AGE CONCERN SOUTHEND-ON-SEA CIO
Registered charity 1160916 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ACSOS
Age Concern Southend-on-Sea provides a face-to-face friendship/befriending service, telephone befriending, transport for older people to medical appointments, clubs, shops etc., a handyman service, wheelchair hire and a hearing aid battery exchange. It also runs a weekly community club and fundraising events and issues a local services directory and newsletter.
Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £76,655 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves being in deficit by £113,399. The trustees acknowledge that the charity has relied on charitable trusts and foundations to fund day-to-day operations but believe that the recent acquisition of its community hub building will improve long-term financial sustainability by removing a significant annual rental obligation.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: two months' operating costs (held: £-113k)
“The charity's reserves policy requires it to hold reserves of at least £70,000, being two months' operating costs.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Age Concern Southend On Sea CIO (matched by registered charity number).
Property (HM Land Registry)
3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £1.2m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)
Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (51% 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: 0.9% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (18/12/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (29/05/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (21/05/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- MIKE NICHOLSONchair
- Cliff John Couch
- Janice Mary Walker · trustee of 2 other charities
- Keith Davies · trustee of 2 other charities
- Michael Ian Lambert
- Niven Ramalingum
- Vivienne Madge Storey
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Southend-on-sea
Income and spending
Common questions
Is AGE CONCERN SOUTHEND-ON-SEA CIO financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £76,655 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves being in deficit by £113,399. The trustees acknowledge that the charity has relied on charitable trusts and foundations to fund day-to-day operations but believe that the recent acquisition of its community hub building will improve long-term financial sustainability by removing a significant annual rental obligation. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds AGE CONCERN SOUTHEND-ON-SEA CIO?
Funders whose own accounts filings name AGE CONCERN SOUTHEND-ON-SEA CIO as a grant recipient include ESSEX COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, SCHRODER CHARITY TRUST, SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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