Age UK Oxfordshire

Analysis

Age UK Oxfordshire is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxfordshire. It was registered in April 2002, 24 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 04328143). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Age UK Oxfordshire reported income of £6.5m and spending of £6.0m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £4.5m to £6.5m (+46%), an average of +9.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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 Oxfordshire sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% 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 Eden Valley Hospice, Carlisle (£6.5m), Sparquote Limited (£6.6m) and The Mary Stevens Hospice (£6.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 71%, trading 17% and donations and legacies 11%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £294k. Charitable activities took 83% of spending and raising funds 0.2%. Reserves of £2.0m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 198 people.