Age Connects North East Wales
What it does
Promote health & wellbeing of people over 50 and their carers.
Its charitable purposes
TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF ELDERLY PEOPLE IN ANY MANNER WHICH NEW OR HEREAFTER MAY BE DEEMED BY LAW TO BE CHARITABLE IN AND AROUND THE COUNTY OF FLINTSHIRE AND THE COUNTY BOROUGH OF WREXHAM (HEREINAFTER CALLED "THE AREA OF BENEFIT")
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Health and saving lives
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Who it helps
- Older people
- How it works
- Provides staff or volunteers
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- In Wales
- Flintshire
- Wrexham
Area of benefit in its governing document: Local
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £684,413 and spent £676,955.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £684,413 | £676,955 | 41 | 6 |
| 31 March 2024 | £579,658 | £544,947 | 35 | 6 |
| 31 March 2023 | £534,732 | £446,592 | 34 | 10 |
| 31 March 2022 | £484,582 | £470,009 | Not reported | 10 |
| 31 March 2021 | £401,919 | £402,619 | Not reported | 10 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 70%, from £401,919 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £684,413 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 99% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.
- Money from government
- 46% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025 came from government grants and contracts (£317,224).
- Largest funder
- Flintshire County Council gave £317,224 in the year to 31 March 2025, 46% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: £25,082 from 4 grants. Government contracts: £292,142 from 2 contracts.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £25,082 from 4 grants | £292,142 from 2 contracts |
| 31 March 2024 | Not reported | £290,135 from 2 contracts |
| 31 March 2023 | £296,065 from 3 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £295,238 from 2 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £194,109 from 3 grants | Not reported |
Where its income came from in the year ending 31 March 2025
- Donations and legacies£3,506
- Charitable activities, including grants and contracts for its work£675,500
- Investments£5,407
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 31 March 2025, the charity named 2 funders who gave £318,824 between them. £317,224 of that came from public bodies.
These figures were read from the accounts the charity filed with the Charity Commission by Claude, an AI model, in OpenEconomy's accounts reader. AI can misread a table, so check the accounts on the register before relying on a figure.
| Funder | Type | Mar 2025 | Mar 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flintshire County Council | Council | £317,224 | £290,135 |
| Age Cymru | Trust, company or other | £1,600 | £1,600 |
| Moondance Foundation | Trust, company or other | £10,409 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 4 grants to this charity since 2012, worth at least £118,127.
By funder
- Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales£73,140, 1 grant
- Esmée Fairbairn Foundation£21,464, 1 grant
- SHAREGIFT£15,000, 1 grant
- The National Lottery Community Fund£8,523, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Mar 2025 | SHAREGIFT | £15,000 |
| 22 Sept 2020 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £8,523 |
| 20 Mar 2018 | Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales | £73,140 |
| 31 Jan 2012 | Esmée Fairbairn Foundation | £21,464 |
Trustees
6 trustees run the charity.
- Mrs Marjorie ThomsonChair
- Ann Ledsham
- Elizabeth Ann Ogilvy
- Jennifer Langley
- Paul Richard Harris
- Sara Mogel
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 19 January 2026, 12 days early | Received 19 January 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 8 January 2025, 23 days early | Received 8 January 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 23 January 2024, 8 days early | Received 23 January 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 20 January 2023, 11 days early | Received 20 January 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 31 January 2022 | Received 31 January 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1126170
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 6 October 2008
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 24/07/2008AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 23/12/2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 18/09/2015
- Company number
- 06655221This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.ageconnectsnewales.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Flintshire
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Funding from accounts: the charity's filed accounts, read by OpenEconomy's AI accounts reader on 1 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.