ALZHEIMER'S & DEMENTIA SUPPORT SERVICES
Registered charity 1173379 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA SUPPORT SERVICES, ALZHEIMERÆS & DEMENTIA SUPPORT SERVICES
We provide support, wellbeing and care services to help people affected by dementia across Kent and Medway. Our services include the Dementia Coordinator Service, Dementia Cafes, Peer Support Groups, Activity Groups, Singing Back the Memories, the Support at Home Care Service, and Day Support Services.
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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a record income of £3,064,230 and achieved a net surplus of £294,826, largely due to a £315,000 loan discharge from the Albert Hunt Trust. Per the trustees' report, free unrestricted reserves stood at £584,110, which is above the stated policy target of £600,000 is incorrect; the text states the target is above £600,000 and reserves are £584,110, meaning they are below the target. The trustees note that the outlook for local authority funding remains unstable.
Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Kent County Council Contracts (43% of income)
“ADSS's income derives from Kent County Council Contracts (43%, of which 35% is funded by Kent & Medway NHS)” — page 27
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Nicola Pye Coaching Ltd, director is close family of CEO Katie Antill. Paid £4,127 for training.
“During the year the Charity engaged the services of Nicola Pye Coaching Ltd. The sole director of the company, Nicola Pye, is considered close family of the Charity's CEO, Katie Antill. In the year, £4,127 was paid to the company for training.” — page 47
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by UHY Hacker Young. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Alzheimer’s & Dementia Support Services (ADSS) (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Katie Antill — Chief Executive Officer (source)
- Matt Thurston — Chief Operating Officer (source)
- Vikki Harding — Deputy Chair (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £300k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£131k
Reported reserves equal ~2.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (26/02/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Samual Bartonchair
- Adedayo Ajakaiye
- Avril Hornsby
- Catherine Jones
- Chris Inwood
- Gareth Simpson · trustee of 1 other charity
- Philip Carrington
- Sharmila Ghosh
- Shubham Sarvaiya
- Vikki Harding
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Kent
Income and spending
Common questions
Is ALZHEIMER'S & DEMENTIA SUPPORT SERVICES financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a record income of £3,064,230 and achieved a net surplus of £294,826, largely due to a £315,000 loan discharge from the Albert Hunt Trust. Per the trustees' report, free unrestricted reserves stood at £584,110, which is above the stated policy target of £600,000 is incorrect; the text states the target is above £600,000 and reserves are £584,110, meaning they are below the target. The trustees note that the outlook for local authority funding remains unstable. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by UHY Hacker Young.
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