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ENFIELD BOROUGH OVER 50S FORUM

Registered charity 1122859 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Supporting older people in the Borough of Enfield; promoting healthy living and life-styles; encouraging community cohesion; reducing isolation among the older community; focussing on older peoples' issues and raising such issues with the Enfield Strategic Partnership. Organising regular meetings and events for orum members.

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Latest income
£54k
Latest spending
£73k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that expenditure exceeded income by £20,000, continuing a deficit trend from the previous year, driven largely by a £15,000 fall in membership subscription income. Total reserves stand at £68,000, of which £50,000 is restricted for closure purposes, leaving £18,000 in free reserves. The trustees note that the new board aims to reduce costs and increase income to pre-pandemic levels.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“However, our income from membership subscription fell by £15,000.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £18k)
“The accounts also show that our total reserves now stand at £68,000 of which £50,000 is an historical amount set aside should the Forum be forced to close.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Enfield

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£54k£73k
31/03/2024£56k£75k
31/03/2023£72k£80k
31/03/2022£71k£56k
31/03/2021£71k£59k

Common questions

Is ENFIELD BOROUGH OVER 50S FORUM financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that expenditure exceeded income by £20,000, continuing a deficit trend from the previous year, driven largely by a £15,000 fall in membership subscription income. Total reserves stand at £68,000, of which £50,000 is restricted for closure purposes, leaving £18,000 in free reserves. The trustees note that the new board aims to reduce costs and increase income to pre-pandemic levels. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ENFIELD BOROUGH OVER 50S FORUM?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ENFIELD BOROUGH OVER 50S FORUM as a grant recipient include MUSLIM COMMUNITY & EDUCATION CENTRE (MCEC).

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
MUSLIM COMMUNITY & EDUCATION CENTRE (MCEC)FY2023£1kFunding to Enfield Over 50s Forum to support the provision of 6 workshops and home deliveries of up to 300 winter items to older people in need

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund08/07/2022£10kHeating and Eating Project
The National Lottery Community Fund01/12/2020£10kCreative Times Alone
The National Lottery Community Fund13/07/2018£10kWhat is Important to You
The National Lottery Community Fund04/11/2015£8kEnfield Star Turns