Age UK Maidstone, Sevenoaks and Tonbridge

Registered charity 1062723 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AGE CONCERN MAIDSTONE, AGE UK MAIDSTONE

We operate a range of services supporting older within the Borough including Day care facilities, Independent Living Service, Foot care, Bathing, Befriending, Exercise and Socialise sessions, Wheel chair hire, Information and Advice Service, Handyman and Gardening service. For people with dementia we run a dementia day care service , Cognitive Stimulation clubs and a dementia cafe.

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Latest income
£1.5m
Latest spending
£1.8m
Registered
1997
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £297,288 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by reduced income and rising operational costs. Free reserves decreased from £1.273m to £966k, with the trustees noting that unrestricted reserves are sufficient to fund activities for 6 months. Despite the deficit, the trustees and auditors confirm the charity remains a going concern with no material uncertainties identified.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient to manage financial risk, support service continuity, and meet its future commitments while maintaining financial sustainability (held: £966k)
“The trustees’ reserves policy, in respect of both the restricted and unrestricted funds, is to maintain these so that they are sufficient to manage financial risk, support service continuity, and meet its future commitments while maintaining financial sustainability.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Key management personnel (Trustees and CEO) received employee benefits
“The total amount of employee benefits (including employer's pension contributions) received by key management personnel during the year was £77,584 (2024: £72,963, shared for part of the year with another Age UK charity).” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: Late filing admitted
“The delay in preparing these accounts arose from unforeseen circumstances that were outside of our control, and every effort was made to complete the process as promptly as possible.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by WP Audit Services LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

CQC provider record: Age UK Maidstone — Registered, 2 registered locations, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 01/03/2022.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.5m
Total spending
£1.8m
Cost of raising funds
£28k
Reserves (reported)
£977k
Employees
117

Reported reserves equal ~6.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.8% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.5m£1.8m
31/03/2024£1.8m£1.6m
31/03/2023£769k£786k
31/03/2022£845k£681k
31/03/2021£1.1m£638k

Common questions

Is Age UK Maidstone, Sevenoaks and Tonbridge financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £297,288 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by reduced income and rising operational costs. Free reserves decreased from £1.273m to £966k, with the trustees noting that unrestricted reserves are sufficient to fund activities for 6 months. Despite the deficit, the trustees and auditors confirm the charity remains a going concern with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by WP Audit Services LLP.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery31/08/2025£60kMillionaire Street 2025 08w4
The National Lottery Community Fund10/04/2025£20kRefurbishment and Reinvention of The Goodman Centre Wellbeing Hub
The National Lottery Community Fund22/05/2020£10kCOVID - 19 Emergency support
The National Lottery Community Fund14/03/2019£6kA little help from technology...
The National Lottery Community Fund04/10/2012£7kTraining Room Facility

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with AGE UK BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Age UK Maidstone, Sevenoaks and Tonbridge£1.5m——above—no doubt
AGE UK BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET LIMITED FY2025£1.5m—0above—no doubt
AGE UK SHROPSHIRE TELFORD & WREKIN FY2025£2.9m—0unclear2.0%no doubt
AGE UK STAFFORD & DISTRICT FY2025£775k—0unclear—no doubt
AGE UK OXFORDSHIRE FY2025£6.5m£80,001 - £90,0001unclear—no doubt
AGE UK KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA FY2025£2.9m—0below—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.