Age UK Lambeth

Analysis

Age UK Lambeth is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 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 03252067). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Age UK Lambeth reported income of £3.1m and spending of £3.2m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.7m to £3.1m (+17%), an average of +4.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 100% 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 Lambeth 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 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bradford VCS Alliance Limited (£3.1m), Community Action Derby Ltd (£3.1m) and The Prudence Trust (£3.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97% and trading 2.5%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.3%. Reserves of £684k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 68 people.