Age UK Kent Rivers

Analysis

Age UK Kent Rivers is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in December 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06876354). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2024, Age UK Kent Rivers reported income of £5.6m and spending of £6.3m, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2024, income grew from £2.9m to £5.6m (+90%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 92%. Over the whole period it spent 103% 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 UK Kent Rivers sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Civil Service Benevolent Fund (£5.6m), North Halifax Partnership Limited (£5.6m) and City Catering Southampton (£5.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 68%, donations and legacies 22% and trading 10%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £20k. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 9.0%. Reserves of £847k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 217 people.

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.