AGE CONNECTS CARDIFF AND THE VALE LTD

Registered charity 1137821 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AGE CONCERN CARDIFF AND THE VALE OF GLAMORGAN, AGE CONCERN CARDIFF ANF THE VALE OF GLAMORGAN, AGE CONNECTS CARDIFF & THE VALE, NO

THE CHARITY PROVIDES A RANGE OF DIRECT SUPPORT SERVICES TO OLDER PEOPLE INCLUDING ADVOCACY IN THE COMMUNITY AND IN RESIDENTIAL CARE; WELFARE RIGHTS; NEIGHBOUR VOLUNTEER SCHEMES, AN AGEING WELL AND ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMME; NAIL CUTTING, A COMMUNITY SUPPORT PROGRAMME. SERVICE VARY ACROSS CARDIFF AND THE VALE - SEE WEB SITE FOR DETAILS.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £16,469 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted funds to £446,672. The trustees consider the level of unrestricted funds adequate to cover the forecast deficit for the coming year and maintain the charity as a going concern. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed pension deficits.

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 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Age Connects Cardiff and the Vale (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).

• Independent Age — “Good news! We’re delighted to share the news that our application for a grant from Independent Age...” (source page)

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~8.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (89% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 7.7% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (14/09/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (11/05/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Avril Carterchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Geraldine Osborne · trustee of 1 other charity
• Greg Watts · trustee of 1 other charity
• Jason Manley · trustee of 1 other charity
• Russell Bright · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Cardiff · Vale Of Glamorgan

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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