Age UK Camden

Analysis

Age UK Camden is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01969975). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Age UK Camden reported income of £2.8m and spending of £2.6m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £4.2m to £2.8m (-34%), an average of -9.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 36%. 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, Age UK Camden sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include All Saints Community Development Company (£2.8m), Malawi Relief Fund UK (£2.8m) and Bite Back 2030 (£2.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 89%, donations and legacies 5.6% and investments 1.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1,912. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 9.3%. Reserves of £755k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 49 people.