Age UK Milton Keynes

General information

Our Charity:

We provide support and services that make a real and positive difference to older people, particularly to the most vulnerable and isolated people in our community.

We are proud to be affiliated to the nationally prominent, campaigning charity Age UK, but we are an independent charity and rely on the income from our shops and fundraising by kind supporters to keep going.

We operate as an incorporated charity with our own charity number 1079773.

No longer Age Concern:

On Tuesday 1st June 2010 we changed our name to Age UK Milton Keynes, having joined the Age UK partnership formed from the merger of Age Concern and Help the Aged. We continue to share the same values, standards and overall aim: to help all older people make more of life.

We have been working with local people since June 1978 and for every £1 given to the charity, we spend 90p directly on the crucial help we provide.

Accountable and cost-effective:

We aim to be accountable for the funds we use, cost-effective in carrying out our role, professional in the way we work and transparent in all our activities. Every year we help over 10,000 people in Milton Keynes and surrounding villages.

Age UK Milton Keynes has 239 employees, most of whom work part-time (April 2013). We also have over 450 hard working and dedicated volunteers without whom we could not exist.

Age UK Milton Keynes is an independent organisation responsible for its own funds. An Executive Committee oversees the management of the organisation. Our current chairman is Meg Bates and the vice-chairman is Sue Graham.

Monitored and evaluated:

We carry out documented annual performance reviews of all our services, including periodic independent evaluations.

Our services and activities are measured against internal Age UK and external quality standards, including Quality Counts, CSCI and Foundations.

Net income achievements are measured against budgets and retail outlet targets are set annually.

General information:

Our registered charity number is 1079773 and we are registered as a company limited by guarantee 3897291 (Cardiff).

Our registered office is at The Peartree Centre, 1 Chadds Lane, Peartree Bridge, Milton Keynes MK6 3EB.

Working with Age UK:

Age UK influences national and local government and the media. The charity seeks out new and innovative ways to make a difference nationally to the lives of older people. We also make a difference by helping to shape policy, for example by backing national campaigns on age discrimination and pensions, or by campaigning locally.

We are a member of the Age England Association (which replaced the Age Concern Federation on 1st April 2011), which campaigns on behalf of older people nationally. The Association and the Age UK partnership provide vital services that help with daily living as well as researching the needs and opinions of older people.

Working in partnership:

We also work in partnership with other organisation such as Milton Keynes Council, the Milton Keynes Primary Care Trust and the Milton Keynes NHS Foundation Trust to try to make sure that local services meet the needs of local older people.

Age UK Milton Keynes is the host organisation for the local Healthwatch, formerly known as LINk:MK.

Administration office:

Our main administration office and many of our services are based at our registered office: The Peartree Centre, 1 Chadds Lane, Peartree Bridge, Milton Keynes MK6 3EB. Tel: 01908 550700.

Age UK Milton Keynes is an appointed representative of Age UK Enterprises Limited which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority for insurance mediation. FSA register number 311438.

Chief Executive Jane Palmer