AGE UK COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE
To provide within locality of Warwickshire and Coventry for the well being of all older people and to help make later life an enjoyable experience. This will be carried out in any manner, which now is or hereafter may be deemed by law to be Charitable.
Objects
3.1 The objects of the Charity are to promote the following purposes for the benefit of older people and/or the public 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 Means in and around Coventry and Warwickshire or such other area of benefit within which the Charity may operate with the prior approval of Age UK;
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £1,212,000 exceed the trustees' stated policy target of £1,084,000, which is calculated as two months' salary and pension costs plus twelve months' rent. The charity reported a net income surplus of £138,000 for the year, with total funds increasing to £3,624,000. The auditor confirmed that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.
What the accounts disclose
“£90,001 to £100,000 1” — page 36
“The Trustees consider that given the nature of the Charity’s activities, a minimum level of unrestricted reserves is represented by a sum equivalent to two months’ salary, pension and national insurance costs, together with twelve months’ rent and similar fixed commitments. This would require a minimum of £1,084,000 at the year end” — page 16
“Donations and grants Age UK National 15”
Year-over-year changes
- Top pay band moved from £80,001 - £90,000 (FY2024) to £90,001 - £100,000 (FY2025).
- Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "below" (FY2024) to "above" (FY2025).
Policies the charity declares
- 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
- 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 31/03/2026
- Volunteers: 326
- Government income: £856,000 — contracts £856,000 (5); 15% of the £5,645,000 total gross income on the same return
- Employees paid over £60,000: 3 (£60,001–£70,000: 2; £90,001–£100,000: 1)
- Has a trading subsidiary
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 350
- Government income: £731,000 — contracts £731,000 (5); 15% of the £4,739,000 total gross income on the same return
- Employees paid over £60,000: 3 (£60,001–£70,000: 2; £90,001–£100,000: 1)
- Has a trading subsidiary
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 320
- Government income: £736,000 — contracts £736,000 (5); 17% of the £4,362,000 total gross income on the same return
- Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£90,001–£100,000: 1)
- Has a trading subsidiary
Corporate structure
- Trading subsidiary: AGE UK COVENTRY (TRADING) LTD Companies House 02914443
- Trading subsidiary: AGE UK COVENTRY & WARWICKSHIRE (TRADING) LIMITED Companies House 03195527
- Registered company of the charity Companies House 04221822
- {"amount": 2000, "description": "Amounts owed by group undertakings (Debtors)"}
Company officers (Companies House)
- READING, Jonathan Charles William on trustee list
- STEVEN, Maggie on trustee list
- SWEET, Jacqueline on trustee list
- LAMBRECHT, Aleksandra on trustee list
- LESTER, Andrew on trustee list
- ENTWISTLE, Gillian on trustee list
- PONDER, Charlotte Ella on trustee list
- TENNANT, Laurence on trustee list
- EGROT, Margaret Elizabeth on trustee list
- HARRIS, Mark Andrew on trustee list
- GARRETT, Michael Stephen
Property (HM Land Registry)
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (15/05/2023)
Trustees
- MARK HARRISchair
- Aleksandra Lambrecht
- Andrew Lester
- Charlotte Ponder
- Gillian Entwistle
- Jacqueline Sweet
- Jonathan Charles William Reading
- Laurence Tennant
- Maggie Steven
- Margaret Egrot
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2026 | £5.6m | £4.9m |
| 31/03/2025 | £4.7m | £4.6m |
| 31/03/2024 | £4.4m | £4.4m |
| 31/03/2023 | £4.1m | £4.2m |
| 31/03/2022 | £3.9m | £3.9m |
Common questions
Is AGE UK COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £1,212,000 exceed the trustees' stated policy target of £1,084,000, which is calculated as two months' salary and pension costs plus twelve months' rent. The charity reported a net income surplus of £138,000 for the year, with total funds increasing to £3,624,000. The auditor confirmed that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HB&O Ltd.
What does the highest-paid employee of AGE UK COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE earn?
Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £90,001 - £100,000 band.
Who funds AGE UK COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name AGE UK COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE as a grant recipient include AGE UK, THE 29TH MAY 1961 CHARITY, THE GEORGE CADBURY TRUST (GEORGE HENRY T AND LAURENCE J CADBURY SECTIONS).
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AGE UK | FY2021 | £278k | Support the network |
| AGE UK | FY2023 | £112k | Supporting the network |
| THE 29TH MAY 1961 CHARITY | FY2022 | £15k | general costs of supporting older people in Warwickshire |
| THE GEORGE CADBURY TRUST (GEORGE HENRY T AND LAURENCE J CADBURY SECTIONS) | FY2023 | £5k | |
| THE GEORGE CADBURY TRUST (GEORGE HENRY T AND LAURENCE J CADBURY SECTIONS) | FY2024 | £5k | |
| THE GEORGE CADBURY TRUST (GEORGE HENRY T AND LAURENCE J CADBURY SECTIONS) | FY2025 | Unverified read£5k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 01/04/2015 | £10k | Supporting older people to maintain an independent quality of life by |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 23/05/2013 | £10k | The Gateway Two (GATE2) Project |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 30/05/2007 | £419k | Pathways, access to information, advice and advocacy |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 11/04/2007 | £10k | Managment Development Trainning |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 20/03/2006 | £33k | Transfer of URN MK/1/010089871 and merger of Age Concern Rugby |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON | 2 | £151k |
| THE REED FOUNDATION | 2 | £12k |
| LONDON CATALYST | 2 | £6k |
| THE HEADLEY TRUST | 1 | £150k |
| THE EARL OF NORTHAMPTON'S CHARITY | 1 | £81k |
| Norwich Freemen's Charity | 1 | £50k |
| THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £49k |
| NORFOLK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | 1 | £40k |
Charities like this
- AGE UK BERKSHIRE
- Age UK Enfield
- AGE UK LANCASHIRE
- AGE UK NORTHUMBERLAND
- Age UK North Cumbria
- AGE UK CROYDON
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGE UK COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE | £5.6m | £90,001 - £100,000 | — | above | — | no doubt |
| AGE UK BERKSHIRE | £1.3m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| Age UK Enfield | £2.0m | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| AGE UK LANCASHIRE | £5.4m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| AGE UK NORTHUMBERLAND | £6.8m | £70,001 - £80,000 | 1 | within | — | no doubt |
| Age UK North Cumbria | £1.1m | £60,001 - £70,000 | 1 | below | — | no doubt |