THE ROYAL UNITED KINGDOM BENEFICENT ASSOCIATION
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
Our mission is to enable older people to lead independent and fulfilling lives. We do this by providing high quality advice & information services, befriending & support services and campaigning work on behalf of older people.
Latest income
£8.2m
Expenditure
£15.3m
Financial year end
2024-12-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-31 | £8.7m | £16.6m | |
| 2021-12-31 | £7.3m | £12.5m | |
| 2022-12-31 | £7.8m | £13.4m | |
| 2023-12-31 | £7.6m | £12.6m | |
| 2024-12-31 | £8.2m | £15.3m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2024-12-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £3.2m |
| Charitable activities | £0 |
| Trading | £147k |
| Investment income | £4.8m |
| Total income | £8.2m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £12.3m |
| Raising funds | £3.0m |
| Grants to institutions | £5.2m |
| Governance | £162k |
| Total expenditure | £15.3m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £10.0m |
| Total funds | £175m |
| — restricted | £7.1m |
| — unrestricted | £93.1m |
| — endowment | £74.4m |
| Total assets | £175m |
| Cash | £1.5m |
People
| Employees | 102 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- General Charitable Purposes
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who it helps
- Elderly/old People
How it works
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Provides Other Finance
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.