AGE UK CAMDEN
Age UK Camden is the legal name. The charity: (a) Provides services; (b) Works in partnerships; (c) Campaigns with/for older people; (d) Innovates and undertakes research. Current services include: Day Services; Information/Advice; befriending; social prescribing; counselling; shopping; computer training; support for older LGBT people.
Objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO PROMOTE THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND/OR OLDER PEOPLE WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT:3.1.1 PREVENTING OR RELIEVING THE POVERTY OF OLDER PEOPLE;3.1.2 ADVANCING EDUCATION;3.1.3 PREVENTING OR RELIEVING SICKNESS, DISEASE OR SUFFERING IN OLDER PEOPLE (WHETHER EMOTIONAL, MENTAL OR PHYSICAL);3.1.4 PROMOTING EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY;3.1.5 PROMOTING THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF OLDER PEOPLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS;3.1.6 ASSISTING OLDER PEOPLE IN NEED BY REASON OF ILL-HEALTH, SOCIAL EXCLUSION OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE; AND3.1.7 SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF OLDER PEOPLE AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE;THE OUTCOME OF THIS BEING THE PROMOTION OF THE WELL-BEING OF OLDER PEOPLE.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the Group reported an operating surplus of £175,323 for the year ended 31 March 2025, although an adjusted trading deficit of £(51,677) is noted for the Charity excluding specific refurbishment income. Per the trustees' report, total Group reserves increased to £1,986,040, with free reserves of approximately £722k meeting the stated policy target of three months' expenditure.
What the accounts disclose
“The Board currently aims to hold 3 months expenditure (c. £550k) as free reserves after disregarding fixed assets and pension designation/liability. Free reserves at the balance sheet date were c. £722k and the policy was met.”
“During the year Age UK Camden paid Radfield Homecare £22,812 (2024: £29,816) for the provision of care services. Age UK Camden received £2,400 (2024: £600) from Radfield Homecare in rental income. Age UK Camden trustee Glyn Clarke is a Director and the majority shareholder of Eden Independent Living Ltd trading as Radfield Home Care.” — page 55
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 166
- Government income: £1,300,064 — contracts £1,018,064 (7), grants £282,000 (3); 47% of the £2,765,793 total gross income on the same return
- Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£80,001–£90,000: 1)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 240
- Government income: £667,604 — contracts £642,604 (2), grants £25,000 (1); 27% of the £2,473,088 total gross income on the same return
- Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£80,001–£90,000: 1)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 234
- Government income: £119,837 — contracts £119,837 (1); 5% of the £2,384,494 total gross income on the same return
- Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)
- Has a trading subsidiary
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2022 (received 29/03/2023, 57 days after the 31/01/2023 due date).
Corporate structure
- Registered company of the charity Companies House 01969975
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Mary Burd — Chair of Board of Trustees
Company officers (Companies House)
- DAVIS, Daniel Harvey Jonathan on trustee list
- SORIA ESPINOSA, Iraida not on trustee list
- WEBSTER, Paul Frederick on trustee list
- MARGO, Samantha Dayan on trustee list
- PEMBERTON, Jennifer on trustee list
- HO, Bonny Chu Kwan on trustee list
- PALIN, Rachel Mary on trustee list
- CLARK, Glyn James on trustee list
Property (HM Land Registry)
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (06/08/2021)
- Received assets from another charity (12/05/2021)
Trustees
- Jennifer Pembertonchair
- Bonny Ho
- Daniel Harvey Jonathan Davis
- Glyn Clark
- Iraida Soria Espinosa
- Joyce Jou- Wai Kiely
- Paul Webster
- Rachel Palin
- SAMANTHA MARGO
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £2.8m | £2.6m |
| 31/03/2024 | £2.5m | £2.6m |
| 31/03/2023 | £2.4m | £3.0m |
| 31/03/2022 | £3.7m | £4.3m |
| 31/03/2021 | £4.2m | £4.0m |
Common questions
Is AGE UK CAMDEN financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Group reported an operating surplus of £175,323 for the year ended 31 March 2025, although an adjusted trading deficit of £(51,677) is noted for the Charity excluding specific refurbishment income. Per the trustees' report, total Group reserves increased to £1,986,040, with free reserves of approximately £722k meeting the stated policy target of three months' expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Goodman Jones LLP.
Who funds AGE UK CAMDEN?
Funders whose own accounts filings name AGE UK CAMDEN as a grant recipient include AGE UK, ST ANDREW HOLBORN AND STAFFORD'S CHARITY, THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE HAMPSTEAD WELLS AND CAMPDEN TRUST, THE TOMORO FOUNDATION.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AGE UK | FY2023 | £166k | Supporting the network |
| AGE UK | FY2021 | £117k | Support the network |
| AGE UK | FY2025 | £110k | Impactful Services, Poverty & Inequality, Health & Care |
| AGE UK | FY2022 | £103k | Information and advice; Wellbeing; Support the network |
| ST ANDREW HOLBORN AND STAFFORD'S CHARITY | FY2025 | £75k | |
| THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | FY2021 | £30k | Additional core funding |
| THE HAMPSTEAD WELLS AND CAMPDEN TRUST | FY2024 | £18k | Debt and money advice services |
| AGE UK | FY2024 | £18k | Support the Network |
| ST ANDREW HOLBORN AND STAFFORD'S CHARITY | FY2021 | £15k | |
| THE HAMPSTEAD WELLS AND CAMPDEN TRUST | FY2023 | £15k | agreed for delivery of debt/money advice and support for older people |
| THE TOMORO FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £12k | |
| THE TOMORO FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £12k | |
| THE TOMORO FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £10k | |
| THE TOMORO FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £10k | |
| THE FINBOROUGH FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £10k | Support for homeless children and adults |
| THE HAMPSTEAD WELLS AND CAMPDEN TRUST | FY2021 | £6k | Debt Advisor sessions |
| THE HAMPSTEAD WELLS AND CAMPDEN TRUST | FY2023 | £3k | Running costs for the Good Neighbours Scheme |
| THE HAMPSTEAD WELLS AND CAMPDEN TRUST | FY2024 | £2k | Good Neighbours Scheme |
| THE HAMPSTEAD WELLS AND CAMPDEN TRUST | FY2023 | £2k | For Gardening Club running costs at Henderson Court day care centre |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN-AT-HAMPSTEAD | FY2021 | £2k | Secular charities |
| WOBURN 1986 | FY2022 | Unverified read£1k | |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN-AT-HAMPSTEAD | FY2022 | £735 | Secular Charities |
| THE HAMPSTEAD WELLS AND CAMPDEN TRUST | FY2022 | £300 | Grants to Organisations |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camden Council | 25/09/2024 | £25k | Grant to Age UK Camden |
| City Bridge Foundation | 25/09/2024 | £48k | Grant to Age UK Camden (AUC) |
| London Borough of Camden | 25/09/2024 | £25k | Grant to Age UK Camden |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 11/04/2024 | £19k | AUC Telephone Befriending |
| City Bridge Foundation | 13/10/2022 | £93k | Grant to Age UK Camden (AUC) |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 13/03/2020 | £10k | Older People's Shop and Chat |
| Camden Giving | 15/07/2019 | £900 | Leather Lane Community Hub - Love in EC1 |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 16/12/2015 | £151k | Opening Doors London: Supporting older LGBT people across London |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 04/02/2015 | £10k | Increasing Digital Inclusion for Older People |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 30/07/2014 | £4.5m | Ageing Better in Camden (ABC) |
| City Bridge Foundation | 16/07/2014 | £75k | Grant to Age UK Camden (AUC) |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 15/01/2014 | £20k | Age Concern Camden (Development Grant) |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 17/06/2013 | £296k | Volunteers Supporting Isolated and Vulnerable Older People |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 05/07/2012 | £10k | Men of the World |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 06/06/2011 | £300k | Opening Doors in Central and North London |
| City Bridge Foundation | 02/12/2010 | £150k | Grant to Age UK Camden (AUC) |
| City Bridge Foundation | 02/07/2009 | £114k | Grant to Age UK Camden (AUC) |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 20/01/2009 | £10k | Older People's Drama Group |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 11/07/2007 | £388k | Supporting the Older LGBT Community |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 20/07/2006 | £5k | Healthy Eating Gardening Group |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 01/08/2005 | £232 | "Age Concern Camden Will Use An Award To Run A Project In Conjunction With Three Local Junior Schools To Educate Children About Certain Aspe" |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 29/07/2005 | £4k | War time Party |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £2.7m |
| THE JULIA RAUSING TRUST | 1 | £2.3m |
| Rothesay Foundation | 1 | £2.3m |
| THE LONDON MARATHON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED | 1 | £2.0m |
| HOLLYHOCK CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £500k |
| Sussex Community NHS Charity | 1 | £430k |
| THE PENNIES FOUNDATION | 1 | £352k |
| THE TOLKIEN TRUST | 1 | £240k |
Charities like this
- AGE UK BIRMINGHAM LIMITED
- AGE UK LAMBETH
- AGE UK NORTH CRAVEN
- AGE UK BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN
- AGE UK
- AGE UK CROYDON
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGE UK CAMDEN | £2.8m | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| AGE UK BIRMINGHAM LIMITED | £1.7m | £60,001 - £70,000 | 1 | above | — | no doubt |
| AGE UK LAMBETH | £3.1m | — | 0 | within | — | no doubt |
| AGE UK NORTH CRAVEN | £479k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| AGE UK BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN | £1.1m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| AGE UK | £131.8m | £280,001 - £290,000 | — | within | — | no doubt |