AGE UK CALDERDALE & KIRKLEES

Registered charity 1102020 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AGE CONCERN CALDERDALE, AGE CONCERN CALDERDALE AND KIRKLEES, AGEUK CALDERDALE AND KIRKLEES

Age UK Calderdale and Kirklees exists to promote the well-being of all older people in Calderdale and Kirklees, recognising their right to independence, fulfilment, dignity and choice, working with them to help make later life a fulfilling and enjoyable experience.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF ELDERLY PEOPLE IN ANY MANNER WHICH NOW OR HEREAFTER MAY BE DEEMED BY LAW TO BE CHARITABLE IN AND AROUND THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGHS OF CALDERDALE AND KIRKLEES (HEREINAFTER CALLED "THE AREA OF BENEFIT")

Area of benefit: BOROUGHS OF CALDERDALE AND KIRKLEES

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

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Registered contact address: Calderdale, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£2.0m
Latest spending
£2.0m
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred an operating deficit of £24,087 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in net assets to £699,121. The trustees report that unrestricted funds of £698,161 meet the stated reserves policy objective of covering core functions for at least six months. The independent 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

Largest income source: Charitable activities - Provision of Care Services (51% of income)
“Provision of Care Services 4 937,417 118,472 4,055,889 1,077,741” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months of core function expenditure and capital commitments (reserves figure: £698k)
“it is deemed necessary, in such an eventuality, to be able to cover the organisation’s core function for at least 6 months and capital commitments to enable the strategy to be reviewed and funds to be rebuilt. We have set designated funds to cover this of £300,000.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by BK Plus Audit Limited. Discloses 5 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.

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: 120
  • Government income: £665,062 — contracts £665,062 (6); 33% of the £1,992,526 total gross income on the same return

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

  • Volunteers: 112
  • Government income: £400,025 — contracts £217,661 (3), grants £182,364 (4); 21% of the £1,892,284 total gross income on the same return

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

  • Volunteers: 120
  • Government income: £780,636 — contracts £338,780 (2), grants £441,856 (6); 43% of the £1,829,951 total gross income on the same return

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

Corporate structure

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

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: Age Concern Calderdale — Deregistered, 1 registered location, last inspected 17/12/2012.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

CQC provider record: Age UK Calderdale and Kirklees — Registered, 1 registered location, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 12/11/2019.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
£2.0m
Total spending
£2.0m
Cost of raising funds
£3k
Reserves (reported)
£698k
Employees
93

Reported reserves equal ~4.2 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (53% 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: 0.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Calderdale · Kirklees

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£2.0m£2.0m
31/03/2024£1.9m£1.9m
31/03/2023£1.8m£1.8m
31/03/2022£1.6m£1.5m
31/03/2021£1.9m£1.5m

Common questions

Is AGE UK CALDERDALE & KIRKLEES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred an operating deficit of £24,087 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in net assets to £699,121. The trustees report that unrestricted funds of £698,161 meet the stated reserves policy objective of covering core functions for at least six months. The independent 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 BK Plus Audit Limited.

Who funds AGE UK CALDERDALE & KIRKLEES?

Funders whose own accounts filings name AGE UK CALDERDALE & KIRKLEES as a grant recipient include AGE UK, COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR CALDERDALE.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
AGE UKFY2021£129kSupport the network
AGE UKFY2022£109kCampaign and research; Health and care; Wellbeing; Support the network
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR CALDERDALEFY2022£5kCalderdale Access Fund
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR CALDERDALEFY2022£4kHousehold Support Fund
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR CALDERDALEFY2024£2kGeneral Flow Through Grants

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England08/05/2025£15kKeeping Active in later life
Sport England18/03/2024£15kKeeping Active in later life
The National Lottery Heritage Fund09/09/2008£50k"Home Spun: Home Crafts and Skills 1920s-1970s"
The National Lottery Community Fund30/04/2007£10kNewsage
The National Lottery Heritage Fund30/10/2006£49k"Sports in Past times: 1920 - 1980"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund15/09/2005£50k"Voices From the Past - A Hidden History of Halifax"
The National Lottery Community Fund24/06/2004£214kTransfer of MK/1/010079102
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council—£213SS
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council—£267SS
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council—£346SS
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council—£3k88
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council—£107SS
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council—£346SS
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council—£13kSS
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council—£160SS
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council—£107SS
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council—£160SS
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council—£6kSS
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council—£3kSS
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council—£267SS
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council—£213SS
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council—£13k88
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council—£6kSS
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council—£6k88
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council—£3kSS

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 BRADFORD & DISTRICT.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
AGE UK CALDERDALE & KIRKLEES£2.0m—0above—no doubt
AGE UK BRADFORD & DISTRICT FY2026£692k—0unclear—no doubt
AGE UK LAMBETH FY2025£3.1m—0within—no doubt
AGE UK CROYDON FY2026£1.7m——above—no doubt
AGE UK FY2025£131.8m£280,001 - £290,000—within—no doubt
AGE UK LEEDS FY2025£1.9m—0unclear—no doubt

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