Age Concern Tyneside South

Analysis

Age Concern Tyneside South is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in South Shields. It was registered in August 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 10294887). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Age Concern Tyneside South reported income of £2.2m and spending of £2.2m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £976k to £2.2m (+127%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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 Tyneside South sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% 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 Open Door Charity (£2.2m), Kemp Hospice (£2.2m) and The Egmont Trust (£2.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 63% and donations and legacies 36%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £679k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 101 people.