HELPING OLDER PEOPLE NEW FOREST

Registered charity 1152294 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Charity helping older people in the New Forest

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND/OR OLDER PEOPLE IN AND AROUND THE NEW FOREST IN HAMPSHIRE1. ASSISTING OLDER PEOPLE IN NEED BY REASON OF ILL HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, SOCIAL EXCLUSION OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE; AND2. SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF OLDER PEOPLE AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE, THE OUTCOME OF THIS BEING THE PROMOTION OF THE WELLBEING OF OLDER PEOPLE.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£204k
Latest spending
£184k
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity maintained a satisfactory financial position with a net surplus of £19,419 for the year ended 31 March 2025. Total unrestricted and restricted reserves stood at £29,817, an increase from the previous year's £10,398. The trustees confirmed there are no concerns about 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

Largest income source: Charitable Activities (57% of income)
“Charitable Activities 116,144” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Helping Older People New Forest (matched by registered charity number).

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.

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

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£204k£184k
31/03/2024£131k£139k
31/03/2023£131k£135k
31/03/2022£93k£123k
31/03/2021£132k£103k

Common questions

Is HELPING OLDER PEOPLE NEW FOREST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity maintained a satisfactory financial position with a net surplus of £19,419 for the year ended 31 March 2025. Total unrestricted and restricted reserves stood at £29,817, an increase from the previous year's £10,398. The trustees confirmed there are no concerns about the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.