Age UK Sunderland

Analysis

Age UK Sunderland is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sunderland. It was registered in June 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04199449). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Age UK Sunderland reported income of £2.4m and spending of £2.2m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £1.7m to £2.4m (+45%), an average of +9.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Age UK Sunderland sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% 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 Share Community Limited (£2.4m), Great Britain Wheelchair Basketball Association (£2.4m) and Chescombe Trust Limited (£2.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96%, investments 2.2% and donations and legacies 2.0%. Charitable activities took 85% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £909k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 90 people.