The Royal Surgical Aid Society (aka Agecare - Royal Surgical Aid Society, Rsas Agecare and 1 more)
Income
£278k
▼ 29.4% on 2024
Expenditure
£1.3m
▼ 4.1% on 2024
Reserves
N/A
Small charityi
Runway
N/A
Small charityi
Spent on charitable work
N/A%
Small charityi
Trustees
10
3.4y av
Staff
N/A
Small charityi
Volunteers
11
no change on 2024
Overview
The Royal Surgical Aid Society's network
11 people6 organisationsi10 listed on the board plus 1 company secretary. 6 organisations share a board member with this charity.The large node is The Royal Surgical Aid Society. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.The board
10 listed + 1 company secretaryiCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.| Name | Role | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine Anne A'Bear | Trustee | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Claire Taylor-Harris | Trustee | 2026 | new |
| Dean Cassar | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Dr Vellingiri Raja Badrakalimuthu | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Drake Peabody | Trustee | 2026 | new |
| Ellen Miller | Trustee | 2026 | new |
| Emma Green | Trustee | 2026 | new |
| Gaynor Hillier | Trustee | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Louise Jane Prosser | Company secretary (charitable company) | 2024 | 2 yrs |
Subsidiaries
1 companyiEach company here has this charity named as an owner on the Companies House register of people with significant control (PSC).A charity is matched to a PSC entry by registration number, or by exact name and postcode. An entry that matches only by name (postcode differs) is marked likely. Names shared by several charities are never linked. Current directors are from Companies House.Rsas Trading Ltd 09608491 Subsidiary Active (proposal to strike off) iOfficial. The PSC entry gives Companies House number 00515174, this charity's own company number, and its name matches the charity's name exactly.
Source: Companies House register of people with significant control.The PSC entry names Royal Surgical Aid Society as a corporate owner of this company, notified 6 April 2016. Matching is exact on names, numbers and postcodes; nothing is matched loosely.
Source: Companies House register of people with significant control.The PSC entry names Royal Surgical Aid Society as a corporate owner of this company, notified 6 April 2016. Matching is exact on names, numbers and postcodes; nothing is matched loosely.
Control: 75-100% of shares (notified 6 April 2016)
Current directors
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Source: Companies House register of people with significant control. Control levels are as filed by the company.
Board
The board
10 listed + 1 company secretaryiCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.| Name | Role | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine Anne A'Bear | Trustee | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Claire Taylor-Harris | Trustee | 2026 | new |
| Dean Cassar | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Dr Vellingiri Raja Badrakalimuthu | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Drake Peabody | Trustee | 2026 | new |
| Ellen Miller | Trustee | 2026 | new |
| Emma Green | Trustee | 2026 | new |
| Gaynor Hillier | Trustee | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Julie Anne Flower | Trustee | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Liz Jones | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Louise Jane Prosser | Company secretary (charitable company) | 2024 | 2 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Former company secretaries of the charitable company: Walter Tan (2023-2024), Tom Espley (2022-2023), David Warren (2021-2022), John Misselbrook (2018-2021), Sukhpreet Kaur Bhatia (2018), Mark David Rogers (2006-2015) and 4 more. Full officer list
Subsidiaries
1 companyiEach company here has this charity named as an owner on the Companies House register of people with significant control (PSC).A charity is matched to a PSC entry by registration number, or by exact name and postcode. An entry that matches only by name (postcode differs) is marked likely. Names shared by several charities are never linked. Current directors are from Companies House.Rsas Trading Ltd 09608491 Subsidiary Active (proposal to strike off) iOfficial. The PSC entry gives Companies House number 00515174, this charity's own company number, and its name matches the charity's name exactly.
Source: Companies House register of people with significant control.The PSC entry names Royal Surgical Aid Society as a corporate owner of this company, notified 6 April 2016. Matching is exact on names, numbers and postcodes; nothing is matched loosely.
Source: Companies House register of people with significant control.The PSC entry names Royal Surgical Aid Society as a corporate owner of this company, notified 6 April 2016. Matching is exact on names, numbers and postcodes; nothing is matched loosely.
Control: 75-100% of shares (notified 6 April 2016)
Current directors
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Source: Companies House register of people with significant control. Control levels are as filed by the company.
Board DNA
iCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.Average tenure
3.1y
median 4y
Longest tenure
7y
since 2019
Years in governance
9.6y
per person, across all their boards
Also company directors
9
also sit on company boards
Joined in the last 3 years
4
of 10 on the board
10 trustees on the board
- Catherine Anne A'Bear since 2019
- Claire Taylor-Harris since 2026
- Dean Cassar since 2022
- Dr Vellingiri Raja Badrakalimuthu since 2022
- Drake Peabody since 2026
- Ellen Miller since 2026
- Emma Green since 2026
- Gaynor Hillier since 2021
- Julie Anne Flower since 2019
- Liz Jones since 2022
Trustees past 6 years
- Catherine Anne A'Bear since 2019
- Julie Anne Flower since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- Claire Taylor-Harris since 2026
- Dr Vellingiri Raja Badrakalimuthu since 2022
- Drake Peabody since 2026
- Ellen Miller since 2026
- Gaynor Hillier since 2021
- Julie Anne Flower since 2019
- Liz Jones since 2022
Portfolio (3)
- Catherine Anne A'Bear since 2019
- Dean Cassar since 2022
- Emma Green since 2026
Sector coverageiThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Education/training 10The Advancement of Health or Saving of Lives 10General Charitable Purposes 2Environment/conservation/heritage 1
Commercial experienceiThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Health and social care 13Professional services 4Other services 2
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Network
Network
iThe large node is The Royal Surgical Aid Society. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Dashed links are historical or inferred. Dashed blue-grey links are company secretaries. Click any node to explore.Most connected
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Finances
6 financial years held, 2020 to 2025, years ending 31 December.
Income and expenditure
6 years · years end 31 DecemberiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Detailed income and expenditure are filed only by charities with income over £500,000, so some years show the totals only.
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| Financial year | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | ||||||
| Total income | £320.00k | £617.80k | £346.51k | £433.00k | £394.01k | £278.01k |
| Total expenditure | £1.05m | £1.27m | £1.68m | £1.94m | £1.37m | £1.31m |
| Government income | ||||||
| Government contracts | Not reported | Not reported | £19.09k | £55.38k | £34.58k | £34.58k |
| Government grants | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Income by source | ||||||
| Donations and legacies | Not reported | £375.04k | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Legaciespart of donations and legacies | Not reported | £267.80k | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Charitable activities | Not reported | £0 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Other trading activities | Not reported | £0 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Investments | Not reported | £242.76k | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Endowments | Not reported | £0 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Other income | Not reported | £0 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Expenditure by type | ||||||
| Charitable activities | Not reported | £1.25m | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Raising funds | Not reported | £21.28k | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Grants to institutionspart of charitable activities | Not reported | £0 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Governance | Not reported | £11.73k | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Investment management | Not reported | £16.62k | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Other expenditure | Not reported | £0 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
Definitions
- Total income
- Everything the charity received in the year, from all sources, as shown on its annual return.
- Total expenditure
- Everything the charity spent in the year.
- Government contracts
- Income from contracts with central or local government or other public bodies, as the charity declared it. Not reported means the register shows no amount (N/A), which can mean none or that the question was not answered.
- Government grants
- Grants received from central or local government or other public bodies, as declared.
- Donations and legacies
- Gifts and donations, including Gift Aid, and money left to the charity in wills.
- Legacies
- Money left to the charity in wills. Legacies are part of donations and legacies, not extra to them.
- Charitable activities (income)
- Income earned by doing the charity's work, such as fees and contracts for services.
- Other trading activities
- Fundraising trading, such as charity shops, events and sponsorship.
- Investments
- Dividends, interest and rent from the charity's investments.
- Endowments
- New endowment funds received in the year.
- Charitable activities (expenditure)
- Spending on the charity's purposes, including any grants it makes.
- Raising funds
- The cost of fundraising and trading.
- Grants to institutions
- Grants paid to other organisations. Part of spending on charitable activities.
- Governance
- The cost of running the charity as an organisation, such as the audit and trustee meetings.
- Investment management
- The cost of managing the charity's investments.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0. The register shows a rolling five years, so years it no longer shows come from older copies we hold: 2020 from a January 2026 copy of the register data.
Assets and liabilities
1 year with detailiPlain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Only one financial year is on the register so far, so there is no chart yet. The figures are in the table.
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| Financial year | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Own use assets | £8.39k |
| Long-term investments | £9.51m |
| Other assets | £355.59k |
| Defined benefit pension schemea minus figure is a deficit | £0 |
| Total liabilities | £88.77k |
| Net assetsassets minus liabilities | £9.78m |
Definitions
- Own use assets
- Land, buildings, equipment and other fixed assets the charity uses for its work.
- Long-term investments
- Investments held for the long term, such as shares, bonds or property let to others.
- Other assets
- Current assets: cash, money owed to the charity and short-term investments.
- Defined benefit pension scheme
- The surplus (above zero) or deficit (below zero) on a final-salary type pension scheme.
- Total liabilities
- What the charity owes: creditors due within a year and after a year, and provisions. Drawn below zero in the chart and shown as a positive figure in the table, as the register does.
- Net assets
- Assets minus liabilities, including any pension surplus or deficit. Equal to total funds.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Funds and reserves
1 year with detailiPlain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Scroll sideways for earlier years
| Financial year | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Unrestricted funds | £9.78m |
| Restricted funds | £0 |
| Endowment funds | £0 |
| Total funds | £9.78m |
| Reservesas declared by the charity | £9.77m |
| Assets besides buildingsinvestments, cash and money owed to it, before debts | £9.86m |
Definitions
- Unrestricted funds
- Money the trustees can spend on any of the charity's purposes, including funds they have set aside (designated) themselves.
- Restricted funds
- Money that must be spent on particular purposes set by the donor or the terms of an appeal.
- Endowment funds
- Capital the charity must keep, either permanently or until the terms allow it to be spent.
- Total funds
- All funds together. Equal to net assets.
- Reserves
- The charity's own figure for unrestricted funds that are freely available, after setting aside fixed assets and designated funds. Charities explain their reserves policy in their annual report.
- Assets besides buildings
- Long-term investments plus other assets (cash, money owed to the charity and short-term investments), before its debts are paid. If declared reserves are larger than this, they must include buildings.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Accounts and annual returns
Register page (opens in a new tab)iPlain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Reporting up to date
Every annual return and set of accounts arrived on time for 5 years.
| Year ending | Due by | Annual return | Accounts | Status | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | 12 June 2026 | 12 June 2026 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | 4 June 2025 | 4 June 2025 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | 17 October 2024 | 17 October 2024 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | 23 August 2023 | 23 August 2023 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | 28 October 2022 | 28 October 2022 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
Accounts filed at Companies House
Company 00515174 has made 40 accounts filings since 1987. Each links to the copy at Companies House where it has been published online.
| Made up to | Filed on | Type | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 28 June 2026 | Small accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)44 pages |
| 31 December 2024 | 22 May 2025 | Small accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)32 pages |
| 31 December 2023 | 6 October 2024 | Small accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)30 pages |
| 31 December 2022 | 25 July 2023 | Small accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)33 pages |
| 31 December 2021 | 6 October 2022 | Small accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)27 pages |
| 31 December 2020 | 31 July 2021 | Small accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)31 pages |
| 31 December 2019 | 2 July 2020 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)32 pages |
| 31 December 2018 | 9 July 2019 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)26 pages |
| 30 September 2017 | 25 June 2018 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)25 pages |
| 30 September 2016 | 10 July 2017 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)24 pages |
| 30 September 2015 | 5 July 2016 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)26 pages |
| 30 September 2014 | 27 August 2015 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)30 pages |
| 30 September 2013 | 8 July 2014 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)29 pages |
| 30 September 2012 | 4 July 2013 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)27 pages |
| 30 September 2011 | 4 July 2012 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)29 pages |
| 30 September 2010 | 24 May 2011 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)28 pages |
| 30 September 2009 | 6 April 2010 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)31 pages |
| 30 September 2008 | 4 April 2009 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)33 pages |
| 30 September 2007 | 16 June 2008 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)35 pages |
| 30 September 2006 | 27 April 2007 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)34 pages |
| 30 September 2005 | 14 July 2006 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)33 pages |
| 30 September 2004 | 29 April 2005 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)25 pages |
| 30 September 2003 | 24 February 2004 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)25 pages |
| 30 September 2002 | 12 July 2003 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)38 pages |
| 30 September 2001 | 29 June 2002 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)24 pages |
| 30 September 2000 | 31 January 2001 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)24 pages |
| 30 September 1999 | 6 March 2000 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)25 pages |
| 30 September 1998 | 25 May 1999 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)25 pages |
| 30 September 1997 | 31 January 1998 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)23 pages |
| 30 September 1996 | 31 December 1996 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)24 pages |
| 30 September 1995 | 13 June 1996 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)24 pages |
| 30 September 1994 | 2 February 1995 | Full accounts | Not online |
| 30 September 1993 | 8 January 1994 | Full accounts | Not online |
| 30 September 1992 | 23 December 1992 | Full accounts | Not online |
| 30 September 1991 | 11 February 1992 | Full accounts | Not online |
| 30 September 1990 | 22 February 1991 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)15 pages |
| 30 September 1989 | 13 February 1990 | Full accounts | Not online |
| 30 September 1988 | 8 February 1989 | Full accounts | Not online |
| 30 September 1987 | 11 March 1988 | Full accounts | Not online |
| 30 September 1986 | 3 March 1987 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)25 pages |
Definitions
- Annual return
- The yearly return a charity sends to the Charity Commission. It is due 10 months after the end of the financial year. Charities with income over £10,000, and every CIO, must send one.
- Accounts
- The accounts and trustees' annual report. Required from charities with income over £25,000 and from every CIO; otherwise shown as Not required.
- On time
- Received on or before the due date.
- Late
- Received after the due date. The number of days is counted from the due date.
- Overdue
- Not received, and the due date has passed. Counted to today, or to the date a removed charity left the register.
- Qualified accounts
- The auditor or examiner raised a reservation about the accounts.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (annual return history), Open Government Licence v3.0. The register keeps the latest five years; earlier years come from older copies we hold. Accounts documents link to the Charity Commission register and to Companies House (filing history, Open Government Licence v3.0). Days late and overdue are worked out from the dates, as of 30 October 2026.
Grants
Funding received
2 grantsiFrom grants published by funders to 360Giving. Not every funder publishes, so this is not a complete record of a charity's income.Grants awarded 18 February 2005 to 10 November 2006.Total from published grants
£10k
£10,000
Grants
2
published to 360Giving
Funders
1
distinct funders
Latest grant
Nov 2006
10 November 2006
By year
iBy year the grant was awarded, in pounds.£5k2005
£5k2006
Funders
1 funder| Funder | Grants | Total | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 2 | £10,000 | 2005 to 2006 |
Grants
newest first| Date | Funder | Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 November 2006 | The National Lottery Community Fund | Training Course Development | £5,000 |
| 18 February 2005 | The National Lottery Community Fund | New minibus | £5,000 |
Who published this data
Grant records are published by the funders named below to 360Giving, each under the open licence shown. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 where that licence is shown. Governance Register has reformatted the data, removed duplicate rows and matched recipients and funders to register records; it has not changed the amounts or dates published.
About
Purposes and governing document
Register page (opens in a new tab)Charitable objectsiAs filed with the Charity Commission. Clause breaks added for reading; the wording and capitals are unchanged.
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What it does
Who it helps
How it helps
- Where it operates
- Throughout England
- Area of benefit
- NOT
DEFINED as filed - Governing document
- MEMORANDUM
AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 15/01/1953AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 21/01/1987AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 16/10/1991AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 05/03/1992AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 19/07/2012AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 23/03/2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 16 OCT 2017 as amended on 06 Jul 2022 as filed - Register history
- 13 July 1964Registered
- Working names
- Agecare - Royal Surgical Aid Society, Rsas Agecare, Dementia Carers Count
Policies the charity says it has
Governing documents at Companies House
- 12 August 2022Resolution
- 18 July 2022Memorandum and articles
- 16 November 2017Resolution
- 16 November 2017Statement of the company's objects
- 20 July 2012Memorandum and articles
- 20 July 2012Resolution
Read them in the filing history at Companies House (opens in a new tab)
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (governing document, classification, area of operation, register history and policies), and Companies House filing history, Open Government Licence v3.0.
About
- Website
- dementiacarers.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Royal Surgical Aid Society
- Registered
- 1964