AGE CYMRU

Registered charity 1128436 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Age Cymru is a powerful voice campaigning for change. We work alongside national and local government and other partners to develop solutions and provide services. With our local partners, we deliver trusted information, help people access new technologies, offer practical support and social opportunities, and respond to market failures.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£2.8m
Latest spending
£2.8m
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that Age Cymru generated a net operating deficit of £42,000 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income increasing to £2,778,651. The charity holds free reserves of £1,302,867, which is well in excess of its stated policy target range of £450,000 to £534,000. Cash at bank increased significantly from £578,738 to £886,670 during the period.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between £450,000 and £534,000 (held: £1.3m)
“This calculation resulted in Age Cymru maintaining a free reserves range of between £450,000 and £534,000.” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Menzies LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

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

Total income
£2.8m
Total spending
£2.8m
Reserves (reported)
£1.3m
Employees
57

Reported reserves equal ~5.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% 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: Throughout Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£2.8m£2.8m
31/03/2024£2.4m£2.6m
31/03/2023£2.3m£2.5m
31/03/2022£2.7m£2.8m
31/03/2021£2.7m£2.5m

Common questions

Is AGE CYMRU financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that Age Cymru generated a net operating deficit of £42,000 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income increasing to £2,778,651. The charity holds free reserves of £1,302,867, which is well in excess of its stated policy target range of £450,000 to £534,000. Cash at bank increased significantly from £578,738 to £886,670 during the period. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Menzies LLP.

Who funds AGE CYMRU?

Funders whose own accounts filings name AGE CYMRU as a grant recipient include AGE UK, WALES COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY ACTION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
AGE UKFY2022£1.4mSupport the network
WALES COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY ACTIONFY2022£376kGrant
AGE UKFY2025£270kImpactful Services, Health & Care
AGE UKFY2024£13kSupport the Network

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government01/04/2018£65kSupporting delivery of a public service
UK government01/04/2018£90kSupporting delivery of a public service
The National Lottery Community Fund12/05/2011£5kLocal Age Concern Partners Training and Skill Development Programme
UK government—£55kSupporting delivery of a public service
UK government—£58kSupporting delivery of a public service
UK government—£119kSupporting delivery of a public service

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.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with AGE CYMRU GWYNEDD A MON.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
AGE CYMRU£2.8m——above—no doubt
AGE CYMRU GWYNEDD A MON FY2025£1.0m—0unclear—no doubt
AGE CYMRU GWENT FY2025£1.9m——above—no doubt
Age UK South Cumbria LTD FY2025£2.0m—0below—no doubt
CARE & REPAIR CYMRU 2015 FY2025£2.8m——above—no doubt
DIMENSIONS CYMRU LIMITED FY2025£13.5m——above—no doubt

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