Age Concern Reading

Analysis

Age Concern Reading is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Berkshire. It was registered in April 2004, 22 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 04750114). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Age Concern Reading reported income of £295k and spending of £288k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £189k to £295k (+55%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 104% 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 Reading sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stroud Vintage Transport and Engine Club Ltd (£293k), Hollyhock Charitable Foundation (£295k) and Bayfield Charitable Trust (£292k).