Age UK Derby & Derbyshire

Analysis

Age UK Derby & Derbyshire is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Derbyshire. It was registered in March 1998, 28 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 03510613). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Age UK Derby & Derbyshire reported income of £2.0m and spending of £2.0m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.4m to £2.0m (+41%), an average of +9.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 104% 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 Derby & Derbyshire 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 Bacon Foundation Ltd (£2.0m), Bluebase Foundation (£2.1m) and Age UK Calderdale & Kirklees (£2.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 56%, trading 40% and donations and legacies 2.5%. Charitable activities took 63% of spending and raising funds 37%. Reserves of £217k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 89 people.