Age UK Sheppey

Analysis

Age UK Sheppey is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in January 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and recreation, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Age UK Sheppey reported income of £546k and spending of £384k, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £776k to £546k (-30%), an average of -8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 67%. 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 Sheppey sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Middle East Concern - UK (£546k), Footprints Conductive Education Centre Ltd (£546k) and Pantscancers (£546k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 58%, donations and legacies 37%, investments 3.1% and trading 1.7%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £24k. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £438k would cover about 13 months of spending at that rate. It employed 21 people.