Age UK Sutton

Analysis

Age UK Sutton is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sutton. It was registered in March 2001, 25 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 04175500). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Age UK Sutton reported income of £1.9m and spending of £1.5m, spending 80% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.3m to £1.9m (+46%), an average of +9.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 95% 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 Sutton sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% 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 Stand (£1.9m), Friends Families and Travellers (£1.9m) and The Braunstone Foundation (£1.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 76% and donations and legacies 24%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £450k. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 2.5%. Reserves of £232k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 68 people.