Impact Report 2023–2024

Age UK Sutton is an independent charity supporting people over 50 in the London Borough of Sutton. In 2023–24, the charity supported over 3,500 older people, helped recover £1.1 million in unclaimed benefits, assisted 570 people after hospital discharge, connected 567 isolated people to their community, and provided specialist dementia and mental health peer support. Income totalled £1,365,062, with £377,149 from new grant funding including a London Borough of Sutton and Greater London Authority grant.

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📋About

Holistic services for people over 50 in the London Borough of Sutton including Information & Advice, Community Support, Let's Connect (loneliness and social isolation), Home from Hospital, Dementia Peer Support, mental health peer support, Help at Home social enterprise, Frailty Support pilot and digital inclusion; supported by 66 volunteers

📊Key Metrics

Over 3,500 older people supported with direct support across information and advice, health, community and wellbeing services — 51% increase from pre-pandemic years Key Metric 1
£1,113,318 put back into the pockets of local older people through the Information and Advice service; 208 people gained an average of £5,352 extra per year Key Metric 2
570 people helped to return home and stay supported after hospital; 567 people connected with their community through the Let's Connect programme Key Metric 3

Key Outcomes

  • 2,044 unique people supported with free and confidential information and advice in partnership with seven local organisations through Together for Sutton; 26,213 contacts made including 3,044 home visits
  • 200 people living with dementia or caring for someone with dementia supported through one-on-one and peer support; Dementia Wellbeing Peer Support groups informed the London Borough of Sutton's Dementia Strategy
  • 277 individuals supported by the Help at Home social enterprise with daily activities including shopping, domestic tasks and companionship; 127 people received specialist mental health and wellbeing support

📍Geography

London

2026 Enhanced

Impact — Winter 2026

Total income £18,180,000 and total expenditure £18,560,000 (year ended 31 December 2024, charity no. 1084958 England/Wales and SC039654 Scotland); in 2024 spent £3.8m on charitable activities including £1,079,000 on research, £1,366,000 on EB Community Support, £943,000 on public education, £270,000 on EB healthcare and £185,000 on respite breaks
Key Metric 1
700+ members supported through in-person visits and support calls in 2025; 697 support grants allocated in 2025 for essential items including specialist clothing, cooling fans and sheepskin liners; 2 new holiday homes purchased in 2025 with over 700 guests enjoying holiday homes; £34,000 raised through 2025 winter 'The Longest Night' appeal
Key Metric 2
Largest global investment in EB research to date: multi-million-pound drug repurposing trial provisionally agreed with LifeArc partner at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and King's College London; EB Priorities Setting Partnership study completed mapping global research priorities for all four main EB forms
Key Metric 3
£34,000 raised in 2025 winter appeal supporting families like Darcie's with specialist items, emotional support and research; 697 support grants delivered in 2025; first Members Connect event in Northern Ireland; EB Priorities Setting Partnership study completed providing global research roadmap
2025 Enhanced

Impact Report 2025

22,507 households helped through RBL casework and specialist support services across 66 countries
Key Metric 1
22,600 grants given to those in need, totalling £11.8 million
Key Metric 2
733 beneficiaries represented at tribunals, resulting in £24.5 million in War Pensions awards
Key Metric 3
1,548 new families living with dementia supported by RBL Admiral Nurses service
2025 Enhanced

Our Impact 2024-25

3,600 blind veterans received support across the UK; 447 new blind veterans started receiving support in 2024/25
Key Metric 1
1,598 referrals to rehabilitation services completed; 313 veterans received assistive technology training
Key Metric 2
997 volunteers donated 26,824 hours of support; befriending service awarded Quality in Befriending Excellence — one of only 11 organisations in the UK to achieve this
Key Metric 3
1,831 National Creative Wellbeing Project packs issued to help veterans reconnect with creativity and independence