AGE UK CROYDON

Registered charity 1081013 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AGE CONCERN CROYDON

Assisting older people to maintain their independence and live full and active lives

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Latest income
£2.6m
Latest spending
£2.1m
Registered
2000
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity delivered a solid financial performance with a surplus of £403,911 for the year ended 31 March 2025. Total income rose to £2,550,322 while total expenditure fell to £2,147,048, resulting in an increase in total reserves to £1,619,095. The trustees confirm the charity is in a sound financial position with sufficient reserves to continue operating for at least 12 months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Trading subsidiary: Age Uk Croydon Trading Limited
“The charity owns 100% of the share capital of Age Uk Croydon Trading Limited, registered in England and Wales with company number 05792724.” — page 30
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Kingston Burrowes Audit Ltd. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

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

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

Total income
£2.6m
Total spending
£2.1m
Cost of raising funds
£50k
Reserves (reported)
£1.6m
Employees
46

Reported reserves equal ~8.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 2.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Croydon

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£2.6m£2.1m
31/03/2024£2.3m£2.3m
31/03/2023£2.0m£2.1m
31/03/2022£1.9m£1.7m
31/03/2021£1.7m£1.7m

Common questions

Is AGE UK CROYDON financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity delivered a solid financial performance with a surplus of £403,911 for the year ended 31 March 2025. Total income rose to £2,550,322 while total expenditure fell to £2,147,048, resulting in an increase in total reserves to £1,619,095. The trustees confirm the charity is in a sound financial position with sufficient reserves to continue operating for at least 12 months. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Kingston Burrowes Audit Ltd.

Who funds AGE UK CROYDON?

Funders whose own accounts filings name AGE UK CROYDON as a grant recipient include CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON, AGE UK, LONDON CATALYST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTONFY2025£50kOlder People & Housing
AGE UKFY2024£10kSupport the Network
CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTONFY2022£10kOlder People & Housing Programme
LONDON CATALYSTFY2023£3kTo establish mother and daughter groups and debt management surgeries.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The Mercers' Company15/05/2024£100kGrant to Age UK Croydon
City Bridge Foundation05/05/2023£3kGrant to Age UK Croydon
The Mercers' Company27/03/2020£5kCovid-19 Rapid Response Fund Grant
The Mercers' Company18/09/2019£30kGrant to Age UK Croydon
City Bridge Foundation24/11/2016£61kGrant to Age UK Croydon
City Bridge Foundation24/03/2016£2kGrant to Age UK Croydon
The National Lottery Community Fund09/09/2015£228kSmart Health
The National Lottery Community Fund07/06/2012£10kEnhanced support for older people in North Croydon via improved ICT provisi
The National Lottery Community Fund12/10/2011£179kSMART HEALTH - Building healthy communities for active ageing
The National Lottery Community Fund09/02/2007£6kICT Training
The National Lottery Community Fund22/02/2006£4kCultural Diversity Event
The National Lottery Community Fund23/11/2005£126kInformation and Support for Older People

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 RICHMOND UPON THAMES.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
AGE UK CROYDON£2.6m——above—no doubt
AGE UK RICHMOND UPON THAMES FY2025£2.4m——above—no doubt
AGE UK LEWISHAM AND SOUTHWARK FY2025£2.6m——above—no doubt
AGE UK NORTHAMPTONSHIRE FY2025£4.7m——unclear—no doubt
Age UK South Cumbria LTD FY2025£2.0m—0below—no doubt
THE ROYAL UNITED KINGDOM BENEFICENT ASSOCIATION FY2024£8.2m——within—no doubt

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