A support charity that has been helping people with dementia and their families for more than four decades has closed.

Ealing, London, based charity Dementia Concern, shut down at the end of last week and said that ‘discussions are ongoing’ with other organisations to see if they can take on aspects of its work.

Its last financial records submitted to the Charity Commission show that it spent £121m in the financial year ending March 2025, however its income that year was £1.03m.

This is the second year in a row its spending has outstripped its income.

The charity’s chair Peter Ryan said: “Like many other charities, our financial position has become unsustainable”.

“Over the past couple of years, we have put a range of measures in place to try to keep the organisation going, but despite our best efforts, we have now reached the end of the road,” he added.

According to the charity register the charity had 46 members of staff and was supported by eight trustees and five volunteers.

Its work included dementia advice, providing link workers and running social clubs.

“Dementia Concern extends its heartfelt thanks to all staff, volunteers, partners, and—most importantly—the individuals and families we have been privileged to support,” added Ryan.

“To close this very unique and longstanding charity has been an extremely difficult decision for the Board, particularly because we work with vulnerable people living with dementia in Ealing.”

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