Age Concern East Sussex

Analysis

Age Concern East Sussex is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lewes. It was registered in December 2010, 16 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 07216053). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Age Concern East Sussex reported income of £3.0m and spending of £3.0m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.2m to £3.0m (+36%), an average of +8.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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 Concern East Sussex sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% 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 Voluntary Action - Leeds (£3.0m), The Broomton Foundation (£3.0m) and Global Giving UK (£2.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 43%, trading 40% and donations and legacies 5.4%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £14k. Charitable activities took 39% of spending and raising funds 60%. Reserves of £1.2m would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 79 people.