Age UK Croydon

Analysis

Age UK Croydon is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in June 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 03921436). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Age UK Croydon reported income of £1.7m and spending of £1.5m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £1.9m to £1.7m (-14%), an average of -3.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income dropped by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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 Croydon sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 96% 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 The Firebird Foundation (£1.6m), Global Impact UK (£1.7m) and Mucklow Charitable Trust Limited (£1.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 83%, donations and legacies 14% and investments 2.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £2,000. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 4.2%. Reserves of £1.6m would cover about 13 months of spending at that rate. It employed 45 people.