AGE UK LEICESTER SHIRE AND RUTLAND LIMITED

Registered charity 1146649 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AULS&R

DAYCARE,HOME CARE, DROP IN CENTRES, VISITING SCHEMES, COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SCHEME, CAMPAIGNING, AWARENESS, SERVICES INTO RESIDENTIAL HOMES, INFORMATION AND ADVICE, ADVOCACY SPECIALIST INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL PRODUCTS, SUPPORT AND SERVICES TO LOCAL GROUPS, HANDYMAN SCHEME, TRANSPORT, TRAINING SERVICES AND FUNDRAISING.

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

Latest income
£8.1m
Latest spending
£8.1m
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with a surplus of £82,315 and total funds of £9,798,411. The trustees maintain a reserves policy targeting free reserves between £1.8m and £2.5m, which the charity exceeds with £7.3m in unrestricted funds. The auditor confirmed the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £110,000 - £120,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £70k)
“£110,000 - £120,000 . : 4” — page 52
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: a range between £1.8m and £2.5m (held: £7.3m)
“This equates to a range between £1.8m and £2.5m.” — page 30
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Gift aid donations from subsidiary Age UK Leicester Shire and Rutland Contract Care Limited.
“During the year the charity received gift aid donations of £213,899 (2024: £239,126) from Age UK Leicester Shire and Rutland Contract Care Limited and £5,937 (2024: £5,021) from Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland Transport & Trading Limited.” — page 66
“During the year the charity received rental income £43,890 (2024: £40,930) from Age UK Leicester Shire and Rutland Home Help Limited and £11,200 (2024: £10,400) from Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland Transport & Trading Limited.” — page 66
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Rental income from subsidiary Age UK Leicester Shire and Rutland Home Help Limited.
“During the year the charity received gift aid donations of £213,899 (2024: £239,126) from Age UK Leicester Shire and Rutland Contract Care Limited and £5,937 (2024: £5,021) from Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland Transport & Trading Limited.” — page 66
“During the year the charity received rental income £43,890 (2024: £40,930) from Age UK Leicester Shire and Rutland Home Help Limited and £11,200 (2024: £10,400) from Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland Transport & Trading Limited.” — page 66
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Net charges from salary and other recharges from subsidiaries.
“During the year the charity received gift aid donations of £213,899 (2024: £239,126) from Age UK Leicester Shire and Rutland Contract Care Limited and £5,937 (2024: £5,021) from Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland Transport & Trading Limited.” — page 66
“During the year the charity received rental income £43,890 (2024: £40,930) from Age UK Leicester Shire and Rutland Home Help Limited and £11,200 (2024: £10,400) from Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland Transport & Trading Limited.” — page 66
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Age UK Leicester Shire and Rutland Insurance Services Limited, Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland Extra Care Limited, Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland Transport & Trading Limited, Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland Contract Care Limited, Age UK Leicester Shire and Rutland Home Help Limited
“Fundraising trading is undertaken either through the shops division of the charity, or through trading subsidiaries. All profits made in trading subsidiaries are gift aided to the charity each year.” — page 47
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Forvis Mazars LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

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)

8 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold); recorded price paid £125k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: Age UK Leicester Shire and Rutland — Registered, 1 registered location, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 16/10/2019.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

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

Total income
£8.1m
Total spending
£8.1m
Cost of raising funds
£3.5m
Reserves (reported)
£2.0m
Employees
237

Reported reserves equal ~2.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 42.9% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

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Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Leicester City · Leicestershire · Rutland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£8.1m£8.1m
31/03/2024£7.8m£7.7m
31/03/2023£7.0m£7.3m
31/03/2022£7.3m£6.6m
31/03/2021£6.7m£6.1m

Common questions

Is AGE UK LEICESTER SHIRE AND RUTLAND LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with a surplus of £82,315 and total funds of £9,798,411. The trustees maintain a reserves policy targeting free reserves between £1.8m and £2.5m, which the charity exceeds with £7.3m in unrestricted funds. The auditor confirmed the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Forvis Mazars LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of AGE UK LEICESTER SHIRE AND RUTLAND LIMITED earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £110,000 - £120,000 band.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund26/01/2023£364kMoving Forward with Confidence 2
UK government23/07/2020£92kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund24/04/2019£92kClarence House Information Hub
The National Lottery Community Fund19/02/2019£100kLoneliness Prescription Service
The National Lottery Community Fund09/03/2016£478kWest Leicestershire Older Person's Health & Wellbeing Project
The National Lottery Community Fund11/02/2010£368kAge Concern Hinckley & Bosworth Access to Participation, Wellbeing & Fitnes
The National Lottery Heritage Fund22/10/2001£50k"Lansdowne House Entrance Hall"

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with AGE UK LEICESTER SHIRE & RUTLAND HOME HELP LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
AGE UK LEICESTER SHIRE AND RUTLAND LIMITED£8.1m£110,000 - £120,000—unclear—no doubt
AGE UK LEICESTER SHIRE & RUTLAND HOME HELP LIMITED FY2025£1.3m—0unclear—noted
AGE UK BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET LIMITED FY2025£1.5m—0above—no doubt
AGE CONCERN SLOUGH AND BERKSHIRE EAST FY2025£1.6mover £70,0001unclear—no doubt
AGE UK NORTHAMPTONSHIRE FY2025£4.7m——unclear—no doubt
AGE CONCERN CHESHIRE FY2025£2.1m—0above—no doubt

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