Age UK North Cumbria

Analysis

Age UK North Cumbria is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cumbria. It was registered in March 2009, 17 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 06785041). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Age UK North Cumbria reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.0m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £768k to £1.1m (+48%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, 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 North Cumbria 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 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Glamorgan Voluntary Services (£1.1m), Voluntary Organisations' Network North East (£1.2m) and Gnanam Foundation (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 62%, trading 25%, charitable activities 7.5% and investments 2.4%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £27k. Charitable activities took 63% of spending and raising funds 36%. Reserves of £1.3m would cover about 14 months of spending at that rate. It employed 33 people.