Age UK Newcastle and North Tyneside

Analysis

Age UK Newcastle and North Tyneside is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in North Shields. It was registered in October 1995, 31 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 01763579). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Age UK Newcastle and North Tyneside reported income of £10.3m and spending of £10.2m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £5.8m to £10.3m (+77%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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 Newcastle and North Tyneside sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include East Head Impact (£10.2m), The Swire Charitable Trust (£10.3m) and NNS Foundation (£10.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 77% and charitable activities 22%. Charitable activities took 31% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £681k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 360 people.