Alzheimer's & Dementia Support Services

Analysis

Alzheimer's & Dementia Support Services is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gravesend. It was registered in June 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 10690071). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Alzheimer's & Dementia Support Services reported income of £3.2m and spending of £3.0m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.6m to £3.2m (+97%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Alzheimer's & Dementia Support Services sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Streetscene Addiction Recovery (£3.2m), Delta Philanthropies (£3.3m) and Tottenham Hotspur Foundation (£3.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 80% and donations and legacies 19%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £10k. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 4.3%. Reserves of £664k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 102 people.