Age Concern Appleby and District
Analysis
Age Concern Appleby and District is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cumbria. It was registered in October 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Age Concern Appleby and District reported income of £99k and spending of £92k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £93k to £99k (+6.1%), an average of +1.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.
Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Age Concern Appleby and District sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Oulton Institute (£99k), Royal Army Physical Training Corps Association (£99k) and Friendly Faces of Kent (£99k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Age Concern Appleby & District have two shops in the town. both run entirely by volunteers. We have no paid staff what so ever and all money raised, after expenses, rates, rents etc is given to local charities and groups which help and care for older people in the Appleby District.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Oulton Institute | Leeds | £99k |
| Royal Army Physical Training Corps Association | Aldershot | £99k |
| Friendly Faces of Kent | Kent | £99k |
| The Jonathan Towler Foundation | Brackley | £99k |