Age Concern Bishop's Stortford

Analysis

Age Concern Bishop's Stortford is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bishop's Stortford. It was registered in December 1974, 52 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and amateur sport, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Age Concern Bishop's Stortford reported income of £212k and spending of £191k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £155k to £212k (+36%), an average of +8.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 162%. Over the whole period it spent 81% 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 Bishop's Stortford sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Melanoma UK (£212k), Electrosensitivity-Uk (£212k) and The Hopmarket Charity (£212k).