AGE CONCERN WARE

Registered charity 210380 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Objects

TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF ELDERLY PEOPLE IN AND AROUND THE ADMINISTRATIVE AREA OF WARE TOWN COUNCIL, IN ANY MANNER WHICH NOW OR HEREAFTER MAY BE DEEMED BY LAW TO BE CHARITABLE, AND WHICH THE TRUSTEES MAY CONSIDER APPROPRIATE TO THE NEEDS OF THE SAID ELDERLY AND WITHIN THE CAPACITY OF THE ASSOCIATION TO PROVIDE.

Area of benefit: THE URBAN DISTRICT OF WARE

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
£58k
Latest spending
£63k
Registered
1962
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net decrease in total funds of £14,131, resulting in closing unrestricted and restricted reserves of £139,257. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity aims to break even annually and maintains reserves invested in UK Government Stocks.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a high level of reserves (held: £139k)
“We aim to break even on an annual basis and we keep a high level of reserves” — page 4
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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£58k£63k
31/03/2024£50k£61k
31/03/2023£45k£72k
31/03/2022£17k£15k
31/03/2021£10k£9k

Common questions

Is AGE CONCERN WARE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net decrease in total funds of £14,131, resulting in closing unrestricted and restricted reserves of £139,257. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity aims to break even annually and maintains reserves invested in UK Government Stocks. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.