Age UK York

Analysis

Age UK York is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in York. It was registered in March 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06006449). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Age UK York reported income of £1.9m and spending of £1.9m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.8m to £1.9m (+4.1%), an average of +1.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Age UK York sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% 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 The Carningli Trust (£1.9m), Parity for Disability (£1.9m) and Citizens Advice Doncaster Borough (£1.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 73%, trading 21% and donations and legacies 5.7%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £36k. Charitable activities took 81% of spending and raising funds 19%. Reserves of £482k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 100 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.