AGE CONCERN (AGE UK) ASHFORD LTD — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 22 July 2013
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 08248833
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £1,646,711
Latest expenditure: £1,714,479
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Joe Fagg Community Centre, Farrow Court, Stanhope Road, ASHFORD, TN23 5RF

Website recorded by the regulator: www.ageuk.org/ashford (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Support for the over 50 to remain independent, learn new skills and take an active part in the wider community

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: 28 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 28 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,646,711
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,714,479

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: 20 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0

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: 2 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 2 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £476,058
Total Gross Expenditure: £536,482

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: 11 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 11 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £605,772
Total Gross Expenditure: £434,821

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: 5 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 5 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £712,065
Total Gross Expenditure: £487,268

04 Official extract

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: 28 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,646,711
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,714,479
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Grants: £16,000
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: 177

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: 2 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £476,058
Total Gross Expenditure: £536,482
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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: 30

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: 11 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £605,772
Total Gross Expenditure: £434,821
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: £3
Income From Government Grants: £150,683
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 30

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: 5 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £712,065
Total Gross Expenditure: £487,268
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: £6
Income From Government Grants: £330,794
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 15

05 Official extract

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: 28 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 91675
Income Other Trading Activities: 68945
Income Charitable Activities: 1287890
Income Investments: 185601
Income Other: 12600
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1646711
Income Legacies: 3000
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £31,802
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,682,677
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1714479
Expenditure Investment Management: 12765
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 12435
Expenditure Support Costs: 152447
Expenditure Depreciation: 20318
Gain Loss Investment: 54097
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,451,932
Assets Total Fixed: 4727354
Assets Own Use: 415396
Assets Long Term Investment: 4311958
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £649,967
Assets Total Liabilities: £150,209
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £5,227,112
Creditors One Year Total Current: 150209
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £438,684
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 4917759
Funds Restricted: 309353
Funds Total: 5227112
Count Employees: 47
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: 11 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 344111
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 494973
Income Investments: 40
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 839124
Income Legacies: 27010
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £434,821
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 434821
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 49620
Expenditure Support Costs: 49620
Expenditure Depreciation: 5039
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £386,974
Assets Total Fixed: 24490
Assets Own Use: 24490
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £430,005
Assets Total Liabilities: £30,307
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £424,188
Creditors One Year Total Current: 30307
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £396,841
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 411464
Funds Restricted: 12724
Funds Total: 424188
Count Employees: 27
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: 5 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 14500
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 697525
Income Investments: 40
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 712065
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £487,268
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 487268
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 50766
Expenditure Depreciation: 5039
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £311,264
Assets Total Fixed: 26603
Assets Own Use: 26603
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £349,861
Assets Total Liabilities: £33,275
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £343,189
Creditors One Year Total Current: 33275
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £323,770
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 337867
Funds Restricted: 5322
Funds Total: 343189
Count Employees: 27
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

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

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

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

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

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

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: AGE CONCERN (AGE UK) ASHFORD LTD
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2015-03-19T00:00:00
Assoc Organisation Number: 263281
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 263281
Assoc Charity Name: ASHFORD AND RURAL OLD PEOPLES WELFARE COMMITTEE (AGE CONCERN)

Charity Name: AGE CONCERN (AGE UK) ASHFORD LTD
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2013-07-22T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 11/10/2012AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 04/06/2013 as amended on 14 Nov 2019 as amended on 31 Mar 2023
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED AND TO WHICH IT IS SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED ARE TO PROMOTE THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND/OR OLDER PEOPLE IN EAST KENT (THE AREA OF BENEFIT): 4.1 PREVENTING OR RELIEVING THE POVERTY OF OLDER PEOPLE;4.2 ADVANCING EDUCATION;4.3 PREVENTING OR RELIEVING SICKNESS, DISEASE OR SUFFERING IN OLDER PEOPLE (WHETHER EMOTIONAL, MENTAL OR PHYSICAL);4.4 PROMOTING EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY;4.5 ASSISTING OLDER PEOPLE IN NEED BY REASON OF ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, SOCIAL EXCLUSION OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE; AND4.6 SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF OLDER PEOPLE AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDETHE OUTCOME OF THIS BEING THE PROMOTION OF THE WELL-BEING OF OLDER PEOPLE.

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures