CENTRE FOR AGEING BETTER LIMITED — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 3 March 2015
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 08838490
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £864,241
Latest expenditure: £6,358,937
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Centre for Ageing Better, 15 Alfred Place, LONDON, WC1E 7EB

Website recorded by the regulator: www.ageing-better.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

THE CENTRE FOR AGEING BETTER AIMS TO HELP PEOPLE HAVE A BETTER LATER LIFE BY APPLYING EVIDENCE OF WHAT WORKS & DRIVING CHANGE IN LINE WITH THIS EVIDENCE. WE HAVE A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING FROM THE EVIDENCE OF WHAT PEOPLE WANT FOR A BETTER LATER LIFE & A CLEAR ANALYTIC OF WHERE CHANGE IS NEEDED TO MAKE THIS POSSIBLE IN KEY DOMAINS OF BETTER HEALTH, BETTER FINANCES, BETTER RELATIONSHIPS & BETTER PLACES.

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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: 14 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 14 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £864,241
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,358,937

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: 10 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 10 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £838,491
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,690,047

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: 24 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 24 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,100,763
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,370,462

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 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 11 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,237,510
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,183,243

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: 30 November 2021
Date Accounts Received: 30 November 2021
Total Gross Income: £897,059
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,875,989

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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: 14 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £864,241
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,358,937
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: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 3
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 3
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 2
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Salary Band 100001 110000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

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: 10 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £838,491
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,690,047
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £5,000
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: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 2
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Salary Band 100001 110000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

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: 24 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,100,763
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,370,462
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: 0

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 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,237,510
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,183,243
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 3
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

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: 30 November 2021
Total Gross Income: £897,059
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,875,989
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: 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: 213118
Income From Government Grants: £36,959
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 2
Count Salary Band 250001 300000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

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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: 14 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 93500
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 2753
Income Investments: 767988
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 864241
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £198,158
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £6,160,779
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 6358937
Expenditure Investment Management: 66055
Expenditure Grants Institution: 32240
Expenditure Governance: 37263
Expenditure Support Costs: 1085201
Expenditure Depreciation: 15486
Gain Loss Investment: 294347
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £20,008,796
Assets Total Fixed: 20100874
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 20100874
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £698,889
Assets Total Liabilities: £771,269
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £20,028,494
Creditors One Year Total Current: 771269
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £600,185
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 20008796
Funds Restricted: 19698
Funds Total: 20028494
Count Employees: 63
Consolidated 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: 10 October 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 93882
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 105595
Income Investments: 639014
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 838491
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £91,787
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £6,598,260
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 6690047
Expenditure Investment Management: 91787
Expenditure Grants Institution: 174972
Expenditure Governance: 37762
Expenditure Support Costs: 1076242
Expenditure Depreciation: 15426
Gain Loss Investment: 1015615
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £25,037,781
Assets Total Fixed: 25053267
Assets Own Use: 15486
Assets Long Term Investment: 25037781
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £968,717
Assets Total Liabilities: £793,141
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £25,228,843
Creditors One Year Total Current: 793141
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £731,010
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 25132443
Funds Restricted: 96400
Funds Total: 25228843
Count Employees: 54
Consolidated 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: 24 October 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 87900
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 429978
Income Investments: 582885
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1100763
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £5,247,536
Expenditure Other: 122926
Expenditure Total: 5370462
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 1161425
Expenditure Depreciation: 15426
Gain Loss Investment: -3339004
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £29,941,010
Assets Total Fixed: 29144160
Assets Own Use: 30912
Assets Long Term Investment: 29113248
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,310,785
Assets Total Liabilities: £390,161
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £30,064,784
Creditors One Year Total Current: 390161
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,101,697
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 29941010
Funds Restricted: 123774
Funds Total: 30064784
Count Employees: 54
Consolidated 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 October 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 79378
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 622140
Income Investments: 535992
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1237510
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £6,072,525
Expenditure Other: 110718
Expenditure Total: 6183243
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 240565
Expenditure Governance: 71642
Expenditure Support Costs: 1528382
Expenditure Depreciation: 17281
Gain Loss Investment: 3245143
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £37,563,471
Assets Total Fixed: 37488740
Assets Own Use: 46338
Assets Long Term Investment: 37442402
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £734,380
Assets Total Liabilities: £549,633
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £37,673,487
Creditors One Year Total Current: 549633
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £361,811
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 37563471
Funds Restricted: 110016
Funds Total: 37673487
Count Employees: 60
Consolidated 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: 30 November 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 88091
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 335009
Income Investments: 473959
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 897059
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £113,814
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £6,762,175
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 6875989
Expenditure Investment Management: 113814
Expenditure Grants Institution: 193469
Expenditure Governance: 74426
Expenditure Support Costs: 1600910
Expenditure Depreciation: 19362
Gain Loss Investment: 5307262
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 39852354
Assets Own Use: 63619
Assets Long Term Investment: 39788735
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £575,508
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,053,785
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £39,374,077
Creditors One Year Total Current: 1005690
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 48095
Assets Cash: £373,440
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 39293559
Funds Restricted: 80518
Funds Total: 39374077
Count Employees: 65
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 117
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Other Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

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

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

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

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: CENTRE FOR AGEING BETTER LIMITED
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2015-03-03T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 09/01/2014AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 22/01/2015
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE THE RELIEF OF CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS OF OLDER PEOPLE BY:1. PROMOTING THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH BY SUCH MEANS AS ARE CHARITABLE, INCLUDING WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, BY CONDUCTING AND PROMOTING RESEARCH, AND THE PUBLICATION AND DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION AND RESEARCH, ON HEALTH CARE ISSUES RELATED TO AGEING AND ON THE BENEFITS OF THE ADOPTION OF HEALTHY LIFESTYLES;2. THE RELIEF AND PREVENTION OF POVERTY AMONGST OLDER PEOPLE BY SUCH MEANS AS ARE CHARITABLE INCLUDING, WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, BY RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE NEED FOR ADEQUATE FINANCIAL PLANNING IN PREPARATION FOR CESSATION OF EMPLOYMENT AND/OR INDEPENDENT EARNING CAPACITY;3. PROMOTING THE SOCIAL INCLUSION OF OLDER PEOPLE, AND PREVENTING THEM FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF OLDER PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY BY SUCH MEANS AS ARE CHARITABLE INCLUDING, WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, BY CONDUCTING AND PROMOTING RESEARCH, AND THE PUBLICATION AND DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION AND RESEARCH, INTO THE ECONOMIC, SOCIOCULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS WHICH LEAD TO THE ISOLATION AND MARGINALISATION OF OLDER PEOPLE INCLUDING RESEARCH AND INFORMATION RELATING TO THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT, TRANSPORT, CULTURAL AND LEISURE SERVICES, PUBLIC AMENITIES AND AGE DISCRIMINATION; AND4. SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.IN EACH CASE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries