ELDERLY ACCOMMODATION COUNSEL

Registered charity 292552 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EAC

We provide a free national service to help older people make informed decisions about meeting their care, support and accommodation needs.We lead a network of partner organisations and older people's groups who provide local support and advocacy when required.We maintain, and make freely available, directories of information about services and specialist accommodation for older people.

Objects

PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF THE ELDERLY BY THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION AND ADVICE TO THOSE SEEKING ACCOMMODATION SUITABLE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE ELDERLY.

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: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Accommodation/housing · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£232k

Latest spending

£156k

Registered

1985

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves strengthened to £339,566, providing a strong base for future plans. The charity reported a net income surplus of £75,531 against total expenditure of £156,085, driven by stable income from data licensing and subscriptions. The trustees confirmed the charity remains a going concern with no material uncertainties identified.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: equal to the charity's actual reserves at the end of 2021 (held: £340k)

“It was agreed to set an interim reserves requirement equal to the charity's actual reserves at the end of 2021”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: 10

“During the year, EAC provided web & data services to Housing21 whose Chief Executive, Bruce Moore, is a Trustee of the charity. Housing 21 paid a fee of £10,950 (2023: £10,950) to EAC for these services.” — page 16

Per its FY2024 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.

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
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

PROFESSOR ANN PENELOPE NETTENchair
Dr Gemma Louise Penn
John Galvin
Richard Lloyd Hawkes

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£232k	£156k
31/12/2023	£208k	£137k
31/12/2022	£256k	£198k
31/12/2021	£230k	£222k
31/12/2020	£212k	£283k

Common questions

Is ELDERLY ACCOMMODATION COUNSEL financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves strengthened to £339,566, providing a strong base for future plans. The charity reported a net income surplus of £75,531 against total expenditure of £156,085, driven by stable income from data licensing and subscriptions. The trustees confirmed the charity remains a going concern with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2024 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	11/08/2020	£10k	Coronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund	29/05/2007	£500k	The Care Advice Service

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
THE BAND TRUST	1	£310k
THE OFENHEIM CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£48k
Kingsbury Charity	1	£35k
THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUST	1	£20k
PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUND	1	£17k
HYDE PARK PLACE ESTATE CHARITY	1	£16k
JOAN AINSLIE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£15k
WEMBLEY NATIONAL STADIUM TRUST	1	£15k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BROADENING CHOICES FOR OLDER PEOPLE.

BROADENING CHOICES FOR OLDER PEOPLE income £10.0m
ELDERS' VOICE income £302k
AGE CONCERN VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATION FOR THE ELDERLY MERSTHAM, REDHILL AND REIGATE income £183k
THE ABBEYFIELD CHICHESTER SOCIETY LIMITED income £373k
THE ABBEYFIELD GREAT MISSENDEN AND DISTRICT SOCIETY income £355k
KEYCHANGE CHARITY income £10.6m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ELDERLY ACCOMMODATION COUNSEL	£232k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BROADENING CHOICES FOR OLDER PEOPLE FY2025	£10.0m	£60,001 - £70,000	2	unclear	—	no doubt
ELDERS' VOICE FY2025	£302k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
AGE CONCERN VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATION FOR THE ELDERLY MERSTHAM, REDHILL AND REIGATE FY2025	£183k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE ABBEYFIELD CHICHESTER SOCIETY LIMITED FY2024	£373k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ABBEYFIELD GREAT MISSENDEN AND DISTRICT SOCIETY FY2025	£355k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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