AGE CONCERN VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATION FOR THE ELDERLY MERSTHAM, REDHILL AND REIGATE

Registered charity 1173649 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AGECONCERN 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")

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

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Latest income
£183k
Latest spending
£145k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

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.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of operating costs (held: £63k)
“Current reserves cover at least six months of 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.

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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Age Concern Merstham Redhill Reigate (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund03/10/2024£20kReaching out
The National Lottery Community Fund16/06/2023£10kCore Funding
UK government21/09/2020£8kVSCE CMC Fund
UK government24/07/2020£5kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund27/06/2019£10kAge Concern MRR - Men's Shed Project
The National Lottery Community Fund07/06/2018£10kmen's shed project

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with AGE UK BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
AGE CONCERN VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATION FOR THE ELDERLY MERSTHAM, REDHILL AND REIGATE£183k—0above—no doubt
AGE UK BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET LIMITED FY2025£1.5m—0above—no doubt
AGE CONCERN ISLINGTON FY2025£2.2m——unclear—no doubt
AGE CONCERN CARLTON AND DISTRICT FY2025£244k—0below—no doubt
AGE CONCERN MORGANNWG LIMITED FY2025£1.6m—0below—no doubt
RICHMOND HILL ELDERLY ACTION LIMITED FY2025£227k—0within—no doubt

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