SENIOR SOLUTIONS

Registered charity 1177601 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Senior Solutions has been helping older people in Westhoughton and the surrounding districts, since 1997. Through our dedicated team of volunteers and staff, we work to prevent the damaging effects of loneliness and social isolation.

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Latest income

£138k

Latest spending

£131k

Registered

2018

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves total £37,019, while designated reserves of £113,077 are held specifically to cover closure costs and staff funding for 12 months if future funding becomes unviable. The trustees note that the charity is looking at options for the future and that unrestricted reserves would need to be drawn upon if funding falls.

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

What the accounts disclose

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The designated fund is to cover the costs of closure of the charity and funding for the staff for 12 months should the future funding of the charity (in these uncertain times) make the continuing operation of the charity unviable.” — page 9

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Senior Solutions Westhoughton (matched by registered charity number).

Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

Buyer	Contract	Awarded	Value
Bolton Council	TC143 - All Age Prevention Flexible Purchasing System (FPS)	—	—

Register events

Received assets from another charity (08/03/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (01/03/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

ANNE BURNS
DAVID CHADWICK
Louise McDade
Mark James Preston
RONALD BELL OBE
SUSAN PHILLIPS

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

Operates in: Bolton

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£138k	£131k
31/03/2024	£103k	£98k
31/03/2023	£90k	£72k
31/03/2022	£49k	£65k
31/03/2021	£77k	£64k

Common questions

Is SENIOR SOLUTIONS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves total £37,019, while designated reserves of £113,077 are held specifically to cover closure costs and staff funding for 12 months if future funding becomes unviable. The trustees note that the charity is looking at options for the future and that unrestricted reserves would need to be drawn upon if funding falls. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SENIOR SOLUTIONS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SENIOR SOLUTIONS as a grant recipient include BOLTON COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICES.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
BOLTON COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICES	FY2023	£21k
BOLTON COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICES	FY2023	£12k