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Age UK Kent Rivers

Registered charity 1133023 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AGE UK MEDWAY, MEDWAY AGE CONCERN LIMITED · filing overdue (register status)

Age UK Medway provides a range of support and care services for older people in the Medway and Kent areas. We are committed to providing high quality services enabling older people to live safely and independently in their own home.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£5.6m
Latest spending
£6.3m
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit for the year of £761,162, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted reserves to £825,544. The trustees note that these free reserves are below the stated policy lower threshold of £1,587,320, which represents three months of resources expended. Despite the deficit and low reserves, the trustees and auditors confirm that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £80,001 - £90,000 — above the median for charities its size (£70k)
“Between £80,001 - £90,000 1”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three and six months of the resources expended (held: £826k)
“The trustees have reviewed the reserves of the charity and have established a policy under which the unrestricted reserves held by the charitable company should be between three and six months of the resources expended, that is between £1,587,320 and £3,174,640.” — page 9
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Xeinadin Audit Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Insolvency history (Companies House)

The charity’s company has insolvency history on the Companies House record (company status: liquidation).
creditors-voluntary-liquidation — 2026-04-17
Official Companies House insolvency record. Insolvency of a subsidiary does not mean the charity is insolvent.

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Age UK Kent Rivers (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 UK Kent Rivers — Deregistered, 3 registered locations, last inspected 30/12/2019.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)

Total income
£5.6m
Total spending
£6.3m
Cost of raising funds
£574k
Reserves (reported)
£847k
Employees
217

Reported reserves equal ~1.6 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (68% 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: 10.3% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kent · Medway

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025——
31/03/2024£5.6m£6.3m
31/03/2023£2.9m£2.9m
31/03/2022£2.5m£2.5m
31/03/2021£2.9m£2.6m

Common questions

Is Age UK Kent Rivers financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit for the year of £761,162, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted reserves to £825,544. The trustees note that these free reserves are below the stated policy lower threshold of £1,587,320, which represents three months of resources expended. Despite the deficit and low reserves, the trustees and auditors confirm that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Xeinadin Audit Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of Age UK Kent Rivers earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £80,001 - £90,000 band.

Who funds Age UK Kent Rivers?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Age UK Kent Rivers as a grant recipient include AGE UK, THE HASLUCK CHARITABLE TRUST, SSP FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
AGE UKFY2022£143kHealth and care; Wellbeing; Support the network
THE HASLUCK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1k
THE HASLUCK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
SSP FOUNDATIONFY2022£500

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund22/04/2022£2kACE Jubilee Celebration of Life through Art
The National Lottery Community Fund28/02/2019£10kThe Magic Table
The National Lottery Community Fund16/11/2016£5kDementia Interactive Reminisce

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£80k
Fuel Bank Foundation1£54k
CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON1£53k
ST ANDREW HOLBORN AND STAFFORD'S CHARITY1£30k
EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATION1£24k
THE FRIEDA SCOTT CHARITABLE TRUST1£20k
UNITED ST SAVIOUR'S CHARITY1£20k
THE RAYNE FOUNDATION1£20k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with AGE UK SOUTH KENT COAST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Age UK Kent Rivers£5.6m£80,001 - £90,000—unclear—no doubt
AGE UK SOUTH KENT COAST FY2025£1.3m—0unclear—no doubt
Age UK Maidstone, Sevenoaks and Tonbridge FY2025£1.5m——above—no doubt
Age UK South Cumbria LTD FY2025£2.0m—0below—no doubt
AGE UK LEWISHAM AND SOUTHWARK FY2025£2.6m——above—no doubt
AGE CONCERN KINGSTON UPON THAMES FY2025£2.2m——unclear—no doubt

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