| REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: |
| REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: |
| Report of the Trustees and |
| Unaudited Financial Statements |
| for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 |
| for |
| Age Wessex |
| REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: |
| REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: |
| Report of the Trustees and |
| Unaudited Financial Statements |
| for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 |
| for |
| Age Wessex |
| Age Wessex |
| Contents of the Financial Statements |
| for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 |
| Page |
| Report of the Trustees | 1 | to | 2 |
| Independent Examiner's Report | 3 |
| Statement of Financial Activities | 4 |
| Balance Sheet | 5 |
| Notes to the Financial Statements | 6 | to | 8 |
| Age Wessex (Registered number: 06144912) |
| Report of the Trustees |
| for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 |
| The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2025. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019). |
| OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES |
| Objectives and aims |
| The objects of the charity per its governing document are: |
| 1. preventing or relieving the poverty of older people |
| 2. advancing education |
| 3. preventing or relieving sickness, disease or suffering in older people (whether emotional, mental or physical) |
| 4. promoting equality and diversity |
| 5. promoting the human rights of older people in accordance with the universal declaration of human rights |
| 6. assisting older people in need by reason of ill-health, disability, financial hardship, social exclusion or other disadvantage; and |
| 7. such other charitable purposes for the benefit of older people as the trustees from time to time decide. |
| Area of benefit means Hampshire, Isle of Wight and surrounding areas. |
| Significant activities |
| The activities of Age Wessex were transferred to Age UK Wiltshire on 1 April 2023. |
| Public benefit |
| The trustees have paid due regard to the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit in deciding what activities the charity should undertake. The trustees consider that they have acted in the public benefit. |
| ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE |
| Charitable activities |
| All assets and liabilities were transferred to Age UK Wiltshire on 1 April 2023. |
| FINANCIAL REVIEW |
| Going concern |
| On April 1st, 2023, Age Wessex, and Age UK Wiltshire executed an agreement for Age UK Wiltshire to assume management control of their operations. These operations have now been fully integrated into Age UK Wiltshire. The staff transferred under TUPE. All remaining assets from Age Wessex have transferred to Age UK Wiltshire. Age Wessex is now dormant. The accounts have been prepared on a basis other than going concern. |
| STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT |
| Governing document |
| The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust, and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006. |
| Recruitment and appointment of new trustees |
| Trustees are either appointed directly by members or co-opted by the Board and confirmed at the Annual General Meeting. Trustees service for three years initially, after which period they may put themselves forward for re-appointment. New trustees are recruited through suitable agencies and local organisations with teh aim of reaching a wide range and diversity of candidates and providing he Board with a wide range of relevant skills, knowledge and expertise. |
| Induction and training of new trustees |
| Induction training emphasises roles and responsibilities, making use of Charity Commission publications, together with an instruction to the structure of the organisation and activities in which it is engaged. |
| REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS |
| Registered Company number |
| Registered Charity number |
| Age Wessex (Registered number: 06144912) |
| Report of the Trustees |
| for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 |
| Registered office |
| Trustees |
| S Cardy |
| S Ruston |
| K Johnston |
| R Purchase |
| N Gurd - resigned 30 September 2024 |
| P Stewart - resigned 30 September 2024 |
| Chief Executive Officer |
| S Cardy |
| Company secretary |
| I Poulton |
| Independent Examiner |
| James Gare DChA FCA |
| Monahans |
| Chartered Accountants |
| Hermes House |
| Fire Fly Avenue |
| Swindon |
| Wiltshire |
| SN2 2GA |
| CESSATION OF TRADING |
| The charitable company ceased activities on 1 April 2023. |
| Approved by order of the board of trustees on |
| Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of |
| Age Wessex |
| Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Age Wessex ('the Company') |
| I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2025. |
| Responsibilities and basis of report |
| As the charity's trustees of the Company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act'). |
| Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity's accounts as carried out under Section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act'). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under Section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act. |
| Independent examiner's statement |
| I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe: |
| 1. | accounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by Section 386 of the 2006 Act; or |
| 2. | the accounts do not accord with those records; or |
| 3. | the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of Section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or |
| 4. | the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities (applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)). |
| I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. |
| James Gare DChA FCA |
| Monahans |
| Chartered Accountants |
| Hermes House |
| Fire Fly Avenue |
| Swindon |
| Wiltshire |
| SN2 2GA |
| 11 September 2025 |
| Age Wessex |
| Statement of Financial Activities |
| (Incorporating an Income and Expenditure Account) |
| for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Total |
| fund | funds | funds | funds |
| Notes | £ | £ | £ | £ |
| EXPENDITURE ON |
| Transfer to Age UK Wiltshire |
| NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) | ( |
) |
| RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS |
| Total funds brought forward |
| TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD | - |
| Age Wessex (Registered number: 06144912) |
| Balance Sheet |
| 31 March 2025 |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| Notes | £ | £ |
| NET CURRENT ASSETS |
| TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES |
| NET ASSETS |
| FUNDS | 6 |
| TOTAL FUNDS | - |
| The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 March 2025. |
| The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006. |
| The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for |
| (a) | ensuring that the charitable company keeps accounting records that comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and |
| (b) | preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company as at the end of each financial year and of its surplus or deficit for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the charitable company. |
| These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to charitable companies subject to the small companies regime. |
| The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on |
| Age Wessex |
| Notes to the Financial Statements |
| for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 |
| 1. | GENERAL INFORMATION |
| Age Wessex is a charitable company limited by guarantee, without share capital, incorporated in England and Wales. In the event of the charity being wound up, the liability in respect of the guarantee is limited to £1 per member of the charity. The registered office address and principal activities can be found in the Trustees' Report. |
| 2. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
| Basis of preparing the financial statements |
| The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. |
| The financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis under the historical cost convention, modified to include certain items at fair value. |
| The financial statements are prepared in sterling which is the functional currency of the charity and rounded to the nearest pound. |
| Going concern |
| On April 1st, 2023, Age Wessex, and Age UK Wiltshire executed an agreement for Age UK Wiltshire to assume management control of their operations. These operations have now been fully integrated into Age UK Wiltshire. The staff transferred under TUPE. All remaining assets from Age Wessex have transferred to Age UK Wiltshire. Age Wessex is now dormant. The accounts have been prepared on a basis other than going concern. |
| Related party exemption |
| The charitable company has taken advantage of exemption, under the terms of Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland', not to disclose related party transactions with wholly owned subsidiaries within the group. |
| Taxation |
| The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities. |
| Fund accounting |
| Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees. |
| Designated funds are unrestricted funds earmarked by the Trustees for particular purposes. |
| Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes. |
| Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements. |
| 3. | TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS |
| There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 March 2025 nor for the year ended 31 March 2024. |
| Trustees' expenses |
| There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 March 2025 nor for the year ended 31 March 2024. |
| Age Wessex |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 |
| 4. | COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES |
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total |
| fund | funds | funds |
| £ | £ | £ |
| EXPENDITURE ON |
| Transfer to Age UK Wiltshire |
| NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) | ( |
) | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS |
| Total funds brought forward | 101,302 | 12,059 |
| TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD | - | - | - |
| 5. | ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Total |
| fund | funds | funds | funds |
| £ | £ | £ | £ |
| 6. | MOVEMENT IN FUNDS |
| Net |
| movement | At |
| At 1.4.24 | in funds | 31.3.25 |
| £ | £ | £ |
| TOTAL FUNDS | - | - |
| Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows: |
| Incoming | Resources | Movement |
| resources | expended | in funds |
| £ | £ | £ |
| TOTAL FUNDS | - |
| Comparatives for movement in funds |
| Net |
| movement | At |
| At 1.4.23 | in funds | 31.3.24 |
| £ | £ | £ |
| Unrestricted funds |
| General fund | 101,302 | (101,302 | ) | - |
| Restricted funds |
| PHS COMF | 12,059 | (12,059 | ) | - |
| TOTAL FUNDS | 113,361 | (113,361 | ) | - |
| Age Wessex |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 |
| 6. | MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued |
| Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows: |
| Incoming | Resources | Movement |
| resources | expended | in funds |
| £ | £ | £ |
| Unrestricted funds |
| General fund | - | (101,302 | ) | (101,302 | ) |
| Restricted funds |
| PHS COMF | - | (12,059 | ) | (12,059 | ) |
| TOTAL FUNDS | - | (113,361 | ) | (113,361 | ) |
| PHS COMF - Public Health Southampton Contain Outbreak Management Fund - A range of measures to reduce covid infection risks across multiple non-day-care services. |
| 7. | RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES |