CONCERN AND HELP FOR EAST ELMBRIDGE RETIRED (CHEER)
Providing benefits advice; befriending scheme; social activities.
Objects
To relieve elderly people in the Borough of Elmbridge and neighbouring areas who are in need, by providing items, services or facilities calculated to relieve the needs of such persons
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity ended the year with unrestricted reserves of £163,519, which is below the stated policy target of 4 to 6 months of unrestricted expenditure. The filing notes that the current funding environment is challenging and demand for services has increased, yet the charity reported a net movement in funds of £127,494 for the year.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 39
- Government income: £29,889 — grants £29,889 (3); 15% of the £203,358 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 34
- Government income: £41,390 — grants £41,390 (3); 68% of the £61,175 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 50
- Government income: £28,930 — grants £28,930 (3); 48% of the £60,264 total gross income on the same return
Corporate structure
- Registered company of the charity Companies House 07102376
Company officers (Companies House)
- DAVIDSON, Steven Mc Lean on trustee list
- KHWAJA, Lisa Victoria on trustee list
- MOSS, David Laurence on trustee list
- ELMER, Christine Joy on trustee list
- MOBBS, Julian Paul Anthony on trustee list
- FLETCHER, Janis Linda on trustee list
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (15/09/2020)
Trustees
- Julian Paul Anthony Mobbschair
- Christine Joy Elmer
- David Moss
- Janis Fletcher
- Lisa Victoria Khwaja
- Steven McLean Davidson
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £203k | £76k |
| 31/03/2024 | £61k | £72k |
| 31/03/2023 | £60k | £60k |
| 31/03/2022 | £84k | £48k |
| 31/03/2021 | £48k | £51k |
Common questions
Is CONCERN AND HELP FOR EAST ELMBRIDGE RETIRED (CHEER) financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with unrestricted reserves of £163,519, which is below the stated policy target of 4 to 6 months of unrestricted expenditure. The filing notes that the current funding environment is challenging and demand for services has increased, yet the charity reported a net movement in funds of £127,494 for the year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 28/07/2021 | £2k | Helping older people overcome loneliness after Covid |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| MIND (THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH) | 1 | £292k |
| HOLLYHOCK CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £250k |
| UNITED CHARITIES OF CAMBRIDGE | 1 | £88k |
| Richmond Foundation | 1 | £18k |
| HAMPTON FUEL ALLOTMENT | 1 | £16k |
| BERKSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | 1 | £15k |
| THE WIGHT AID FOUNDATION | 1 | £12k |
| THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUST | 1 | £10k |
Charities like this
- AGE CONCERN READING
- ESSEX CARERS SUPPORT
- CHEER TRUST
- SOUTH EAST AND CENTRAL ESSEX MIND LIMITED
- CHESHIRE EAST CAB LTD
- CAMBRIDGE AID
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONCERN AND HELP FOR EAST ELMBRIDGE RETIRED (CHEER) | £203k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| AGE CONCERN READING | £295k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| ESSEX CARERS SUPPORT | £232k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| CHEER TRUST | £72k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SOUTH EAST AND CENTRAL ESSEX MIND LIMITED | £883k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CHESHIRE EAST CAB LTD | £711k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |