Age UK Wiltshire

Analysis

Age UK Wiltshire is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wiltshire. It was registered in July 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02121174). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Age UK Wiltshire reported income of £2.8m and spending of £2.8m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.2m to £2.8m (+146%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 73%. Over the whole period it spent 102% 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 Wiltshire sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% 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 Re-Engage Ltd (£2.8m), The Guild Estate Endowment (£2.8m) and Bromley Third Sector Enterprise CIO (£2.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 66%, donations and legacies 23% and trading 11%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £269k. Charitable activities took 84% of spending and raising funds 0.4%. Reserves of £426k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 85 people.