Age UK Hertfordshire

Analysis

Age UK Hertfordshire is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertford. It was registered in November 2006, 20 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 03539971). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Age UK Hertfordshire reported income of £5.5m and spending of £5.1m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £3.5m to £5.5m (+59%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 92% 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 Hertfordshire sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Squarepoint Foundation (£5.4m), The Drapers' Charities Pooling Scheme (£5.5m) and Rachel Charitable Trust (£5.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 95%, investments 2.2% and donations and legacies 2.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1,495. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.7%. Reserves of £2.5m would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 390 people.