Age UK Blackburn with Darwen

Analysis

Age UK Blackburn with Darwen is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Blackburn. It was registered in September 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07728630). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Age UK Blackburn with Darwen reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.1m, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £1.1m to £1.1m (-1.7%), an average of -0.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Age UK Blackburn with Darwen sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% 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 Every Youth (£1.1m), Mosaic Clubhouse (£1.1m) and Revive Darul Arqam (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 81%, donations and legacies 5.7% and trading 1.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £23k. Charitable activities took 88% of spending and raising funds 8.5%. Reserves of £522k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 31 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.