Age Concern Islington

Analysis

Age Concern Islington is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03039668). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Age Concern Islington reported income of £2.2m and spending of £2.1m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.5m to £2.2m (+47%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 91% 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 Concern Islington sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Manchester Community Central (£2.2m), The Egmont Trust (£2.2m) and Leicester Riders Foundation (£2.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 94%, donations and legacies 3.9% and investments 2.2%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.4%. Reserves of £705k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 43 people.