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£36k
Reported reserves equal ~3.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 2.8% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Lorraine Carole Denise Buckmanchair
- Allan Morris Lockett
- Cyril John Edwards
- Kay Ann Marriott
- Margaret Huxtable
- Martin Bostock
- Neil Stephen Amos
- Stephen Richard Derrick Bailey · trustee of 1 other charity
- Timothy Guy Barker
- Wendy Young
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Isle Of Wight
Income and spending
Common questions
Is AGE CONCERN ISLE OF WIGHT financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £159,526 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by unrestricted expenditure exceeding incoming resources. Despite this deficit, the charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £932,013, which the trustees confirm remains compliant with their stated policy of holding a minimum of three months' unrestricted expenditure. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified by the auditors. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by MC Audit Limited.
Who funds AGE CONCERN ISLE OF WIGHT?
Funders whose own accounts filings name AGE CONCERN ISLE OF WIGHT as a grant recipient include AGE UK, JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST, Vivensa Foundation, SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST.
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