Age UK Bradford & District

Analysis

Age UK Bradford & District is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bradford. It was registered in September 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02646454). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Age UK Bradford & District reported income of £673k and spending of £841k, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £1.1m to £673k (-38%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Age UK Bradford & District sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Age UK Hull and East Yorkshire (£672k), Hartcliffe and Withywood Community Partnership (£673k) and Wisdom Hospice Support (£672k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 63%, charitable activities 32% and donations and legacies 4.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £14k. Charitable activities took 70% of spending and raising funds 28%. Reserves of £93k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 19 people.