Age UK Merton

Analysis

Age UK Merton is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in August 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05173595). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Age UK Merton reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.4m, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £863k to £1.2m (+42%), an average of +9.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 100% 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 Merton sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% 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 Federation of Disability Sport Wales Limited (£1.2m), Europe Trust (£1.2m) and Cyclists Fighting Cancer (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 94% and donations and legacies 4.8%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.2%. Reserves of £217k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 45 people.