Age UK Sheffield

Analysis

Age UK Sheffield is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. It was registered in March 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05207254). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Age UK Sheffield reported income of £2.1m and spending of £2.3m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.8m to £2.1m (+20%), an average of +4.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Age UK Sheffield 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 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Newham Community Renewal Programme Limited (£2.1m), Orwell Mencap (£2.1m) and Leeds Autism Services (£2.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 45% and charitable activities 43%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £8,328. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £698k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 95 people.