AGE UK BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 15 September 2011
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 07728630
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £1,058,886
Latest expenditure: £1,108,723
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Age Uk, Suite 12, Kings Court, 33 King Street, BLACKBURN, BB2 2DH

Website recorded by the regulator: www.ageukbwd.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

We provide a range of services to older people, along with influencing activities including: an Advice & Information service, a range of activity programmes including social inclusion, dementia support, digital inclusion and physical activity sessions, community day care, befriending and an integrated care service. We also raise funds through our charity shop and community fundraising.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 2 December 2025
Date Accounts Received: 2 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,058,886
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,108,723

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 27 November 2024
Date Accounts Received: 27 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,065,966
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,137,578

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 29 November 2023
Date Accounts Received: 29 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,022,699
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,074,539

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 30 November 2022
Date Accounts Received: 30 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £965,738
Total Gross Expenditure: £982,074

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 24 November 2021
Date Accounts Received: 24 November 2021
Total Gross Income: £1,077,281
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,042,472

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 2 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,058,886
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,108,723
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 455549
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 60

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 27 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,065,966
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,137,578
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Count Govt Grants: £5
Income From Government Contracts: 530020
Income From Government Grants: £33,304
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 80

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 29 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,022,699
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,074,539
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 4
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 563431
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 67

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 30 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £965,738
Total Gross Expenditure: £982,074
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 499961
Income From Government Grants: £1,195
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 84

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 24 November 2021
Total Gross Income: £1,077,281
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,042,472
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Contracts: 537973
Income From Government Grants: £35,443
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 97

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 2 December 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 59860
Income Other Trading Activities: 13631
Income Charitable Activities: 852920
Income Investments: 6125
Income Other: 126350
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1058886
Income Legacies: 22911
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £97,838
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,010,885
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1108723
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 36745
Expenditure Support Costs: 280890
Expenditure Depreciation: 3383
Gain Loss Investment: 6125
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -5791
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £521,503
Assets Total Fixed: 11205
Assets Own Use: 11197
Assets Long Term Investment: 8
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £596,091
Assets Total Liabilities: £85,793
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £521,503
Creditors One Year Total Current: 85793
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £489,737
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 485099
Funds Restricted: 36404
Funds Total: 521503
Count Employees: 31
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 27 November 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 36742
Income Other Trading Activities: 83685
Income Charitable Activities: 907357
Income Investments: 23639
Income Other: 14543
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1065966
Income Legacies: 400
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £12,628
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,032,540
Expenditure Other: 92410
Expenditure Total: 1137578
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 36360
Expenditure Support Costs: 297606
Expenditure Depreciation: 7051
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £549,592
Assets Total Fixed: 13407
Assets Own Use: 13399
Assets Long Term Investment: 8
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £728,030
Assets Total Liabilities: £170,097
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £571,340
Creditors One Year Total Current: 170097
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £618,384
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 549592
Funds Restricted: 21748
Funds Total: 571340
Count Employees: 32
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 29 November 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 40826
Income Other Trading Activities: 82337
Income Charitable Activities: 887870
Income Investments: 4519
Income Other: 7147
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1022699
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £108,989
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £965,550
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1074539
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 34366
Expenditure Support Costs: 370543
Expenditure Depreciation: 4876
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £856,858
Assets Total Fixed: 5019
Assets Own Use: 5019
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £729,163
Assets Total Liabilities: £91,230
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £642,952
Creditors One Year Total Current: 91230
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £690,603
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 586858
Funds Restricted: 56094
Funds Total: 642952
Count Employees: 32
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 30 November 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 44936
Income Other Trading Activities: 73934
Income Charitable Activities: 836365
Income Investments: 1329
Income Other: 9174
Income Total Income And Endowments: 965738
Income Legacies: 8375
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £9,661
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £880,276
Expenditure Other: 92137
Expenditure Total: 982074
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 31389
Expenditure Support Costs: 223640
Expenditure Depreciation: 4004
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £442,237
Assets Total Fixed: 10455
Assets Own Use: 10447
Assets Long Term Investment: 8
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £870,740
Assets Total Liabilities: £186,402
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £694,793
Creditors One Year Total Current: 186402
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £823,479
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 647669
Funds Restricted: 47124
Funds Total: 694793
Count Employees: 33
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 24 November 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 37963
Income Other Trading Activities: 54235
Income Charitable Activities: 946578
Income Investments: 1262
Income Other: 37243
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1077281
Income Legacies: 5165
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £10,700
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £926,071
Expenditure Other: 105701
Expenditure Total: 1042472
Expenditure Investment Management: 10387
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 32619
Expenditure Support Costs: 267913
Expenditure Depreciation: 5152
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £495,962
Assets Total Fixed: 6511
Assets Own Use: 6511
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £791,310
Assets Total Liabilities: £86,694
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £711,127
Creditors One Year Total Current: 86694
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £754,729
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 675284
Funds Restricted: 35843
Funds Total: 711127
Count Employees: 35
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Blackburn With Darwen
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 204
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Classification Code: 116
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Recreation

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: AGE UK BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN
Charity Event Order: 3
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2020-01-08T00:00:00
Reason: Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number: 3938840
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1070850
Assoc Charity Name: AGE UK SUPPORT SERVICES NORTH WEST

Charity Name: AGE UK BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2014-04-24T00:00:00
Assoc Organisation Number: 508513
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 508513
Assoc Charity Name: AGE CONCERN BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN

Charity Name: AGE UK BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN
Charity Event Order: 4
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2023-07-10T00:00:00
Reason: Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number: 225127
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 225127
Assoc Charity Name: HENRIETTA KENYON BEQUEST

Charity Name: AGE UK BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2011-09-15T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 04/08/2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 13/09/2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 18 DEC 2019AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 02 JAN 2020 as amended on 16 Feb 2022
Charitable 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.
Area Of Benefit: IN BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests