Age Cymru

Analysis

Age Cymru is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cardiff. It was registered in March 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability 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 06837284). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Age Cymru reported income of £2.8m and spending of £2.8m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.7m to £2.8m (+3.3%), an average of +0.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 102% 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 Cymru sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ripple Africa (£2.8m), Claremont Care (Corsham) Limited (£2.8m) and Malawi Relief Fund UK (£2.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 79% and donations and legacies 21%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £531k. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.3m would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 57 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.