Service to the Aged

Analysis

Service to the Aged is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, accommodation/housing and religious activities, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02580196). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Service to the Aged reported income of £5.1m and spending of £5.3m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £3.2m to £5.1m (+58%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Service to the Aged sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Gosling Foundation Limited (£5.1m), FMDM Foundation CIO (£5.1m) and Milton Keynes Community Foundation Limited (£5.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99% and donations and legacies 1.3%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £3.6m would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 99 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.