AGE UK BROMSGROVE REDDITCH AND WYRE FOREST

Registered charity 1165891 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Age UK North Worcestershire

Provision of services for older people in the Council areas of Wyre Forest, Bromsgrove and Redditch.Services include Help at Home, Befriending, Social Activities, Information and Advice.

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

Latest income
£1.3m
Latest spending
£1.3m
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of income of £119,700 for the year ended 31 March 2023, driven by increased trading income and successful grant applications. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £1,141,631, which is above the stated policy target of three months' working funds. 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 FY2023 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £1.1m)
the Trustees consider that to allow the charity to be managed efficiently the Charity should have at least 3 months working funds available in free reserves.
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Ormerod Rutter Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Age UK North Worcestershire (matched by registered charity number).

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

Total income
£1.3m
Total spending
£1.3m
Cost of raising funds
£881k
Reserves (reported)
£957k
Employees
87

Reported reserves equal ~8.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

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Trustees

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

Operates in: Shropshire · Worcestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.3m£1.3m
31/03/2024£1.2m£1.3m
31/03/2023£1.2m£1.1m
31/03/2022£1.1m£877k
31/03/2021£939k£747k

Common questions

Is AGE UK BROMSGROVE REDDITCH AND WYRE FOREST financially healthy?

Per its FY2023 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of income of £119,700 for the year ended 31 March 2023, driven by increased trading income and successful grant applications. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £1,141,631, which is above the stated policy target of three months' working funds. 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 FY2023 accounts were audited by Ormerod Rutter Limited.