Organisational Quality Standards
Age UK County Durham are proud to have achieved the Age UK Charity Quality Standard (CQS) which recognises the high standard of our performance as an organisation. The CQS is externally assessed by quality assessment experts, SGS. Quality Standards for local Age UKs in England.
It certifies that we are a well-governed and effective organisation committed to the wellbeing of older people, our staff and volunteers and to working in partnership with others.
To find out more about our Organisational Quality Standards certification, please contact us.
Our Strategic Plan for 2025-2028 sets out our Charitable Objectives, Mission and Values and is available to download
Strategic Plan
To promote the following purposes for the benefit of people aged 50+, principally but not exclusively, in and around County Durham:
- Assisting people in need by reason of ill-health, disability, financial hardship, social exclusion or other disadvantage
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Promoting equality and diversity
- Advancing education
- Promoting human rights
- Preventing or relieving sickness, disease or suffering both physical and mental
Our Mission
Enabling people to have happy, healthier, longer lives
Our values
- Ambition: To make County Durham a healthier place to age
- Development: We continually improve our services and resources
- Engagement: We actively engage with our people and partners to plan and deliver our work
- Respect: We treat all people with equal respect and dignity
- Integrity: We do what we say we will do