AGE UK CAMDEN

Registered charity 293446 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AGE CONCERN 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.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£2.8m
Latest spending
£2.6m
Registered
1986
Accounts read
FY2025

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.

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: £722k)
“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.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee Glyn Clark is a director/majority shareholder of Radfield Home Care. The charity paid £22,812 for care services and received £2,400 in rental income.
“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
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Goodman Jones LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

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

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

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)

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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

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

Total income
£2.8m
Total spending
£2.6m
Cost of raising funds
£244k
Reserves (reported)
£755k
Employees
49

Reported reserves equal ~3.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (89% 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: 8.8% of total income — above 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: Camden

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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 HAMPSTEAD WELLS AND CAMPDEN TRUST, THE TOMORO FOUNDATION, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN-AT-HAMPSTEAD.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
AGE UKFY2023£166kSupporting the network
AGE UKFY2025£110kImpactful Services, Poverty & Inequality, Health & Care
AGE UKFY2022£103kInformation and advice; Wellbeing; Support the network
ST ANDREW HOLBORN AND STAFFORD'S CHARITYFY2025£75k
THE HAMPSTEAD WELLS AND CAMPDEN TRUSTFY2024£18kDebt and money advice services
AGE UKFY2024£18kSupport the Network
ST ANDREW HOLBORN AND STAFFORD'S CHARITYFY2021£15k
THE HAMPSTEAD WELLS AND CAMPDEN TRUSTFY2023£15kagreed for delivery of debt/money advice and support for older people
THE TOMORO FOUNDATIONFY2025£12k
THE TOMORO FOUNDATIONFY2024£12k
THE TOMORO FOUNDATIONFY2023£10k
THE TOMORO FOUNDATIONFY2022£10k
THE HAMPSTEAD WELLS AND CAMPDEN TRUSTFY2023£3kRunning costs for the Good Neighbours Scheme
THE HAMPSTEAD WELLS AND CAMPDEN TRUSTFY2024£2kGood Neighbours Scheme
THE HAMPSTEAD WELLS AND CAMPDEN TRUSTFY2023£2kFor Gardening Club running costs at Henderson Court day care centre
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN-AT-HAMPSTEADFY2021£2kSecular charities
WOBURN 1986FY2022£1k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN-AT-HAMPSTEADFY2022£735Secular Charities
THE HAMPSTEAD WELLS AND CAMPDEN TRUSTFY2022£300Grants to Organisations

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Camden Council25/09/2024£25kGrant to Age UK Camden
London Borough of Camden25/09/2024£25kGrant to Age UK Camden
City Bridge Foundation25/09/2024£48kGrant to Age UK Camden (AUC)
The National Lottery Community Fund11/04/2024£19kAUC Telephone Befriending
City Bridge Foundation13/10/2022£93kGrant to Age UK Camden (AUC)
The National Lottery Community Fund13/03/2020£10kOlder People's Shop and Chat
Camden Giving15/07/2019£900Leather Lane Community Hub - Love in EC1
The National Lottery Community Fund16/12/2015£151kOpening Doors London: Supporting older LGBT people across London
The National Lottery Community Fund04/02/2015£10kIncreasing Digital Inclusion for Older People
The National Lottery Community Fund30/07/2014£4.5mAgeing Better in Camden (ABC)
City Bridge Foundation16/07/2014£75kGrant to Age UK Camden (AUC)
The National Lottery Community Fund05/07/2012£10kMen of the World
The National Lottery Community Fund06/06/2011£300kOpening Doors in Central and North London
City Bridge Foundation02/12/2010£150kGrant to Age UK Camden (AUC)
City Bridge Foundation02/07/2009£114kGrant to Age UK Camden (AUC)
The National Lottery Community Fund20/01/2009£10kOlder People's Drama Group
The National Lottery Community Fund20/07/2006£5kHealthy Eating Gardening Group
The National Lottery Heritage Fund01/08/2005£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 Fund29/07/2005£4kWar time Party

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 LAMBETH.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
AGE UK CAMDEN£2.8m——above—no doubt
AGE UK LAMBETH FY2025£3.1m—0within—no doubt
CAMDEN CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAUX SERVICE LIMITED FY2025£1.6m—0unclear—no doubt
Age UK South Cumbria LTD FY2025£2.0m—0below—no doubt
AGE UK WESTMINSTER FY2025£870k—0within—no doubt
AGE UK KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA FY2025£2.9m—0below—no doubt

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