AGE UK LEWISHAM AND SOUTHWARK
Registered charity 296862 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AGE CONCERN LEWISHAM, AGE CONCERN LEWISHAM AND SOUTHWARK LIMITED, AGE CONCERN SOUTHWARK
Age UK Lewisham and Southwark aims to empower and enable older people to lead fulfilled lives. We do this by: - Providing services and support to address poverty and isolation - Connecting older people with their communities - Promoting health and wellbeing - Working positively with partners
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £125,336 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted reserves from £887,766 to £762,430. Despite this deficit, the trustees confirm that reserves remain above their stated policy target range of £676,000 to £901,000, and there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: 3 to 4 months' future expenditure (held: £762k)
“The Trustees consider that 3 to 4 months' future expenditure is the target range for these purposes. This gives a target range for free reserves of between £676,000 and £901,000.” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Goldwins Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Age UK Lewisham & Southwark (matched by registered charity number).
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.
- UYANNA, Chinasa James Okwudili — director, appointed 19/01/2026on trustee list
- ES, Romy Van — director, appointed 22/03/2024on trustee list
- GRANGER, Philippe — director, appointed 16/11/2023on trustee list
- KING, Katherine — director, appointed 16/11/2023on trustee list
- THAWER, Shelina — director, appointed 16/11/2023on trustee list
- PRICE, Christopher John — secretary, appointed 04/12/2025
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
CQC provider record: Age UK Lewisham And Southwark Ltd — Deregistered, 2 registered locations, last inspected 18/11/2011.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£18k
Reported reserves equal ~3.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (76% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.7% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (12/09/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (16/11/2012) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (16/11/2012) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Chinasa Uyanna
- Katherine King
- Marcia Purnell
- Paul Ward
- Philippe Albert Granger · trustee of 1 other charity
- Romy Van Es
- Shelina Thawer
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Lewisham · Southwark
Income and spending
Common questions
Is AGE UK LEWISHAM AND SOUTHWARK financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £125,336 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted reserves from £887,766 to £762,430. Despite this deficit, the trustees confirm that reserves remain above their stated policy target range of £676,000 to £901,000, and there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Goldwins Limited.
Who funds AGE UK LEWISHAM AND SOUTHWARK?
Funders whose own accounts filings name AGE UK LEWISHAM AND SOUTHWARK as a grant recipient include THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, UNITED ST SAVIOUR'S CHARITY, THE PWC FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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