Age UK South Cumbria LTD

Analysis

Age UK South Cumbria LTD is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kendal. It was registered in April 2011, 15 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 07540805). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Age UK South Cumbria LTD reported income of £2.7m and spending of £2.5m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £1.8m to £2.7m (+49%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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 South Cumbria LTD 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 The Haydn Green Foundation (£2.7m), AgeUK Worcester,Malvern Hills & Hereford Localities (£2.8m) and Charity Digital Trust (£2.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 61%, charitable activities 26% and donations and legacies 7.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £123k. Charitable activities took 46% of spending and raising funds 53%. Reserves of £182k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 60 people.