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friends of the elderly

The charity supports elderly people. Friends Of The Elderly is a registered charity whose purpose is the advancement of health or the saving of lives. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in Surrey and operates in England.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

The charity offers residential, nursing and dementia care to older people in care homes on seven sites across England. We operate day care centres and a free-to-access grants service for individuals, and work to combat the devastating effects of loneliness among older people. Our vision is for a society in which all older people have the opportunity to live fulfilled lives.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£22,762,000
Latest Expenditure
£23,953,000

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 103.3%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 98.1%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 3.9%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £752,000
Charitable Activities £20,740,000
Other Trading £0
Investments £639,000
Other Income £631,000

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £23,504,000
Raising Funds £449,000
Governance £482,000
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£22,762,000£23,953,000£23,504,000£38,225,000£23,853,000491 / 22
2023£21,841,000£22,632,000£22,285,000£38,393,000£1,692,000482 / 11
2022£19,648,000£21,113,000£20,764,000£40,067,000£22,249,000486 / 2
2021£20,341,000£22,221,000£21,902,000£39,977,000£1,463,000548 / 60
2020£23,159,000£22,306,000£21,993,000£38,711,000£4,137,000590 / 130

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers