THE ROYAL SURGICAL AID SOCIETY
Registered charity 216613 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AGECARE - ROYAL SURGICAL AID SOCIETY, DEMENTIA CARERS COUNT, RSAS AGECARE · also registered in Scotland as SC051929 (OSCR)
Dementia Carers Count is the working name for The Royal Surgical Aid Society. We provide space for family carers of people with dementia to inspire them to learn, connect and receive practical support to feel empowered in their caring role. We invest in research to understand family carers? experiences, needs and desired outcomes, and campaign to improve the support they receive.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £1,112,681 for the year, resulting in total net assets decreasing to £4,222,545. The trustees confirm the charity is adequately resourced to continue as a going concern, with free unrestricted reserves of £1,276,571 sitting just below the stated policy target range of £1.4m to £2.8m.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £1.3m; policy: £1.4m to £2.8m)
“The level of free reserves shown in the financial statements of £1.2m as of 31st December 2025 sits just outside the range set out in the Reserves Policy of the charity.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees made donations
“Several trustees made donations for a total of £803 (2024: £420). Trustee expenses are disclosed in note 12.” — page 44
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- GREEN, Emma — director, appointed 20/05/2026on trustee list
- PEABODY, Drake — director, appointed 20/05/2026on trustee list
- MILLER, Ellen Ruth — director, appointed 20/05/2026on trustee list
- JONES, Liz Catrin — director, appointed 30/11/2022on trustee list
- BADRAKALIMUTHU, Vellingiri Raja, Dr — director, appointed 30/11/2022on trustee list
- CASSAR, Dean Michael — director, appointed 14/09/2022on trustee list
- HILLIER, Gaynor Jane — director, appointed 16/06/2021on trustee list
- FLOWER, Julie Anne — director, appointed 20/02/2019on trustee list
- A'BEAR, Catherine Anne — director, appointed 20/02/2019on trustee list
- GOODRIDGE, David James — director, appointed 16/08/2017on trustee list
- PROSSER, Louise Jane — secretary, appointed 29/02/2024
Official officers record.
CQC provider record: Royal Surgical Aid Society — Deregistered, 4 registered locations, last inspected 23/01/2014.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2021)
Cost of raising funds
£21k
Reported reserves equal ~92.2 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 3.4% of total income — above the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).
- Catherine Anne A'Bear · trustee of 1 other charity
- Claire Taylor-Harris
- Dean Cassar · trustee of 1 other charity
- Dr Vellingiri Raja Badrakalimuthu
- Drake Peabody
- Ellen Miller
- Emma Green · trustee of 1 other charity
- Gaynor Hillier
- Julie Anne Flower
- Liz Jones
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE ROYAL SURGICAL AID SOCIETY financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £1,112,681 for the year, resulting in total net assets decreasing to £4,222,545. The trustees confirm the charity is adequately resourced to continue as a going concern, with free unrestricted reserves of £1,276,571 sitting just below the stated policy target range of £1.4m to £2.8m. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.
Who funds THE ROYAL SURGICAL AID SOCIETY?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE ROYAL SURGICAL AID SOCIETY as a grant recipient include THE LOCKWOOD CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE TULA TRUST LIMITED, THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUST, THE OAKDALE TRUST.
Known funders
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