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.

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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

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

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)

Reported reserves equal ~2.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 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 (5.2%) (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

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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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 SUNDERLAND income £2.2m
• Age UK Newcastle and North Tyneside income £10.3m
• AGE UK NORTHAMPTONSHIRE income £4.7m
• Age UK North Yorkshire Coast and Moors income £1.1m
• NORTHUMBERLAND FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION LIMITED income £679k

Side by side with its peers

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