AGE UK WILTSHIRE
Registered charity 800912 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AGE CONCERN WILTSHIRE
Age UK Wiltshire promotes the well-being of all older people in Wiltshire, Swindon & Southampton through offering information and advice, befriending, Carers support, Welfare Checks with Meals Service, activity groups and supporting community day services. We offer talks on a range of subjects to community groups and we research and campaign on issues that affect older people.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported an operating deficit of £4,443 for the year ended 31 March 2025, a significant improvement from the previous year's deficit of £84,609. Per the trustees' report, the financial position remains robust with unrestricted reserves of £426,055, although the charity faces challenges in generating new revenue streams amidst rising demand and uncertain statutory funding.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Related-party transaction: Purchase of goods/services from Jafre Limited, a company where the son of trustee R Purchase is a director.
“The son of the trustee R Purchase is a director of Jafre Limited. During the year the charity purchased goods and services totalling £9,312 (2024: £2,180) from Jafre Limited.” — page 41
“The husband of CEO, S Cardy, provided construction services to the charity totalling £16,129 (2024: £5,331). He is also employed as a casual driver and earned gross salary of £733 (2024: Nil).” — page 41
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Construction services provided by the husband of CEO S Cardy, who is also employed as a casual driver.
“The son of the trustee R Purchase is a director of Jafre Limited. During the year the charity purchased goods and services totalling £9,312 (2024: £2,180) from Jafre Limited.” — page 41
“The husband of CEO, S Cardy, provided construction services to the charity totalling £16,129 (2024: £5,331). He is also employed as a casual driver and earned gross salary of £733 (2024: Nil).” — page 41
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Age UK Wiltshire Trading Limited
“The charity's trading subsidiary, Age UK Wiltshire Trading Limited, ceased trading on 1 April 2018.” — page 26
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Sumer Audit. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Year-over-year changes
- Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "within" (FY2024) to "above" (FY2025).
Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.
Corporate structure
AGE UK WILTSHIRE TRADING LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
- Ultimate controlling party is Age UK Wiltshire.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- Postcode Community Trust — “We're delighted to share that Age UK Wiltshire has been awarded a £60,000 grant from the Postcode Community Trust, funded by players of Peop…” (source page)
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.
- TYLER, Julia — director, appointed 13/07/2026on trustee list
- TAYLOR, Kennedy Elyse — director, appointed 13/07/2026on trustee list
- LAFFERTY, Ian Carlyle — director, appointed 09/03/2026on trustee list
- WELLS, Jacqueline — director, appointed 01/04/2023not on trustee list
- PURCHASE, Richard — director, appointed 26/05/2022on trustee list
- JOHNSTON, Keith Andrew — director, appointed 15/11/2021on trustee list
- RUSTON, Stewart — director, appointed 11/11/2020on trustee list
- WILLIAMS, Christopher Anthony — secretary, appointed 13/07/2026
Official officers record.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£12k
Reported reserves equal ~1.8 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (07/03/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Southampton City · Swindon · Wiltshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is AGE UK WILTSHIRE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an operating deficit of £4,443 for the year ended 31 March 2025, a significant improvement from the previous year's deficit of £84,609. Per the trustees' report, the financial position remains robust with unrestricted reserves of £426,055, although the charity faces challenges in generating new revenue streams amidst rising demand and uncertain statutory funding. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sumer Audit.
Who funds AGE UK WILTSHIRE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name AGE UK WILTSHIRE as a grant recipient include THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR WILTSHIRE & SWINDON, AGE UK, THE OPENWORK FOUNDATION, EMERTON-CHRISTIE CHARITY, THE WALTER GUINNESS CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.
Government & lottery funding
Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).
Funders of similar charities
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