ALZHEIMER CAFÉ ISLE OF WIGHT
Promote & protect the good health of people living with dementia, residing on the IW, their families and carers, through the provision of support groups and other such activities, services, advice and information.To advance the education of the public about dementia and about care and support for people living with dementia, their families and carersServices can be provided only to IW resident
Objects
1. TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS AND TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE GOOD HEALTH OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH DEMENTIA AND RESIDING ON THE ISLE OF WIGHT, THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT GROUPS AND SUCH OTHER ACTIVITIES, SERVICES, ADVICE AND INFORMATION AS THE TRUSTEES DEEM FIT.2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC ABOUT DEMENTIA AND ABOUT CARE AND SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH DEMENTIA, THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total funds increased from £126,502 to £243,726, driven by a net movement in funds of £117,224. The charity reports unrestricted reserves of £217,373 and restricted reserves of £26,353, with no stated reserves policy target to compare against.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Trustees
- Elizabeth Pearson
- Ian Bennett
- JANE BLACKMORE
- Lesley Binstead
- Vivienne Jane Bennett
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £237k | £275k |
| 31/03/2024 | £221k | £202k |
| 31/03/2023 | £150k | £67k |
| 31/03/2022 | £40k | £49k |
| 31/03/2021 | £20k | £42k |
Common questions
Is ALZHEIMER CAFÉ ISLE OF WIGHT financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased from £126,502 to £243,726, driven by a net movement in funds of £117,224. The charity reports unrestricted reserves of £217,373 and restricted reserves of £26,353, with no stated reserves policy target to compare against. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds ALZHEIMER CAFÉ ISLE OF WIGHT?
Funders whose own accounts filings name ALZHEIMER CAFÉ ISLE OF WIGHT as a grant recipient include THE DAISIE RICH TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE DAISIE RICH TRUST | FY2025 | £1k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 19/09/2025 | £20k | Community garden for Islanders living with dementia |
| UK government | 02/10/2020 | £10k | Coronavirus Community Support Fund |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 19/07/2018 | £10k | Dementia Awareness Partnership Project |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST | 2 | £122k |
| SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST | 2 | £5k |
| The Squire Patton Boggs Charitable Trust | 2 | £2k |
| THE MICHAEL AND ANNA WIX CHARITABLE TRUST | 2 | £400 |
| THE PENNIES FOUNDATION | 1 | £515k |
| THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED | 1 | £342k |
| CARETECH CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £280k |
| ZURICH COMMUNITY TRUST (UK) LIMITED | 1 | £257k |
Charities like this
- ALZHEIMER'S & DEMENTIA SUPPORT SERVICES
- Beyond Dementia
- ISLE OF WIGHT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU
- ALZHEIMER'S SOCIETY
- WETHERBY IN SUPPORT OF THE ELDERLY
- AGE CONCERN ISLE OF WIGHT
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALZHEIMER CAFÉ ISLE OF WIGHT | £237k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ALZHEIMER'S & DEMENTIA SUPPORT SERVICES | £3.2m | £60,001 - £70,000 | 1 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| Beyond Dementia | £2.5m | — | 0 | below | — | noted |
| ISLE OF WIGHT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU | £712k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| ALZHEIMER'S SOCIETY | £143.8m | £200,001 - £210,000 | — | within | — | no doubt |
| WETHERBY IN SUPPORT OF THE ELDERLY | £326k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |