AGE CYMRU POWYS
Age Cymru Powys will work to improve quality of life primarily for older people. People in need will be those who are isolated geographically, socially or economically disadvantaged, unpaid carers or who have health needs or issues impacting upon their lives e.g. dementia, disabilities. The provision of direct care & support services to older people within the area of benefit Powys.
Objects
TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF ELDERLY PEOPLE IN ANY MANNER WHICH NOW OR HEREAFTER MAY BE DEEMED BY LAW TO BE CHARITABLE IN POWYS AND SURROUNDING AREAS (HEREINAFTER CALLED 'THE AREA OF BENEFIT').
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £163,656 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £566,679 against expenditure of £403,023. The trustees report that free reserves stood at £204,453, which is within their stated policy target of three to six months of budgeted expenditure.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- 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
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 60
- Government income: £60,514 — grants £60,514 (477,189); 11% of the £566,679 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 57
- Government income: £35,079 — grants £35,079 (1); 9% of the £384,050 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 37
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Trustees
- Adrian Foulkeschair
- Alan Hill
- GWYNETH BIRD
- Howard Russon
- Sarah May
- Sian Rebecca Hopwood
- Susan Collins
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £567k | £403k |
| 31/03/2024 | £384k | £334k |
| 31/03/2023 | £229k | £287k |
| 31/03/2022 | £233k | £284k |
| 31/03/2021 | £461k | £265k |
Common questions
Is AGE CYMRU POWYS financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £163,656 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £566,679 against expenditure of £403,023. The trustees report that free reserves stood at £204,453, which is within their stated policy target of three to six months of budgeted expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds AGE CYMRU POWYS?
Funders whose own accounts filings name AGE CYMRU POWYS as a grant recipient include MOONDANCE FOUNDATION.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| MOONDANCE FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £135k | Causes in Wales |
| MOONDANCE FOUNDATION | FY2021 | £42k | Other Causes in Wales |
| MOONDANCE FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £39k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 20/11/2024 | £46k | Wales COL - Cost-of-Living Officer |
| UK government | 28/02/2024 | £15k | Covenant Fund |
| UK government | 16/02/2024 | £98k | Covenant Fund |
| Postcode Lottery | 03/04/2023 | £24k | Project Funding |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 15/12/2022 | £100k | Age UK Later Life MOT |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 05/06/2020 | £39k | Covid-19 Safe and Well Checks and Simply Nails |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 21/06/2013 | £4k | Improving The Effectiveness Of Age Cymru In Powys |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 17/02/2011 | £3k | Improving the Effectiveness of our Advocacy Service Through IT Equipment |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 17/03/2008 | £4k | Powys Agenda - Ag concern Powys Newsletter |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| AGE UK | 4 | £5.2m |
| MOTABILITY | 1 | £4.5m |
| WALES COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY ACTION | 1 | £658k |
| SANTANDER UK FOUNDATION LIMITED | 1 | £185k |
| THE 29TH MAY 1961 CHARITY | 1 | £15k |
| The Neath Port Talbot Community Voluntary Service Limited | 1 | £11k |
| THE GEORGE CADBURY TRUST (GEORGE HENRY T AND LAURENCE J CADBURY SECTIONS) | 1 | £10k |
| THE MARY HOMFRAY CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £3k |
Charities like this
- AGE CYMRU
- AGE CYMRU DYFED
- Age Cymru West Glamorgan Limited
- AGE UK COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE
- AGE CYMRU GWYNEDD A MON
- AGE UK TAMESIDE
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGE CYMRU POWYS | £567k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| AGE CYMRU | £2.8m | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| AGE CYMRU DYFED | £2.0m | £70,001 - £80,000 | 1 | within | — | no doubt |
| Age Cymru West Glamorgan Limited | £758k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| AGE UK COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE | £5.6m | £90,001 - £100,000 | — | above | — | no doubt |
| AGE CYMRU GWYNEDD A MON | £1.0m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |