Age UK Gateshead Limited

Analysis

Age UK Gateshead Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Tyne And Wear. It was registered in February 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and amateur sport, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01863488). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Age UK Gateshead Limited reported income of £1.4m and spending of £1.2m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £968k to £1.4m (+42%), an average of +9.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Age UK Gateshead Limited sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hull Community Transport (Charity) (£1.4m), The Oaklands (£1.4m) and New Pastures Housing Ltd (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 88%, trading 5.7% and donations and legacies 5.4%. Charitable activities took 86% of spending and raising funds 8.4%. Reserves of £300k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 56 people.