AGE CONCERN ST ALBANS

Registered charity 229773 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Hall for activities in central St Albans including two weekly day centres, and hire for age-related activities.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF ELDERLY PEOPLE IN ANY MANNER WHICH NOW IS OR HEREAFTER MAY BE DEEMED BY LAW TO BE CHARITABLE IN AN AROUND THE CITY AND DISTRICT OF ST ALBANS (HEREINAFTER CALLED "THE AREA OF BENEFIT").

Area of benefit: CITY AND DISTRICT OF ST ALBANS

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£28k

Latest spending

£29k

Registered

1963

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity broadly achieved its aim to break even during the year, resulting in a strong balance sheet. Free/unrestricted reserves increased to £60,753, which the trustees intend to retain to cover potential costs of reinstating or repairing the leased hall. The charity's financial position is supported by cash funds and a commitment to maintaining reserves for future operational liabilities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: reserves to cover potential costs of reinstating/repairing the hall we lease and operate (held: £61k)

“The charity aims to break even, retaining reserves to cover potential costs of reinstating/repairing the hall we lease and operate.” — page 1

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Governance: Late filing admitted due to examiner absence

“Due to bereavement and subsequent absence pf examiner the review has not yet taken place . This has been arranged and will be completed shortly . In the meantime we have submitted accounts as they were presented to Trustees during 2025.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures
Volunteer management

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Claire Louise Jones
Conrad Almond
Ian Woods
Victoria Ryder Harris

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£28k	£29k
31/03/2024	£27k	£32k
31/03/2023	£21k	£23k
31/03/2022	£25k	£38k
31/03/2021	£32k	£38k

Common questions

Is AGE CONCERN ST ALBANS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity broadly achieved its aim to break even during the year, resulting in a strong balance sheet. Free/unrestricted reserves increased to £60,753, which the trustees intend to retain to cover potential costs of reinstating or repairing the leased hall. The charity's financial position is supported by cash funds and a commitment to maintaining reserves for future operational liabilities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
UK government	01/04/2020	£244	Bus Service Operators Grant Eng Comm Transport 20/21