Age UK East London

Analysis

Age UK East London is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 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 07687015). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Age UK East London reported income of £3.6m and spending of £3.7m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.6m to £3.6m (+41%), an average of +8.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 95% 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 East London sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% 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 Deafblind UK (£3.6m), Congregation of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit CIO (£3.6m) and Sense International (£3.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and donations and legacies 1.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £3,680. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.2m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 76 people.