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.

Objects

1 PROVIDING EDUCATION AND SKILLS TRAINING, ADVICE AND INFORMATION, SUPPORT AND THERAPEUTIC SERVICES TO SUCH PERSONS; 2 ADVANCING RESEARCH INTO THE NEEDS OF SUCH PERSONS; AND 3 EXPLOITING THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS AND IMPROVE THE SUPPORT AND OTHER SERVICES AVAILABLE TO THEM

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Southwark, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£278k

Latest spending

£1.3m

Registered

1964

Accounts read

FY2025

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.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Care Quality Commission. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
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

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

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 11
Government income: £34,577 — contracts £34,577 (1); 12% of the £278,007 total gross income on the same return
Employees paid over £60,000: 4 (£60,001–£70,000: 2; £70,001–£80,000: 1; £80,001–£90,000: 1)
Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 11
Government income: £34,577 — contracts £34,577 (1); 9% of the £394,010 total gross income on the same return
Employees paid over £60,000: 4 (£60,001–£70,000: 2; £70,001–£80,000: 1; £80,001–£90,000: 1)
Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 20
Government income: £55,383 — contracts £55,383 (2); 13% of the £433,000 total gross income on the same return
Employees paid over £60,000: 3 (£60,001–£70,000: 1; £70,001–£80,000: 2)

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

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 00515174

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

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2021)

Total income

£618k

Total spending

£1.3m

Cost of raising funds

£21k

Reserves (reported)

£9.8m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~92.2 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 3.4% of total income — above the median for charities its size (3.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£278k	£1.3m
31/12/2024	£394k	£1.4m
31/12/2023	£433k	£1.9m
31/12/2022	£347k	£1.7m
31/12/2021	£618k	£1.3m

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 ALBERT HUNT TRUST, THE OAKDALE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE LOCKWOOD CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2024	£50k
THE TULA TRUST LIMITED	FY2024	£3k
THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£3k
THE ALBERT HUNT TRUST	FY2021	£2k	Covid response
THE OAKDALE TRUST	FY2024	£2k
THE OAKDALE TRUST	FY2022	£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	10/11/2006	£5k	Training Course Development
The National Lottery Community Fund	18/02/2005	£5k	New minibus

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
ZURICH COMMUNITY TRUST (UK) LIMITED	3	£901k
THE PENNIES FOUNDATION	2	£603k
THE SIMMONS AND SIMMONS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	2	£595k
MOONDANCE FOUNDATION	2	£398k
THE HISCOX FOUNDATION	2	£92k
THE 29TH MAY 1961 CHARITY	2	£90k
FRAZER TRUST	2	£55k
THE KIRBY LAING FOUNDATION	2	£50k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with DEMENTIA CONCERN.

DEMENTIA CONCERN income £1.0m
DEMENTIA CLUB UK income £38k
Dementia Studio CIO income £68k
DEMENTIA MATTERS income £1.1m
DEMENTIA UK income £31.4m
ALZHEIMER'S SOCIETY income £143.8m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE ROYAL SURGICAL AID SOCIETY	£278k	—	—	below	—	no doubt
DEMENTIA CONCERN FY2025	£1.0m	more than £60,000	1	below	—	no doubt
DEMENTIA CLUB UK FY2025	£38k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
Dementia Studio CIO FY2025	£68k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
DEMENTIA MATTERS FY2023	£1.1m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
DEMENTIA UK FY2025	£31.4m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.