ALONE’s Financial Statements outline the finances of ALONE for each year to provide transparency for funders and donators. These documents serve an important purpose in ensuring accountability regarding the organisation’s finances. They provide a detailed account of ALONE’s financial activities over the year, including income, expenditures, assets, and liabilities. The documents help to guide financial planning and decision-making processes to ensure the sustainability and growth of ALONE’s services. They demonstrate how funds are managed and allocated and provide assurance that grants and donations are being used effectively to support the organisation’s mission of helping older people live and age independently at home. ALONE’s financial statements are publicly available and are vital for maintaining transparency, supporting strategic decision-making, facilitating fundraising, ensuring compliance, communicating with stakeholders, and risk management.
Key achievements highlighted in 2017 include: Maintaining a united board while introducing a new scheme of incorporation via the high court in Jan 2017, welcoming three new board members; sponsored 40th year celebrations in ALONE, introduced the position os assistant chairperson, met all commitments to the Charity and Housing Regulator.