Age UK Leicester Shire and Rutland Limited

Analysis

Age UK Leicester Shire and Rutland Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in March 2012, 14 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 07844309). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Age UK Leicester Shire and Rutland Limited reported income of £8.1m and spending of £8.1m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £6.7m to £8.1m (+20%), an average of +4.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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 Leicester Shire and Rutland Limited 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 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jamie's Farm (£8.1m), The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (£8.1m) and The Priory for Wales of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem (£8.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 42%, trading 37%, donations and legacies 19% and investments 2.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £628k. Charitable activities took 56% of spending and raising funds 43%. Reserves of £2.0m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 237 people.