Age UK Lincolnshire

Analysis

Age UK Lincolnshire is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lincoln. It was registered in December 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03777156). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Age UK Lincolnshire reported income of £5.1m and spending of £5.2m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £4.1m to £5.1m (+24%), an average of +5.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Age UK Lincolnshire 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 Abilitynet (£5.0m), Citizens Advice Mid Mercia (£5.1m) and Side by Side (Children) Limited (£5.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 95% and trading 3.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £5,411. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.9%. Reserves of £2.6m would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 261 people.