AGE UK LANCASHIRE

Registered charity 1142294 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We aim to make a positive difference to the lives of all older people in Lancashire, to make later life a more fulfilling and enjoyable experience. We provide effective services to meet locally identified needs; develop and promote well-being initiatives to help people lead healthy, active lives; ensure older people are fully informed so that they have choice and control to live independantly.

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

Latest income
£5.4m
Latest spending
£5.3m
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds stood at £1,200,348, representing a net increase from the previous year's £1,226,722 after accounting for transfers and gains. The charity reported a net income of £97,577 and maintained adequate resources to continue as a going concern, with no material uncertainties identified by the auditors.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Royce Peeling Green Limited. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

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 Lancashire (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)

2 registered titles 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 Lancashire — Deregistered, 1 registered location, last inspected 31/08/2018.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
£5.4m
Total spending
£5.3m
Cost of raising funds
£883k
Reserves (reported)
£1.2m
Employees
241

Reported reserves equal ~2.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 16.3% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£5.4m£5.3m
31/03/2024£5.3m£5.1m
31/03/2023£4.9m£4.8m
31/03/2022£4.2m£4.0m
31/03/2021£4.1m£3.8m

Common questions

Is AGE UK LANCASHIRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds stood at £1,200,348, representing a net increase from the previous year's £1,226,722 after accounting for transfers and gains. The charity reported a net income of £97,577 and maintained adequate resources to continue as a going concern, with no material uncertainties identified by the auditors. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Royce Peeling Green Limited.

Who funds AGE UK LANCASHIRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name AGE UK LANCASHIRE as a grant recipient include AGE UK, THE HEADLEY TRUST, Army Benevolent Fund, Vivensa Foundation, THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
AGE UKFY2022£247kHealth and care; Wellbeing; Support the network
AGE UKFY2025£233kImpactful Services, Poverty & Inequality, Health & Care
AGE UKFY2023£178kSupporting the network
THE HEADLEY TRUSTFY2025£90kTowards the advice service.
THE HEADLEY TRUSTFY2023£30kCost of Living support.
THE HEADLEY TRUSTFY2024£30kCost of Living Support.
AGE UKFY2024£13kSupport the Network
Army Benevolent FundFY2025£11kElderly
Vivensa FoundationFY2022£11kCapability development awards
THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATIONFY2022£5k
THE REED FOUNDATIONFY2022£4kChristmas Challenge
SKELTON BOUNTYFY2024£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund20/03/2026£155k"Until everyone is living their best later life: Celebrating 85 years supporting Lancashire's Older residents."
The National Lottery Community Fund05/08/2022£9kCha and Gupshup
The National Lottery Community Fund15/08/2012£294kEastern Lives - moving on
The National Lottery Community Fund14/09/2011£276kActive Lives
The National Lottery Community Fund10/11/2010£338kCoping Alone
The National Lottery Community Fund20/10/2009£368kCommunity Links
The National Lottery Community Fund23/01/2009£1kSkelmersdale Lip Reading Lessons
The National Lottery Community Fund05/10/2008£9kLocal people, local services
The National Lottery Community Fund12/06/2006£170kAction 4 Life
The National Lottery Community Fund24/11/2005£295kDevelopment of MJ/1/010050616
The National Lottery Community Fund08/07/2004£107kactive age - Burnley

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 Lincolnshire.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
AGE UK LANCASHIRE£5.4m——unclear—no doubt
Age UK Lincolnshire FY2025£5.1m£70,001 - £80,000—unclear—no doubt
AGE UK LAMBETH FY2025£3.1m—0within—no doubt
AGE UK BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN FY2025£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt
Age UK North Cumbria FY2025£1.1m£60,001 - £70,0001below—no doubt
AGE UK NORTHAMPTONSHIRE FY2025£4.7m——unclear—no doubt

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