01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 22 February 2011
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 07290092
- Financial period
- 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
- Latest income
- £1,811,425
- Latest expenditure
- £1,673,750
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Office 8 Unit 5, Stour Valley Business Centre, Brundon Lane, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 7GB
Website recorded by the regulator: https://wearehourglass.org/ (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The charity is a specialist organisation focusing exclusively on issues relating to the abuse of older people. We combine influencing, with the provision of information, and with practical help for older people, care providers and government/other statutory bodies. We provide a helpline and website; media work; training; conferences; membership; project work; and social policy activity.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2027
- Date Annual Return Received
- 30 September 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 September 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,811,425
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,673,750
- 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
- 8 December 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 8 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,053,096
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,446,919
- 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
- 7 October 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 7 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,298,346
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,285,858
- 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
- 22 December 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 22 December 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £724,341
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,353,130
- 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
- 20 July 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 July 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £729,449
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,488,488
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2027
- Ar Received Date
- 30 September 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,811,425
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,673,750
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Grants
- £13
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,009,419
- 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 Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 17
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- 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
- 8 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,053,096
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,446,919
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £12
- Income From Government Grants
- £849,326
- 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 Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 5
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- 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
- 7 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,298,346
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,285,858
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £11
- Income From Government Grants
- £767,551
- 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
- Yes
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 25
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- 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
- 22 December 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £724,341
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,353,130
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £9
- Income From Government Grants
- £355,036
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 23
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- 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
- 20 July 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £729,449
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,488,488
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £4
- Income From Government Grants
- £326,619
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 17
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2027
- Ar Received Date
- 30 September 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1787680
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 13723
- Income Investments
- 10022
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1811425
- Income Legacies
- 118864
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £95,480
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,578,270
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1673750
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 14464
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 143558
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 33622
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,288,353
- Assets Total Fixed
- 388274
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 388274
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,120,079
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £130,721
- Assets Current Investment
- 26273
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,377,632
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 130721
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £825,198
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1288353
- Funds Restricted
- 89279
- Funds Total
- 1377632
- Count Employees
- 39
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- 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
- 8 December 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 717139
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1326924
- Income Investments
- 9033
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2053096
- Income Legacies
- 509915
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £89,892
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,357,027
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1446919
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 20500
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 20500
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 2523
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,129,318
- Assets Total Fixed
- 289775
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 289775
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £967,473
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £50,913
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,206,335
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 50913
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £717,065
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1129318
- Funds Restricted
- 77017
- Funds Total
- 1206335
- Count Employees
- 35
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- 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
- 7 October 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1280893
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 6831
- Income Investments
- 10622
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1298346
- Income Legacies
- 145
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £84,238
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,201,620
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1285858
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 31501
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 31501
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 17829
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £508,915
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £665,756
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £68,121
- Assets Current Investment
- 360773
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £597,635
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 68121
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £86,420
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 508915
- Funds Restricted
- 88720
- Funds Total
- 597635
- Count Employees
- 33
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- 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
- 22 December 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 172626
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 4821
- Income Charitable Activities
- 534394
- Income Investments
- 12500
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 724341
- Income Legacies
- 100223
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £108,241
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,244,889
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1353130
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 266389
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 266389
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 469
- Gain Loss Investment
- -49844
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- -469
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £535,385
- Assets Total Fixed
- 415242
- Assets Own Use
- 415242
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £245,674
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £53,320
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £607,596
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 53320
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £154,202
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 535385
- Funds Restricted
- 72211
- Funds Total
- 607596
- Count Employees
- 34
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- 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
- 20 July 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 713928
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4610
- Income Investments
- 10911
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 729449
- Income Legacies
- 126050
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £221,979
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,266,509
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1488488
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 6180
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 136667
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 20619
- Gain Loss Investment
- 372
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- -469
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £570,472
- Assets Total Fixed
- 539590
- Assets Own Use
- 469
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 539121
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £810,991
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £64,352
- Assets Current Investment
- 43975
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,286,229
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 64352
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £652,613
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1110062
- Funds Restricted
- 176167
- Funds Total
- 1286229
- Count Employees
- 34
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Scotland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Jersey
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Isle Of Man
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Guernsey
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Ireland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Northern Ireland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
- Classification Code
- 103
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- HOURGLASS (SAFER AGEING)
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2011-04-06T00:00:00
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 1048397
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1048397
- Assoc Charity Name
- ACTION ON ELDER ABUSE
- Charity Name
- HOURGLASS (SAFER AGEING)
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2011-02-22T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 21 JUNE 2010.AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 05/11/2015AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 25 SEP 2020 as amended on 17 Dec 2020 as amended on 17 Dec 2020 as amended on 25 Sep 2020 as amended on 23 Dec 2020
- Charitable Objects
- TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF ELDERLY PEOPLE AND PREVENT ELDER ABUSE THROUGH RAISING AWARENESS, EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND THE DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION.
- Area Of Benefit
- UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE NATIONAL.
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 457415
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- ACTION ON ELDER ABUSE
- Charity Name Id
- 626782
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- HOURGLASS
- Charity Name Id
- 635572
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- HOURGLASS (SAFER AGEING) LTD
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment