Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 3

Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 12

ELDERS' VOICE

Elders Voice provides a range of quality services designed to enable older people to live independently and actively in the community. We work with older people and partners in the statutory and voluntary sectors to plan, develop and deliver a holistic service to older people living in Brent.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

Established: 22 years

http://www.eldersvoice.org.uk/

info@eldersvoice.org.uk

02089688170

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£633	£572	£61	£27	£266	£213	4.5	15	2
31/03/22		£523	£527	£-4	£0	£205	£184	4.2	15	2
31/03/21		£615	£593	£22	£0	£209	£200	4	15	0
31/03/20		£706	£716	£-11	£27	£187	£146	2.4	17	26
31/03/19		£791	£713	£78	£27	£197	£181	3	22	11
31/03/18		£533	£572	£-39	£1	£119	£116	2.4	17	0
31/03/17		£319	£360	£-41	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£378	£369	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£441	£356	£86	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£509	£511	£-2	£3	£105	£51	1.2	8	0
31/03/13		£445	£636	£-191	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	*	£618	£702	£-84	£3	£298	£49	0.8	12	0
31/03/11		£665	£656	£9	£4	£382	£317	5.8	0	0
31/03/10		£649	£657	£-8	£3	£373	£315	5.8	21	0
31/03/09		£643	£543	£100	£110	£380	£304	6.7	15	0
31/03/08	*	£454	£423	£31	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£471	£411	£60	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£436	£350	£86	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£412	£349	£63	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£294	£229	£64	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 4.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 4.7%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 13%
Liabilities/Income: 7%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 80%
Reserves/Spending: 4.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 7.2

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Brent,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People

Who works here?

15 employees
2 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Elders Voice Peer Designers
£9,880	28/07/2022	The funding will be used to deliver a programme of co-design workshops which will develop solutions to local problems focusing on intergenerational spaces and activities and create participant led ....more The funding will be used to deliver a programme of co-design workshops which will develop solutions to local problems focusing on intergenerational spaces and activities and create participant led projects. The project aims to upskill local residents to react to future challenges and build community relationships.
National Lottery Community Fund - Stay Connected
£8,875	22/05/2020 6	The funding will be used to adapt their services as they have had to suspend their normal activities in their day centres and dementia cafe. The project aims to provide singing reading art classes ....more The funding will be used to adapt their services as they have had to suspend their normal activities in their day centres and dementia cafe. The project aims to provide singing reading art classes and coffee mornings on Zoom for older people to reduce social isolation.
National Lottery Community Fund - Technology For All
£7,545	02/08/2019 12	The funding will be used to upgrade the IT facilities at the organisation. The project aims to improve the capacity of the organisation to deliver its support services.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Elders Voice
£103,500	31/01/2019 24	£103,500 over two years (£50,050; £53,450) for the part-time Older and Prouder Project Manager and associated project costs.
Garfield Weston Foundation - WAF award
£40,000	05/10/2018	New Van for Handy Person Service
National Lottery Community Fund - Elders Voice : Community Matters
£9,750	14/02/2018 12	This project will deliver a street party and a networking event that will support older people. This will bring people together, build strong relationships in the community and tackle social ....more This project will deliver a street party and a networking event that will support older people. This will bring people together, build strong relationships in the community and tackle social isolation.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 7/8 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 23-85

KHUSHI KAKRANIA Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Analyst

LAWRENCE RYDEN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Accountant

MR CHRIS DUNHAM, Occupation: Theatre Director

NADA SAVITCH (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Carer

RACHEL LYNCH Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Self Employed, Other trusteeship: ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS SOUTH LONDON BRANCH,

RESHMI MARMION Appointed: 2024, Occupation: None, Other trusteeship: ROYAL FREE MUSIC SOCIETY CHOIR,

SOPHIE ROSE WALKER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Student

VIVEEN VERDILYN SCOTT Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 04/04/2002, number: 1091519
Registered at Companies House on 15/11/2001, number: 04323296

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR12: 23 days late, AR08: 117 days late,

Main office

181 MORTIMER ROAD
LONDON
NW10 5TN

Objectives

THE OBJECT FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS FORMED IS TO PROMOTE THE INTERESTS OF PEOPLE AGED 50 YEARS AND OVER WITHIN THE GREATER LONDON AUTHORITY BY THE PROVISION OF RESOURCES, WHICH RELIEVE THEIR POVERTY, ADVANCE THEIR EDUCATION AND IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BRENT

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