Age UK Lindsey

Analysis

Age UK Lindsey is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. It was registered in March 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03917990). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2024, Age UK Lindsey reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.4m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2024, income grew from £1.2m to £1.3m (+12%), an average of +3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Age UK Lindsey sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Manor Gardens Welfare Trust Ltd (£1.3m), Soul Survivor Watford (£1.3m) and Notts County F.c. Community Programme (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 54% and donations and legacies 46%. Charitable activities took 34% of spending and raising funds 66%. Reserves of £61k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 48 people.

Data notes from the register: The register marks this charity as being in administration. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.