GOLDEN-OLDIES

Registered charity 1121600 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Golden-Oldies Charity (Goldies) gives older isolated and vulnerable disabled people monthly social musical Sing&Smile daytime sessions, events and intergenerational activities to attend. Connecting communities and combating loneliness. Everyone is welcome, Goldies now take place across Wales-Goldies Cymru, S/W England, Yorkshire, Essex and the Midlands. Patron is Sir Cliff Richard.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income fell significantly to £162,364 from £437,916 in the prior year, resulting in a net expenditure of £153,108. Consequently, net assets decreased to £79,988, with unrestricted reserves dropping sharply to £1,988. The trustees confirm that the financial position is in line with expectations and that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 06369123
• Trading subsidiary: GOLDIES TRADING (UK) LIMITED Companies House 08958374

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Golden-Oldies (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• The National Lottery Wales — “This study was made possible the support of The National Lottery Wales and the Moondance Foundation.” (source page)
• Moondance Foundation — “This study was made possible the support of The National Lottery Wales and the Moondance Foundation.” (source page)
• The Edward Gostling Foundation — “The Goldies Charity is generously supported by The Edward Gostling Foundation (2025), The Garfield Weston Foundation and the Julia Rausing T…” (source page)
• The Garfield Weston Foundation — “The Goldies Charity is generously supported by The Edward Gostling Foundation (2025), The Garfield Weston Foundation and the Julia Rausing T…” (source page)
• Julia Rausing Trust — “The Goldies Charity is generously supported by The Edward Gostling Foundation (2025), The Garfield Weston Foundation and the Julia Rausing T…” (source page)

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.

• WANN, Helen — director, appointed 25/06/2020on trustee list
• FRANKLIN, John James — director, appointed 15/09/2019on trustee list
• HUMPHREYS, Alwyn — director, appointed 10/11/2017not on trustee list
• CRICK, John William — director, appointed 20/07/2016on trustee list
• CRICK, Susanne Marie — director, appointed 12/08/2015on trustee list
• RICHARDSON, Michael Thomas — director, appointed 13/08/2009on trustee list

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Helen Wann
• John Crick
• MICHAEL THOMAS RICHARDSON
• SUSANNE MARIE CRICK

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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

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 WALWORTH GOLDEN OLDIES COMMUNITY CARE PROJECT.

• WALWORTH GOLDEN OLDIES COMMUNITY CARE PROJECT income £108k
• RICHMOND HILL ELDERLY ACTION LIMITED income £227k
• FRIENDS OF THE ELDERLY income £22.0m
• GOLDEN HILL SPORTS LIMITED income £242k
• THE GOLDHILL PLAY ASSOCIATION income £993k
• THE CLIVE RICHARDS FOUNDATION income £867k

Side by side with its peers

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