Age Concern Cheshire

Analysis

Age Concern Cheshire is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cheshire. It was registered in April 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04369758). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Age Concern Cheshire reported income of £2.1m and spending of £2.0m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.1m to £2.1m (+4.1%), an average of +1.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Age Concern Cheshire 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 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Active Oxfordshire (£2.1m), Newvol (£2.1m) and S P Lohia Foundation (£2.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 46%, charitable activities 40% and donations and legacies 13%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £3,369. Charitable activities took 46% of spending and raising funds 54%. Reserves of £898k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 74 people.