Age Concern Sandwich Centre for the Retired

Analysis

Age Concern Sandwich Centre for the Retired is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in May 2005, 21 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 04969814). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Age Concern Sandwich Centre for the Retired reported income of £680k and spending of £676k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £441k to £680k (+54%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 90% 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 Sandwich Centre for the Retired sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Royal Anglian Regiment Benevolent Charity (£679k), The J G Hogg Charitable Trust (£681k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of the Ascension, Balham Hill (£671k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 88%, donations and legacies 11% and investments 1.7%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £13k. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.0m would cover about 18 months of spending at that rate. It employed 25 people.