Age UK Waltham Forest

Analysis

Age UK Waltham Forest is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02334459). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Age UK Waltham Forest reported income of £732k and spending of £708k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £777k to £732k (-5.9%), an average of -1.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Age UK Waltham Forest sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% 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 Al-Hijrah Trust (£731k), Surrey Lifelong Learning Partnership (£735k) and Belljoe Tzedoko Limited (£731k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 51%, donations and legacies 39%, trading 5.2% and investments 4.0%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 4.6%. Reserves of £504k would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 32 people.