Age Concern (Age UK) Ashford Ltd

Analysis

Age Concern (Age UK) Ashford Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ashford. It was registered in July 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 08248833). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Age Concern (Age UK) Ashford Ltd reported income of £1.6m and spending of £1.7m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £712k to £1.6m (+131%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 100%. Over the whole period it spent 92% 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 Concern (Age UK) Ashford Ltd sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of the Holy Land (£1.6m), Helpforce Community (£1.6m) and Take a Break Warwickshire Limited (£1.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 78%, investments 11%, donations and legacies 5.6% and trading 4.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £3,000. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 1.8%. Reserves of £1.5m would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 47 people.