AGE CONCERN, LUTON — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 5 September 1961
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £739,743
Latest expenditure: £845,424
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: AGE CONCERN, 39 KING STREET, LUTON, LU1 2DW

Website recorded by the regulator: www.ageconcernluton.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Age Concern Luton provides a wide range of services to meet the different needs of older people and their carers in Luton. This includes home support, gardening service, a visiting scheme, telephone club, home repair scheme, lunch and social clubs, advice and information, enhancing lives scheme, hospital discharge service, advocacy, mental health and dementia drop in sessions.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 30 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 30 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £739,743
Total Gross Expenditure: £845,424

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 31 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,000,289
Total Gross Expenditure: £985,744

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 31 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,029,555
Total Gross Expenditure: £936,567

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 7 November 2022
Date Accounts Received: 7 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £986,165
Total Gross Expenditure: £787,418

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 6 October 2021
Date Accounts Received: 6 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £875,393
Total Gross Expenditure: £881,015

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 30 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £739,743
Total Gross Expenditure: £845,424
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 135275
Income From Government Grants: £124,345
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 106

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,000,289
Total Gross Expenditure: £985,744
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £277,469
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 200

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,029,555
Total Gross Expenditure: £936,567
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £5
Income From Government Grants: £485,113
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 300

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 7 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £986,165
Total Gross Expenditure: £787,418
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Contracts: 125000
Income From Government Grants: £230,856
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 347

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 6 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £875,393
Total Gross Expenditure: £881,015
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 125000
Income From Government Grants: £140,818
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 609

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 30 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 6823
Income Other Trading Activities: 75741
Income Charitable Activities: 598063
Income Investments: 45675
Income Other: 13441
Income Total Income And Endowments: 739743
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £56,205
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £789,219
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 845424
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 8100
Expenditure Support Costs: 153010
Expenditure Depreciation: 10155
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £826,185
Assets Total Fixed: 807550
Assets Own Use: 482515
Assets Long Term Investment: 325035
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,138,190
Assets Total Liabilities: £112,496
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,833,244
Creditors One Year Total Current: 112496
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,107,478
Funds Endowment: 171646
Funds Unrestricted: 1583700
Funds Restricted: 77898
Funds Total: 1833244
Count Employees: 42
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 32621
Income Other Trading Activities: 81842
Income Charitable Activities: 844298
Income Investments: 19840
Income Other: 21688
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1000289
Income Legacies: 500
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £59,211
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £926,533
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 985744
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 8100
Expenditure Support Costs: 149365
Expenditure Depreciation: 7336
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £938,643
Assets Total Fixed: 786096
Assets Own Use: 464235
Assets Long Term Investment: 321861
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,275,136
Assets Total Liabilities: £122,307
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,938,925
Creditors One Year Total Current: 122307
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,215,666
Funds Endowment: 171646
Funds Unrestricted: 1677878
Funds Restricted: 89401
Funds Total: 1938925
Count Employees: 48
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 38162
Income Other Trading Activities: 143143
Income Charitable Activities: 840880
Income Investments: 402
Income Other: 6968
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1029555
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £122,961
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £813,606
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 936567
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 6600
Expenditure Support Costs: 142131
Expenditure Depreciation: 10676
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £958,733
Assets Total Fixed: 791710
Assets Own Use: 471571
Assets Long Term Investment: 320139
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,264,902
Assets Total Liabilities: £132,232
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,924,380
Creditors One Year Total Current: 132232
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,238,540
Funds Endowment: 171646
Funds Unrestricted: 1705304
Funds Restricted: 47430
Funds Total: 1924380
Count Employees: 51
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 7 November 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 20206
Income Other Trading Activities: 120845
Income Charitable Activities: 836338
Income Investments: 49
Income Other: 8727
Income Total Income And Endowments: 986165
Income Legacies: 5907
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £91,680
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £695,738
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 787418
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 4500
Expenditure Support Costs: 107762
Expenditure Depreciation: 12243
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £811,061
Assets Total Fixed: 802246
Assets Own Use: 482247
Assets Long Term Investment: 319999
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,233,254
Assets Total Liabilities: £190,284
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,845,216
Creditors One Year Total Current: 190284
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,165,858
Funds Endowment: 171646
Funds Unrestricted: 1568308
Funds Restricted: 105262
Funds Total: 1845216
Count Employees: 56
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 6 October 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 89724
Income Other Trading Activities: 68694
Income Charitable Activities: 704778
Income Investments: 919
Income Other: 11278
Income Total Income And Endowments: 875393
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £86,228
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £794,787
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 881015
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 6720
Expenditure Support Costs: 144533
Expenditure Depreciation: 9623
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £619,109
Assets Total Fixed: 814459
Assets Own Use: 494490
Assets Long Term Investment: 319969
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £942,118
Assets Total Liabilities: £110,108
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,646,469
Creditors One Year Total Current: 110108
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £844,434
Funds Endowment: 171646
Funds Unrestricted: 1388599
Funds Restricted: 86224
Funds Total: 1646469
Count Employees: 60
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Central Bedfordshire
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Bedford
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Luton
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 110
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Amateur Sport

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: AGE CONCERN, LUTON
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1961-09-05T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CONSTITUTION AND RULES ADOPTED JUNE 1948 AS AMENDED ON 2/7/1992, 23/2/1995 & 1/2/2014
Charitable Objects: TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF ELDERLY PEOPLE IN ANY MANNER WHICH NOW IS OR HEREAFTER MAY BE DEEMED BY LAW TO BE CHARITABLE WITHIN THE BOROUGH OF LUTON
Area Of Benefit: BOROUGH OF LUTON

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 175245
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: AGE CONCERN LUTON

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures