Age Concern Durham County

Analysis

Age Concern Durham County is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Durham. It was registered in December 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives 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 06431030). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Age Concern Durham County reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.4m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £1.1m to £1.5m (+39%), an average of +8.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 88% 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 Concern Durham County sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% 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 Africa Trust (£1.5m), Southend on Sea Guild of Help and Citizens Advice Bureau (£1.5m) and Transaid Worldwide Services Limited (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 61%, trading 17%, donations and legacies 13% and investments 8.4%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £138k. Charitable activities took 79% of spending and raising funds 20%. Reserves of £1.2m would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 31 people.