Age UK West Sussex, Brighton & Hove

Analysis

Age UK West Sussex, Brighton & Hove is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Sussex. It was registered in April 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives 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 04146487). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Age UK West Sussex, Brighton & Hove reported income of £5.1m and spending of £5.3m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £3.8m to £5.1m (+35%), an average of +7.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 101% 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 West Sussex, Brighton & Hove 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 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sri Guru Singh Sabha Southall (£5.1m), Yeshuos Shabbos (£5.1m) and King's College Hospital Charity (£5.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 89% and donations and legacies 10%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £257k. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £476k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 158 people.