AGE UK NORTHUMBERLAND

Registered charity 1072394 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AGE CONCERN NORTHUMBERLAND

To promote the well being of people over the age of 50 in and around the county of Northumberland, helping to make life enjoyable and fulfilling.

Objects

OBJECTS3.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO PROMOTE THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND/OR OLDER PEOPLE WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT:3.1.1 PREVENTING OR RELIEVING THE POVERTY OF OLDER PEOPLE;3.1.2 ADVANCING EDUCATION;3.1.3 PREVENTING OR RELIEVING SICKNESS, DISEASE OR SUFFERING IN OLDER PEOPLE (WHETHER EMOTIONAL, MENTAL OR PHYSICAL);3.1.4 PROMOTING EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY;3.1.5 PROMOTING THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF OLDER PEOPLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS;3.1.6 ASSISTING OLDER PEOPLE IN NEED BY REASON OF ILL-HEALTH, SOCIAL EXCLUSION OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE; AND3.1.7 SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF OLDER PEOPLE AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE;THE OUTCOME OF THIS BEING THE PROMOTION OF THE WELL-BEING OF OLDER PEOPLE.

Area of benefit: IN AND AROUND NORTHUMBERLAND

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Northumberland, North East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£6.8m

Latest spending

£6.6m

Registered

1998

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity delivered a modest surplus for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £6,821,222 and expenditure of £6,597,552. Free reserves stood at £311,768, which the trustees consider to be midway within their stated target range of £200,000 to £450,000. The auditor confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £70,001 - £80,000 — above the median for charities its size (£70k)

“The number of employees whose annual remuneration was more than £60,000 is as follows: £70,001-£80,000 1” — page 32

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“The number of employees whose annual remuneration was more than £60,000 is as follows: £70,001-£80,000 1” — page 32

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: between £200,000 and £450,000 (reserves figure: £312k)

“The Trustees consider that unrestricted and undesignated funds should be kept between £200,000 and £450,000.” — page 10

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Azets Audit Services. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Care Quality Commission. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

Volunteers: 106
Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£70,001–£80,000: 1)
Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

Volunteers: 100
Government income: £5,855,716 — contracts £5,830,716 (1), grants £25,000 (1); 85% of the £6,907,863 total gross income on the same return
Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£70,001–£80,000: 1)
Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

Volunteers: 76
Government income: £5,441,642 — contracts £5,441,642 (1); 85% of the £6,405,941 total gross income on the same return
Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)
Has a trading subsidiary

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

Age UK Northumberland ball raises funds for older people across the county hexham-courant.co.uk · 05/11/2026
Age UK Northumberland calls on knitters to support older people northumberlandgazette.co.uk · 19/10/2026
Age UK Northumberland Launches New Befriending Project to Help Older People Reconnect with Their Communities ageuk.org.uk · 25/08/2026
Age UK Northumberland secures further funding to provide scams and fraud support to older people ageuk.org.uk · 13/03/2026
Murder Without a Clue: charity mystery event will support Age UK Northumberland northumberlandgazette.co.uk · 21/08/2025
Age UK Northumberland providing fraud and scams support to older people ageuk.org.uk · 18/01/2022
Age UK Northumberland providing support for older people living with dementia ageuk.org.uk · 08/09/2021
Age UK Northumberland Partnership with Koast Radio ageuk.org.uk · 10/09/2020

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Age UK Northumberland (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

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

National Lottery Community Fund — “Age UK Northumberland would like to thank the National Lottery Community Fund for supporting our services.” (source page)

CQC provider record: Age UK Northumberland — Registered, 2 registered locations, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 16/08/2019.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

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

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

Total income

£6.8m

Total spending

£6.6m

Reserves (reported)

£1.1m

Employees

242

Reported reserves equal ~2.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (91% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Care Quality Commission ratings

CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).

Age UK - Northumberland: Good (04/09/2019) · CQC record

Trustees · trustee networks

Roger Michael Francischair
Ali Inam
Andrew Marsh
Angus Kidd
Antonia Sintra Brindle
Patricia Jane Grahamslaw

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

Operates in: Northumberland

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£6.8m	£6.6m
31/03/2024	£6.9m	£6.8m
31/03/2023	£6.4m	£6.2m
31/03/2022	£7.0m	£7.0m
31/03/2021	£7.3m	£7.0m

Common questions

Is AGE UK NORTHUMBERLAND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity delivered a modest surplus for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £6,821,222 and expenditure of £6,597,552. Free reserves stood at £311,768, which the trustees consider to be midway within their stated target range of £200,000 to £450,000. The auditor confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Azets Audit Services.

What does the highest-paid employee of AGE UK NORTHUMBERLAND earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £70,001 - £80,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds AGE UK NORTHUMBERLAND?

Funders whose own accounts filings name AGE UK NORTHUMBERLAND as a grant recipient include AGE UK, THE REED FOUNDATION, THE JOICEY TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
AGE UK	FY2025	£108k	Impactful Services, Poverty & Inequality, Health & Care
AGE UK	FY2022	£100k	Health and care; Wellbeing; Support the network
THE REED FOUNDATION	FY2022	£6k	Christmas Challenge
THE JOICEY TRUST	FY2025	£2k
THE REED FOUNDATION	FY2021	£2k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Community Foundation North East	19/03/2026	£10k	Grant to Age UK Northumberland
The National Lottery Community Fund	15/01/2026	£20k	Standing with Seniors
Sport England	04/11/2025	£6k	Back to Action
Community Foundation North East	20/02/2025	£5k	Grant to Age UK Northumberland
Community Foundation North East	19/12/2024	£10k	Grant to Age UK Northumberland
Community Foundation North East	05/12/2024	£3k	Grant to Age UK Northumberland
Community Foundation North East	11/07/2024	£59k	Grant to Age UK Northumberland
Community Foundation North East	23/05/2024	£5k	Grant to Age UK Northumberland
Community Foundation North East	02/05/2024	£3k	Grant to Age UK Northumberland
The National Lottery Community Fund	17/04/2024	£458k	Back to Life; Back to Activity 2
Sport England	27/03/2024	£10k	Moving for Improvement
UK government	16/02/2024	£76k	Covenant Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund	26/01/2024	£18k	Helping Over 50s Live in Later Life
UK government	05/10/2023	£15k	Covenant Fund
Community Foundation North East	22/12/2022	£9k	Grant to Age UK Northumberland
The National Lottery Community Fund	16/12/2022	£10k	Helping over 50s live through the cost of living crisis
Community Foundation North East	15/12/2022	£3k	Grant to Age UK Northumberland
Community Foundation North East	20/10/2022	£1k	Grant to Age UK Northumberland
Community Foundation North East	29/09/2022	£3k	Grant to Age UK Northumberland
Community Foundation North East	21/07/2022	£5k	Grant to Age UK Northumberland
The National Lottery Community Fund	20/07/2022	£140k	Back to Life Back to Activity
Community Foundation North East	30/06/2022	£46k	Grant to Age UK Northumberland
Community Foundation North East	17/02/2022	£5k	A grant to Age UK Northumberland
Community Foundation North East	06/01/2022	£5k	A grant to Age UK Northumberland
Community Foundation North East	18/11/2021	£10k	A grant to Age UK Northumberland

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE HEADLEY TRUST	1	£150k
THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£80k
CLARK FOUNDATION	1	£70k
THE NANI HUYU CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£66k
CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON	1	£60k
THE CONSTANCE TRAVIS CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£22k
QUARTET COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	1	£15k
THE MICHAEL AND ILSE KATZ FOUNDATION	1	£14k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Age UK North Cumbria.

Age UK North Cumbria income £1.1m
AGE UK BERKSHIRE income £1.3m
AGE UK NORTHAMPTONSHIRE income £4.7m
Age UK Newcastle and North Tyneside income £10.3m
AGE UK CROYDON income £1.7m
AGE UK TORBAY income £869k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
AGE UK NORTHUMBERLAND	£6.8m	£70,001 - £80,000	1	within	—	no doubt
Age UK North Cumbria FY2025	£1.1m	£60,001 - £70,000	1	below	—	no doubt
AGE UK BERKSHIRE FY2025	£1.3m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
AGE UK NORTHAMPTONSHIRE FY2025	£4.7m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Age UK Newcastle and North Tyneside FY2025	£10.3m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
AGE UK CROYDON FY2026	£1.7m	—	—	above	—	no doubt

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