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PLYMOUTH AGE CONCERN

Registered charity 281820 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AGE UK PLYMOUTH

Plymouth Age Concern (known as Age UK Plymouth) exists to care for and work with people over the age of 50 and their carers in and around the City of Plymouth to improve the quality of their life through the promotion of choice, opportunity and independence.

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Latest income
£2.2m
Latest spending
£2.5m
Registered
1980
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net loss of £302,851 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by charitable activity costs exceeding incoming resources. However, the trustees report that net current assets have increased to £134,410 and cash flow has improved, leading to a conclusion that the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)
“The number of employees whose emoluments fell within the following bands was: 2024 No 1 £60,001 - £70,000” — page 37
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Charitable activities (87% of income)
“Income from charitable activities of £1,854,989 (2024: £1,613,771) is unrestricted and £44,904 (2024: £60,141) restricted.” — page 34
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Fundraising cost ratio: 1.6% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“Resources expended break down into 98.43% spent on the direct provision of Charitable Activities,1.57% on Costs on Generating Funds.” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £104k)
“To enable the Charity to continue its core operations for a period of at least six months, even in the event of major withdrawal of external funding.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Plymouth 50+ Ltd
“The Charity has one wholly owned subsidiary company ‘Plymouth 50+ Ltd’ which is currently a dormant company.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by PKF Francis Clark. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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)

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.

CQC provider record: Plymouth Age Concern — Deregistered, 2 registered locations, last inspected 06/09/2016.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

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

Total income
£2.2m
Total spending
£2.5m
Cost of raising funds
£39k
Reserves (reported)
£551k
Employees
103

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

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (87% 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: 1.8% of total income — below 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: Devon · Plymouth City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£2.2m£2.5m
31/03/2024£2.0m£2.4m
31/03/2023£2.1m£2.4m
31/03/2022£1.1m£1.3m
31/03/2021£968k£1.2m

Common questions

Is PLYMOUTH AGE CONCERN financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net loss of £302,851 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by charitable activity costs exceeding incoming resources. However, the trustees report that net current assets have increased to £134,410 and cash flow has improved, leading to a conclusion that the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by PKF Francis Clark.

What does the highest-paid employee of PLYMOUTH AGE CONCERN earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band.

Who funds PLYMOUTH AGE CONCERN?

Funders whose own accounts filings name PLYMOUTH AGE CONCERN as a grant recipient include AGE UK, THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED, THE CLARE MILNE TRUST, SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST, SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
AGE UKFY2022£104kHealth and care; Wellbeing; Support the network
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITEDFY2025£8kElderly
THE CLARE MILNE TRUSTFY2024£7k
SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3kAnn Rylands Small Donations Programme
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£2k
W G EDWARDS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£540Care Network

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund26/03/2026£240kCommunity Caseworker Outreach Project
The National Lottery Community Fund13/01/2026£20kClient Care Supervisor
The National Lottery Community Fund11/02/2021£6kHelp at Home Equipment
UK government05/08/2020£76kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund17/02/2020£10kAge UK Plymouth Help at home capital
The National Lottery Community Fund28/02/2019£100kHub for Later Life - Gateway to Services
The National Lottery Community Fund11/02/2013£291kValuing Lives
The National Lottery Heritage Fund12/10/2012£9k"Memories Recipe Book"

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
CARERS TRUST1£123k
THE ROYAL NAVY AND ROYAL MARINES CHARITY1£40k
Army Benevolent Fund1£22k
Alex Ferry Foundation1£10k
MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUST1£6k
THE INMAN CHARITY1£5k
THE MONTAL CHARITABLE TRUST1£5k
COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION1£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PLYMOUTH CHARITY TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
PLYMOUTH AGE CONCERN£2.2m£60,001 - £70,0000above1.6%no doubt
PLYMOUTH CHARITY TRUST FY2025£559k£80,001 - £90,0001unclear—no doubt
AGE CONCERN (AGE UK) ASHFORD LTD FY2025£1.6m—0unclear—no doubt
AGE CONCERN CREDITON FY2025£158k—0unclear—no doubt
IMPROVING LIVES PLYMOUTH FY2025£2.4mmore than £60,0001unclear—no doubt
PLYMOUTH CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAUX FY2025£6.9m£60,001 - £70,0001above—no doubt

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