ACTION FOR ELDERS TRUST

Registered charity 1145996 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Action For Elders was formed with the purpose of co-creating a world where we place older people at the heart of the community, giving them the support they deserve to ensure that they get as much value out of later life as possible.Our aim is to tackle the major health and social challenges of ageing in particular mobility and loneliness and empower older people to think differently about ageing

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Latest income
£339k
Latest spending
£304k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased to £118,968, with unrestricted reserves rising to £84,874. The charity reported a net income of £34,179, funded by £269,844 in incoming resources against £304,471 in charitable expenditure. The trustees confirmed 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

Related-party transaction: Action For Elders UK CIC is a separate organisation to Action For Elders Trust with a separate board but the two entities are linked by an asset lock through which transactions can be made for a variety of reasons. If Action For Elders UK CIC makes a surplus in any one year then it must under law give those surpluses to the Trust through its asset lock.
“Action For Elders UK CIC is a separate organisation to Action For Elders Trust with a separate board but the two entities are linked by an asset lock through which transactions can be made for a variety of reasons. If Action For Elders UK CIC makes a surplus in any one year then it must under law give those surpluses to the Trust through its asset lock.” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Action For Elders (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2021)

Total income
£520k
Total spending
£386k
Reserves (reported)
£159k
Employees
5

Reported reserves equal ~4.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£339k£304k
30/09/2024£303k£296k
30/09/2023£137k£407k
30/09/2022£426k£422k
30/09/2021£520k£386k

Common questions

Is ACTION FOR ELDERS TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased to £118,968, with unrestricted reserves rising to £84,874. The charity reported a net income of £34,179, funded by £269,844 in incoming resources against £304,471 in charitable expenditure. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ACTION FOR ELDERS TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ACTION FOR ELDERS TRUST as a grant recipient include MOONDANCE FOUNDATION, BOOTS CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
MOONDANCE FOUNDATIONFY2022£100kCauses in Wales
MOONDANCE FOUNDATIONFY2023£50k
BOOTS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£10k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund16/06/2026£20kCool Warm and Connected: Climate-Ready Later Life in Torfaen.
Postcode Lottery30/06/2025£25kUnrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund19/02/2025£98kBalanced Lives Gwent - Enhancing Well-being with Older Adults
The National Lottery Community Fund11/02/2025£18kBalanced Lives - Wellbeing in ageing in Port Talbot
Postcode Lottery29/03/2024£25kUnrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund30/10/2023£10kSocial Walk for Seniors: Swansea West
The National Lottery Community Fund19/04/2023£96kWales COL - Balanced Lives during the cost of living crisis
Postcode Lottery26/02/2022£22kGetting Back Out There - improving mental wellbeing in older people
The National Lottery Community Fund13/03/2020£10kBalanced Lives: Supporting Older Carers in Bourne
The National Lottery Community Fund20/04/2016£225kImproving the Health and Wellbeing of Older People in York
The National Lottery Community Fund25/04/2012£9kBalanced Lives: Health and Social Economy Pathway
The National Lottery Community Fund28/03/2012£5kBalanced Lives:Health and Social Economy Pathway