Age UK Bristol

Analysis

Age UK Bristol is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in December 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02984207). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Age UK Bristol reported income of £1.0m and spending of £1.1m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £1.2m to £1.0m (-15%), an average of -3.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 124%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Age UK Bristol sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Millby Foundation (£1.0m), The Birmingham Royal Institution for the Blind (£1.0m) and Hhugs - Helping Households Under Great Stress (£1.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 87% and donations and legacies 12%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £52k. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 1.5%. Reserves of £260k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 21 people.