AIREBOROUGH VOLUNTARY SERVICES TO THE ELDERLY (AVSED)

Registered charity 1165792 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AVSED

AVSED is a local charity working to prevent social isolation & loneliness for Aireborough (LS19 & 20) seniors by supporting happy, healthy & independent living. We provide activities (physical exercise, social & friendship, health groups inc dementia, inclusion & lunch club and trips) alongside services (transport, needs assessment, handyman, befriending, digital & home support).

Objects

The charity’s objects (‘objects’) are specifically restricted to the following:AVSED is established for the benefit of, in particular but not exclusively, older people, without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, race or of political, religious or other opinions, living in the community of Aireborough, Leeds, for the following charitable purposes:1) For the public benefit to relieve the charitable needs, in particular but not exclusively, by relieving loneliness and isolation, supporting independence and promoting improved health and wellbeing of older people.2) To further or benefit the residents of Aireborough and the neighbourhood, by associating together the said residents and the local authorities, voluntary and other organisations in a common effort to advance education and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation to improve the conditions of life for all residents.3) To preserve and protect the health of those caring for people with physical, mental or sensory impairment within the family or home by offering a respite service through the provision of community-based services.4) The prevention or relief of poverty in Aireborough by providing grants, items and services to individuals in need and/or charities, or other organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty, or improve health and well-being.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves of £146,142 exceed the charity's stated policy target of £90,000 (equivalent to three months of expenditure). The net income for the year was a small surplus of £1,512, resulting in total funds increasing slightly to £221,100.

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 5 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 09882948

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Senior Stairlifts — “Thank you to Senior Stairlifts for their supporting AVSED.” (source page)

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.

• ALLEN, Mark — director, appointed 12/01/2026on trustee list
• PARKER, Julie — director, appointed 13/10/2025on trustee list
• GRAY, Richard John — director, appointed 15/05/2023on trustee list
• DOUBTFIRE, Susan — director, appointed 12/12/2022on trustee list
• O'BRIEN, Elaine — director, appointed 11/07/2022on trustee list
• PEARCE, Christine — director, appointed 16/07/2018on trustee list
• BOWER, Sheila — director, appointed 16/07/2018on trustee list
• HANSON, Wendy — director, appointed 20/11/2015on trustee list
• FAWTHROP, Debbie — secretary, appointed 10/08/2026

Official officers record.

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

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (18/07/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (20/10/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Elaine O'Brienchair
• Christine Pearce
• Julie Parker
• Mark Allen
• Richard Gray
• Sheila Bower
• Susan Doubtfire
• Wendy Hanson

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

Operates in: Leeds City

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with AIREBOROUGH SUPPORTED ACTIVITIES SCHEME.

• AIREBOROUGH SUPPORTED ACTIVITIES SCHEME income £143k
• SELBY DISTRICT ASSOCIATION OF VOLUNTARY SERVICE income £1.2m
• CROSS GATES & DISTRICT GOOD NEIGHBOURS'SCHEME CIO income £416k
• SERVE income £1.4m
• ABBEYFIELD WEST WIGHT SOCIETY LTD income £349k
• NEIGHBOURHOOD ELDERS TEAM income £271k

Side by side with its peers

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.