Open Age

Analysis

Open Age is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, economic/community development/employment 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 2026, Open Age reported income of £1.9m and spending of £2.3m, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £1.4m to £1.9m (+32%), an average of +7.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Open Age sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% 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 The Actors' Benevolent Fund (£1.9m), Designability Charity Limited (£1.9m) and The Primrose Hospice Limited (£1.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 88% and donations and legacies 11%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £183k. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 4.2%. Reserves of £531k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 36 people.