Age UK Oldham Limited

Analysis

Age UK Oldham Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oldham. It was registered in December 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07267880). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Age UK Oldham Limited reported income of £2.5m and spending of £2.6m, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.4m to £2.5m (+3.5%), an average of +0.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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 Oldham Limited sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% 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 Magdalen & Lasher Charity - Old Hastings House, Charitable Incorporated Organisation (£2.5m), Urban Green Newcastle (£2.5m) and The Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem (The Order of St John) (£2.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 65%, trading 34% and donations and legacies 1.1%. Charitable activities took 73% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.6m would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 85 people.