AGE CONCERN VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATION FOR THE ELDERLY MERSTHAM, REDHILL AND REIGATE
Provide a range of services for older people, including a day centre 4 x weekly, men's shed, befriending service, social outings, alliance with Citizens Advice Service, access to legal advice, seated exercise and hair and beauty treatments.
Objects
TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF ELDERLY PEOPLE IN ANY MANNER WHICH NOW IS OR HEREAFTER MAY BE DEEMED BY LAW TO BE CHARITABLE IN AND AROUND MERSTHAM,REDHILL AND REIGATE WITHIN THE COUNTY OF SURREY ("THE AREA OF BENEFIT")
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £38,066 for the year, bringing total reserves to £258,361, which includes £63,312 in free reserves. However, the trustees highlight significant uncertainty regarding future core funding due to local government reorganisation and sharp declines in council funding, noting that the charity relies heavily on commissioned and project grants.
What the accounts disclose
“Current reserves cover at least six months of operating costs”
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Funders the charity credits
- Surrey County Council
- The Bryan and June Amos Foundation
Property (HM Land Registry)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (16/09/2020)
Trustees
- Alison Louise Dadswellchair
- ANAND GULATI LLB
- Brett Loft
- Claire Pidgeon
- Melissa Dunn
- martin gillard
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £183k | £145k |
| 31/03/2024 | £132k | £158k |
| 31/03/2023 | £106k | £157k |
| 31/03/2022 | £133k | £131k |
| 31/03/2021 | £86k | £80k |
Common questions
Is AGE CONCERN VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATION FOR THE ELDERLY MERSTHAM, REDHILL AND REIGATE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £38,066 for the year, bringing total reserves to £258,361, which includes £63,312 in free reserves. However, the trustees highlight significant uncertainty regarding future core funding due to local government reorganisation and sharp declines in council funding, noting that the charity relies heavily on commissioned and project grants. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 03/10/2024 | £20k | Reaching out |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 16/06/2023 | £10k | Core Funding |
| UK government | 21/09/2020 | £8k | VSCE CMC Fund |
| UK government | 24/07/2020 | £5k | Coronavirus Community Support Fund |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 27/06/2019 | £10k | Age Concern MRR - Men's Shed Project |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 07/06/2018 | £10k | men's shed project |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST | 3 | £8k |
| THE HELEN HAMLYN TRUST | 2 | £9k |
| AGE UK | 1 | £216k |
| THE STEVE MORGAN FOUNDATION | 1 | £78k |
| CHARITY OF RICHARD CLOUDESLEY | 1 | £76k |
| THE NANI HUYU CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £25k |
| Cheshire West Voluntary Action | 1 | £23k |
| THE ROPER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £20k |
Charities like this
- AGE UK BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET LIMITED
- AGE CONCERN ISLINGTON
- AGE CONCERN CARLTON AND DISTRICT
- AGE CONCERN MORGANNWG LIMITED
- RICHMOND HILL ELDERLY ACTION LIMITED
- AGE CONCERN CHESHIRE
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGE CONCERN VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATION FOR THE ELDERLY MERSTHAM, REDHILL AND REIGATE | £183k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| AGE UK BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET LIMITED | £1.5m | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| AGE CONCERN ISLINGTON | £2.2m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| AGE CONCERN CARLTON AND DISTRICT | £244k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| AGE CONCERN MORGANNWG LIMITED | £1.6m | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| RICHMOND HILL ELDERLY ACTION LIMITED | £227k | — | 0 | within | — | no doubt |