Age UK Bexley

Analysis

Age UK Bexley is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in September 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04244876). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Age UK Bexley reported income of £1.1m and spending of £960k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £678k to £1.1m (+62%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 1,463 England and Wales charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Age UK Bexley 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 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lakeland Housing Trust (£1.0m), Ashley House Hostel (£1.1m) and Support the Charity Worker (£991k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 92%, donations and legacies 5.9%, investments 1.3% and trading 1.1%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.3%. Reserves of £779k would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 36 people.