MEMORIES ARE GOLDEN

Registered charity 1195018 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

A hub to bring together individuals living with Dementia and individuals over 65yrs who are at risk of social isolation to provide meaningful activities, entertainment and events, build friendships, improve well being and reduce social isolation.

Objects

TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT FOR OLDER PEOPLE AND THOSE AFFECTED BY DEMENTIA IN HAVERHILL AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, THROUGH PROVISION OF A COMMUNITY HUB PROVIDING FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE, AND TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH OF THOSE CARING FOR THOSE WITH DEMENTIA BY OFFERING A RESPITE SERVICE THROUGH THE PROVISION OF COMMUNITY-BASED CARE ATTENDANTS.

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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Registered contact address: West Suffolk, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a total surplus of £16,470 for the year ended 30 June 2025, with total funds increasing to £99,777. The trustees have established a reserves policy target of £30,000 to cover six months of running costs. The filing notes a risk regarding heavy reliance on the Hub Manager but confirms no material uncertainties affecting going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• 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
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

• Abbeycroft Leisure Memories Are Golden dementia hub in Haverhill expands after five-year commitment wellnation.uk · 25/06/2026

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Memories are Golden (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• Corinne Wood
• David Kennedy
• Debbie Weekes
• Deborah Theobald
• Elaine Simmons
• Lisa Taylor

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

Operates in: Suffolk

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE SPORTING MEMORIES FOUNDATION.

• THE SPORTING MEMORIES FOUNDATION income £147k
• THE DEMENTIA CARE HUB income £211k
• CAMERON GRANT MEMORIAL TRUST income £92k
• Understanding Dementia income £83k
• EASTWOOD MEMORY CAFE income £35k
• MEMORY MATTERS FOUNDATION income £65k

Side by side with its peers

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