Age Connects West Midlands

Analysis

Age Connects West Midlands is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sutton Coldfield. It was registered in March 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02104152). It says it provides other finance, provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Age Connects West Midlands reported income of £2.7m and spending of £2.5m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.0m to £2.7m (+40%), an average of +8.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Age Connects West Midlands sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% 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 Southwark Law Centre (£2.7m), Feeding Britain (£2.7m) and Young Westminster Foundation (£2.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 70%, trading 26%, investments 3.2% and donations and legacies 1.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £26k. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 7.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £2,304. Reserves of £2.0m would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 70 people.