Age UK West Cumbria

Analysis

Age UK West Cumbria is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Carlisle. It was registered in December 2007, 19 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 06047495). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2023, Age UK West Cumbria reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.4m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2023, income grew from £1.0m to £1.5m (+44%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 101% 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 West Cumbria 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 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The 64 Trust (£1.5m), Citizens Advice Nottinghamshire Central and South (£1.5m) and Age UK Bolton (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 68%, trading 25% and donations and legacies 7.8%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £74k. Charitable activities took 70% of spending and raising funds 30%. Reserves of £769k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 52 people.