ACTION ON DEMENTIA SUNDERLAND

Registered charity 1177401 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity's objects are specifically restricted to the following1) to promote and protect the physical and mental health of sufferers of dementia in Sunderland, through the provision of Social and emotional support, education and practical advice and 2) to advance the Education of the General a public in all areas relating to Dementia

Objects

TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH OF SUFFERERS OF DEMENTIA AND THEIR CARERS (FAMILY CARERS) WITHIN THE CITY OF SUNDERLAND, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT AND INFORMATION.TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN ALL AREAS RELATING TO DEMENTIA.

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity had unrestricted reserves of £23,091 and total net assets of £32,091 for the year ended 31st March 2025. The Treasurer's report notes that overall income increased to £65,356, driven by donations and grants, while expenditure rose primarily due to increased staff costs. The Development Worker's report confirms the charity has secured funding to continue services for the current and following two years.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 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.

• Bullying and harassment 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
• 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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Action on Dementia Sunderland (matched by registered charity number).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (15/02/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• ERNEST THOMPSONchair
• GEORGE ALBERT MALT
• MALCOLM GORDON WATSON · trustee of 1 other charity
• MAURICE SURTEES ERRINGTON
• ian cockburn
• kathleen martin

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

Operates in: Sunderland

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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