age concern bedfordshire

The charity supports elderly people, people with disabilities, other defined groups, and the general public. Age Concern Bedfordshire is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by providing human resources. The charity is based in Bedford and operates in Central Bedfordshire, Luton, and Bedford.

This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

We provide services to adults over the age of 50 years and their family or carers to make informed choices on benefits and enabling services. Our services include information & advice, befriending & carers respite. Practical help in the home is provided if a client is unable to carry out these tasks for themselves due to ill health or age.We work across the whole of Bedfordshire and Luton.

Fundraising

See where Age Concern Bedfordshire is active and find local fundraising opportunities.

Local Authority

Central Bedfordshire Luton Bedford

Financial Information

Latest Income

£1,830,900

Latest Expenditure

£1,709,313

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 92.6%

% of income going directly to charitable activities

Overall Efficiency 99.2%

% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)

Administrative Ratio 5.2%

Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £4,578

Charitable Activities £1,807,475

Other Trading £16,375

Investments £2,472

Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,694,814

Raising Funds £14,499

Governance £73,580

Grants to Institutions £0

Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial Year	Income	Expenditure	Charitable Spending	Net Assets	Reserves	Staff
2024	£1,830,900	£1,709,313	£1,694,814	£295,127	£291,160	165 / 20
2023	£1,467,150	£1,563,409	£1,549,587	£173,540	£169,573	151 / 20
2022	£1,368,593	£1,344,509	£1,331,031	£269,798	£265,766	130 / 31
2021	£1,324,199	£1,223,949	£1,210,605	£245,714	£237,520	126 / 27
2020	£1,190,114	£1,240,603	£1,227,390	£145,464	£140,991	135 / 31