Age UK Canterbury

Analysis

Age UK Canterbury is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in October 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 04511978). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Age UK Canterbury reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.2m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.0m to £1.3m (+25%), an average of +5.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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 Canterbury 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 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Beaverbrooks Charitable Trust (£1.3m), Newcastle Carers (£1.3m) and The Charity Service Limited (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 47%, charitable activities 45% and trading 7.4%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £81k. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 3.3%. Reserves of £445k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 27 people.