AGE UK BEXLEY
To promote the relief of elderly people in and around the London Borough of Bexley.
Objects
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:PREVENTING OR RELIEVING THE POVERTY OF OLDER PEOPLE;ADVANCING EDUCATION;PREVENTING OR RELIEVING SICKNESS, DISEASE OR SUFFERING IN OLDER PEOPLE (WHETHER EMOTIONAL, MENTAL OR PHYSICAL);PROMOTING EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY;PROMOTING THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF OLDER PEOPLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS;ASSISTING OLDER PEOPLE IN NEED BY REASON OF ILL-HEALTH, SOCIAL EXCLUSION OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE; ANDSUCH 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.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £121,451 for the year, with total income of £1,094,463 against expenditure of £960,342. Per the trustees' report, free unrestricted reserves stood at £256,067, which is below the stated policy target of three months of operating costs. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for going concern, noting no material uncertainties.
What the accounts disclose
“Financial governance regarding the management of funds identifies a minimum of three months operating costs should be retained to cover all eventualities”
“The Charity's present value of the obligation under the recovery plan referred to above as at 31 March 2025 has been valued at £455 (2024: £119).” — page 43
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity 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
- Investing charity funds 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
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 104
- Government income: £183,770 — grants £183,770 (2); 17% of the £1,094,463 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 97
- Government income: £175,100 — grants £175,100 (1); 19% of the £925,012 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 118
- Government income: £175,100 — grants £175,100 (1); 24% of the £737,520 total gross income on the same return
Corporate structure
- Registered company of the charity Companies House 04244876
Company officers (Companies House)
- GAYWOOD, Kristy Jane on trustee list
- BULLEYMENT, Simon John on trustee list
- BETTENEY, Edward on trustee list
- KOZLOWICZ, Barbara on trustee list
- PANG, Aaron Enkwei on trustee list
- HAMITON, Andrea Marie not on trustee list
- CASHIN, Luke on trustee list
- BAKER, Alison
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (13/06/2026)
Trustees
- Aaron Enkwei Pangchair
- Andrea Marie HAmilton
- Barbara Kozlowicz
- Edward Betteney
- Kristy Jane Gaywood
- Luke Joseph Cashin
- Simon Bulleyment
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £1.1m | £960k |
| 31/03/2024 | £925k | £831k |
| 31/03/2023 | £738k | £689k |
| 31/03/2022 | £663k | £677k |
| 31/03/2021 | £678k | £600k |
Common questions
Is AGE UK BEXLEY financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £121,451 for the year, with total income of £1,094,463 against expenditure of £960,342. Per the trustees' report, free unrestricted reserves stood at £256,067, which is below the stated policy target of three months of operating costs. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for going concern, noting no material uncertainties. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by UHY Hacker Young.
Who funds AGE UK BEXLEY?
Funders whose own accounts filings name AGE UK BEXLEY as a grant recipient include CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON, THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE LONDON MARATHON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED, WILLIAM KENDALL'S CHARITY (WAX CHANDLERS COMPANY), THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON | FY2022 | £46k | Older People & Housing Programme |
| CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON | FY2023 | £46k | Older People & Housing |
| THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £25k | Older People & Housing Programme |
| THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £24k | Older People & Housing Programme |
| THE LONDON MARATHON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED | FY2024 | £23k | Physical activity programme |
| WILLIAM KENDALL'S CHARITY (WAX CHANDLERS COMPANY) | FY2022 | £17k | Persons in Need Fund |
| THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED | FY2024 | £6k | Elderly |
| SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2023 | £3k | Ann Rylands Small Donations |
| SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2025 | £3k | Ann Rylands Small Donations Programme |
| THE WO STREET CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £3k | |
| SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £2k | |
| LONDON CATALYST | FY2023 | £2k | Befriending Cafes activity programme. |
| THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £2k | |
| LONDON CATALYST | FY2023 | £1k | All People All Places |
| The Squire Patton Boggs Charitable Trust | FY2022 | £200 | General Charitable Purposes |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Mercers' Company | 01/05/2026 | £88k | Grant to Age UK Bexley |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 12/03/2026 | £20k | Age UK Bexley Information Gateway |
| Sport England | 23/04/2025 | £8k | Befriending cafes |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 25/07/2024 | £20k | Welfare Benefits Advice Service |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 30/08/2023 | £243k | Men in Sheds Bexley |
| The Mercers' Company | 11/05/2023 | £76k | Grant to Age UK Bexley |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 23/09/2022 | £6k | The Rosemary Cafe |
| The Mercers' Company | 06/05/2021 | £91k | Grant to Age UK Bexley |
| City Bridge Foundation | 15/04/2021 | £83k | Grant to Age UK Bexley |
| The Mercers' Company | 10/09/2020 | £5k | Covid-19 Rapid Response Fund Grant |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 22/05/2020 | £10k | Covid - 19 crisis recovery projec |
| The Mercers' Company | 30/04/2019 | £36k | Grant to Age UK Bexley |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 14/09/2018 | £10k | Bexley Befriending Cafe's |
| City Bridge Foundation | 06/07/2018 | £90k | Grant to Age UK Bexley |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 30/05/2007 | £510k | Bexley Welfare Rights Service |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 22/02/2006 | £5k | Training of Volunteers |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 22/06/2005 | £545 | "Age Concern Bexley Will Use Their Award To Host A 1940'S Fashion Show To Commemorate The 60th Anniversary Of The End Of World War Two. Model" |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 17/06/2005 | £9k | 60 Years of Fashion |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| AGE UK | 4 | £1.1m |
| ST ANDREW HOLBORN AND STAFFORD'S CHARITY | 1 | £30k |
| EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | 1 | £24k |
| THE CLARE MILNE TRUST | 1 | £16k |
| THE 29TH MAY 1961 CHARITY | 1 | £15k |
| COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF DEVON | 1 | £12k |
| THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION | 1 | £10k |
| THE GEORGE CADBURY TRUST (GEORGE HENRY T AND LAURENCE J CADBURY SECTIONS) | 1 | £10k |
Charities like this
- AGE UK BERKSHIRE
- AGE UK EXETER
- AGE UK EAST LONDON
- AGE UK CROYDON
- Age UK Enfield
- AGE UK COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGE UK BEXLEY | £1.1m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| AGE UK BERKSHIRE | £1.3m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| AGE UK EXETER | £751k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| AGE UK EAST LONDON | £3.6m | — | 3 | above | — | no doubt |
| AGE UK CROYDON | £1.7m | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| Age UK Enfield | £2.0m | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |