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the silver line helpline

The charity supports elderly people and people with disabilities. The Silver Line Helpline is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by providing services. The charity is based in London and operates in England And Wales, Scotland, and various other locations.


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 Silver Line is a unique national service that provides three key functions to support older people:1. a signposting service to link them into the many and varied services that exist around the country;2. a friendship service to combat loneliness; and 3. a means of empowering those who may be suffering abuse and neglect and, if appropriate, transferring them to specialist services.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£0
Latest Expenditure
£0

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 141.7%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 100.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 2.0%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £728,657
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £0
Investments £0
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,032,714
Raising Funds £144
Governance £19,999
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2023£728,657£1,032,858£1,032,714£1£176 / 114
2022£1,131,453£1,237,021£1,236,509£545,588£485,45067 / 149
2021£2,599,541£1,795,482£1,793,540£651,156£534,00081 / 116
2020£2,374,478£2,959,323£2,748,403-£152,903£0121 / 1638

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers