Age Concern Bromley

Analysis

Age Concern Bromley is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bromley. It was registered in February 1997, 29 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 03304510). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Age Concern Bromley reported income of £3.9m and spending of £2.4m, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £2.1m to £3.9m (+85%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 76%. Over the whole period it spent 92% 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 Bromley sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Sir James Knott Trust (£3.8m), Disrupt Foundation (£4.0m) and The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund (UK) (£3.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 47%, donations and legacies 8.3% and investments 2.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £20k. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 9.1%. Reserves of £1.3m would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 70 people.