Age Concern Kingston Upon Thames

Analysis

Age Concern Kingston Upon Thames is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in August 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02272550). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Age Concern Kingston Upon Thames reported income of £2.2m and spending of £1.9m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.9m to £2.2m (+13%), an average of +3.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Age Concern Kingston Upon Thames sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% 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 Varrier-Jones Foundation (£2.2m), Canto Learning Limited (£2.2m) and Options for Life (£2.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 81%, donations and legacies 12% and investments 7.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £241k. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.2m would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 71 people.