Age UK Hillingdon, Harrow and Brent

Analysis

Age UK Hillingdon, Harrow and Brent is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Middlesex. It was registered in January 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03136052). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Age UK Hillingdon, Harrow and Brent reported income of £2.9m and spending of £3.0m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £3.3m to £2.9m (-12%), an average of -3.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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 UK Hillingdon, Harrow and Brent 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 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nabs (£2.9m), Children and Families Limited (£2.9m) and Trust Links Limited (£2.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 88%, trading 9.1% and donations and legacies 3.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £36k. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 8.4%. Reserves of £1.4m would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 92 people.