Age UK Bury

Analysis

Age UK Bury is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancs. It was registered in May 2011, 15 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 07506866). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Age UK Bury reported income of £782k and spending of £769k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £548k to £782k (+43%), an average of +9.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 38%. 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 UK Bury sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Visyon Limited (£781k), Kent Neuro Therapy Centre Limited (£782k) and Crossroads Tendring & Colchester Ltd (£781k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 52%, charitable activities 46% and investments 1.0%. Charitable activities took 68% of spending and raising funds 31%. Reserves of £156k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 28 people.