Age UK Westminster

Analysis

Age UK Westminster is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02788761). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Age UK Westminster reported income of £870k and spending of £861k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £635k to £870k (+37%), an average of +8.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Age UK Westminster sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Age UK Torbay (£869k), Fledge Youth Support (£871k) and Eastbourne Foodbank (£865k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 80%, trading 15%, investments 3.5% and donations and legacies 2.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1,250. Charitable activities took 83% of spending and raising funds 16%. Reserves of £285k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 22 people.