Age Concern Solihull

Analysis

Age Concern Solihull is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Midlands. It was registered in June 1996, 30 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 03180062). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Age Concern Solihull reported income of £1.9m and spending of £1.8m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £1.9m to £1.9m (-0.4%), an average of -0.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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 Concern Solihull sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% 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 Hastings and St Leonards Foreshore Charitable Trust (£1.9m), Philip Breeze Will Trust (£1.9m) and Hackney Joint Estate Charity (£1.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 82%, donations and legacies 9.8%, trading 6.7% and investments 1.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £106k. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 7.9%. Reserves of £489k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 59 people.