AGE UK SOUTH KENT COAST

Registered charity 1187363 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Age UK South Kent Coast promotes the following purposes for the benefit of the public/and or older people in and around East Kent-preventing or relieving the poverty of older people with comprehensive Information and advice-supporting older people to remain independent within their local community- activities and services that promote physical wellbeing and a positive mental health

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Latest income
£1.3m
Latest spending
£1.3m
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity posted a small surplus of £46,566 for the year ended 31 March 2025, despite increased demand and cost pressures. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £1,290,360 significantly exceed the stated policy target of £340,000, providing a buffer against expected future losses.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £1.3m)
“The Board has agreed that 3 months Running Costs is an appropriate level to be held in reserve which equates to £340,000.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Kreston Reeves LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Age UK South Kent Coast (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Total income
£1.4m
Total spending
£1.3m
Reserves (reported)
£1.3m
Employees
32

Reported reserves equal ~12.0 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (94% 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: 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: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.3m£1.3m
31/03/2024£1.4m£1.5m
31/03/2023£1.5m£1.2m
31/03/2022£1.1m£1.2m
31/03/2021£463k£357k

Common questions

Is AGE UK SOUTH KENT COAST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity posted a small surplus of £46,566 for the year ended 31 March 2025, despite increased demand and cost pressures. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £1,290,360 significantly exceed the stated policy target of £340,000, providing a buffer against expected future losses. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Kreston Reeves LLP.

Who funds AGE UK SOUTH KENT COAST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name AGE UK SOUTH KENT COAST as a grant recipient include AGE UK.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
AGE UKFY2023£100kSupporting the network

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund23/04/2026£2kSummer Socials for Older People
Sport England07/06/2022£4kJubilee Fund - Walking Netball, Dover

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 South Cumbria LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
AGE UK SOUTH KENT COAST£1.3m—0unclear—no doubt
Age UK South Cumbria LTD FY2025£2.0m—0below—no doubt
Age UK Kent Rivers FY2024£5.6m£80,001 - £90,000—unclear—no doubt
AGE UK LEWISHAM AND SOUTHWARK FY2025£2.6m——above—no doubt
SOUTH KENT COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2025£353k—0unclear—no doubt
AGE UK EAST LONDON FY2025£3.6m—3above—no doubt

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