Age Concern (Herne Bay)

Analysis

Age Concern (Herne Bay) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Herne Bay. It was registered in June 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02960617). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Age Concern (Herne Bay) reported income of £1.8m and spending of £1.9m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £1.9m to £1.8m (-4.9%), an average of -1.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Age Concern (Herne Bay) 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 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chance for Childhood (£1.8m), Preston North End Community and Education Trust (£1.8m) and Amaze (£1.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 48%, charitable activities 43% and investments 8.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £18k. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.1%. Reserves of £390k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 68 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.