Age UK Kensington and Chelsea

Analysis

Age UK Kensington and Chelsea is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03926026). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Age UK Kensington and Chelsea reported income of £2.9m and spending of £2.8m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £3.2m to £2.9m (-11%), an average of -2.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 100% 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 Kensington and Chelsea sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% 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 Fulham Football Club Foundation (£2.9m), The Retreat York (£2.9m) and Leicester Hospitals Charity (£2.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96% and donations and legacies 2.9%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £25k. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 7.6%. Reserves of £890k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 84 people.