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Age UK Milton Keynes

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1079773Milton KeynesGrant-making and general purposes
Income£2.8m2025-03-31
Spending£3.1msame year
Spent / received100%5-year average
Size in its cause98th pctGrant-making and general purposes
Registered2000Charitable company
Employees138latest return

Analysis

Age UK Milton Keynes is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Milton Keynes. It was registered in March 2000, 26 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 03897291). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Age UK Milton Keynes reported income of £2.8m and spending of £3.1m, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.6m to £2.8m (+7.8%), an average of +1.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 16%. 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 Milton Keynes 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 AgeUK Worcester,Malvern Hills & Hereford Localities (£2.8m), The Fidelis Foundation (£2.8m) and Age UK South Cumbria LTD (£2.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 48%, trading 47% and donations and legacies 4.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £400. Charitable activities took 54% of spending and raising funds 45%. Reserves of £426k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 138 people.

Income and spending

£0£776k£1.6m£2.3m£3.1m2021 Income: £2,556,0712021 Spending: £2,217,85320212022 Income: £2,324,4832022 Spending: £2,263,15420222023 Income: £2,695,2922023 Spending: £2,637,60620232024 Income: £2,830,8452024 Spending: £3,010,57020242025 Income: £2,754,8832025 Spending: £3,103,3822025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Donations 4.4%
  • Legacies 0.0%
  • Charitable activities 48%
  • Trading 47%
  • Investments 0.6%

In the charity's own words

Age UK Milton Keynes is a charity working with and for older people in the Borough of Milton Keynes to make a real and positive difference that contributes to their wellbeing and quality of life.

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CharityLocationIncome
AgeUK Worcester,Malvern Hills & Hereford LocalitiesWorcestershire£2.8m
The Fidelis FoundationLondon£2.8m
Age UK South Cumbria LTDKendal£2.7m
Veddis FoundationUnited Kingdom£2.8m