Age UK London

Analysis

Age UK London is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 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 04407861). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information, acts as an umbrella or resource body and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Age UK London reported income of £119k and spending of £441k, spending 370% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £1.1m to £119k (-89%), an average of -42% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 118% 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 UK London sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Leach Fourteenth Trust (£119k), W Wing Yip and Brothers Foundation (£119k) and The Rowse Family Trust (£118k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.