Centre for Ageing Better Limited

Analysis

Centre for Ageing Better Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08838490). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Centre for Ageing Better Limited reported income of £1.1m and spending of £6.1m, spending 560% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £1.2m to £1.1m (-12%), an average of -3.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 598% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Centre for Ageing Better Limited sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Joshua Tree - Supporting Families Affected by Childhood Cancers (£1.1m), The Lily Foundation (£1.1m) and Guts UK Charity (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 91%, donations and legacies 7.0% and charitable activities 2.3%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 2.7%. Reserves of £14.6m would cover about 28 months of spending at that rate. It employed 59 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.