Older people `BE108`¶

Older people is a tag in the UK-CAT classification of charities in the UK. It is part of the Beneficiary group category.

7,766 charities have been tagged with this tag. This represents 3.82% of all charities.

Keywords to find charities¶

UK-CAT categories are applied to charities based on a set of keywords, in the form of a regular expression.

The regular expression used to find charities in this tag is:

Distribution by size of charity¶

Income band	Charities with tag	Percent of all charities
Under £10k	2,486	3.49%
£10k - £100k	2,648	3.76%
£100k - £250k	1,054	4.70%
£250k - £500k	557	5.03%
£500k - £1m	288	4.13%
£1m - £10m	434	4.73%
Over £10m	67	2.98%
Total	7,534	3.89%

Distribution by charity regulator¶

Regulator	Charities with tag	Percent of all charities
ccew	6,690	3.90%
oscr	641	2.57%
ccni	435	6.22%
Total	7,766	3.82%

Ten largest charities (by income)¶

Name	Latest income
BRITISH HEART FOUNDATION [Charity number: 225971] The BHF is the UK's largest independent funder of cardiovascular research in the UK. For over 60 years BHF has pioneered life-saving research that has helped halve the number of deaths from heart and circulatory disease in the UK. BHF also helps provide vital support and information for the 7.4m people living in the UK with heart and circulatory disease.	£410,600,000
THE ERIC WRIGHT CHARITABLE TRUST [Charity number: 1002966] The Trust is a general purpose charity with a particular interest in supporting young people and the elderly in the North West of England	£308,912,000
METHODIST HOMES [Charity number: 1083995] Methodist Homes is a charity providing care, accommodation and support services for older people throughout Britain. We are one of the largest charitable care providers in the sector and amongst the largest charities in Britain, providing services to 15,000 older people for nearly 70 years.	£283,275,000
THE SALVATION ARMY SOCIAL WORK TRUST [Charity number: 215174] The provision of supported accommodation for homeless people Older peoples housing and supportWork to help unemployed people back into workAnti-Human Trafficking workAddiction Support ServicesOutreach programmes and services to communitiesFamily tracing serviceFrontline assistance to emergency services personnel and people affected by disasters	£239,727,000
Salvation Army Social Work Trust [Charity number: SC037691] ' in promoting the charitable work of the Salvation Army in such one or more of the following ways as the General for the time being of the Salvation Army shall think fit namely : (1) relief of poverty sickness suffering distress incapacity or old age. (2) advancement of education. (3) training in Christian and moral principles. and (4) assistance of those in need of protection'	£239,727,000
THE ORDERS OF ST JOHN CARE TRUST [Charity number: 1048355] To provide care to older people through care homes specialising in residential, dementia and nursing care, together with intermediate and day care.Care in the community is also provided in hospitals, at home and through the provision of extra care housing.	£233,636,544
AGE UK [Charity number: 1128267] Age UK aims to create a world where older people can live their lives free from poverty, isolation and neglect. It raises awareness of issues affecting older people in the UK and overseas, researches and campaigns for changes in policy and practice, and offers practical support to disadvantaged older people. It is funded by individuals, companies and trusts.	£131,786,000
Radius Housing Association Limited [Charity number: NI102575] Radius Housing Association provides housing, care and support to over 33,000 homes throughout Northern Ireland. Radius was established in 2017 following the merger of Helm and Fold housing associations and draws on over 80 years of combined experience to make a positive impact on housing and communities into the future. Radius is now one of the leading housing associations in Northern Ireland. Radius has also developed a range of services that allow us to offer our clients the right level of support in their own home or in our accommodation:- # Housing for Older People with Dementia and the Frail Elderly # Supported Housing # Day Care visits # Personal Pendant Alarms # Telemonitoring service (monitoring patient’s vital signs in their home) # Assistance for people with a disability to make home adaptations Radius's services are delivered in partnership with the Northern Ireland Housing Executive, the Department for Communities and the Health and Social Care Trusts.	£116,091,659
Sue Ryder [Charity number: SC039578] The Objects of the Charity are: 3.1 to provide or assist in the provision of care for persons suffering from any serious or permanent disability, incapacity or illness, whether physical or mental. 3.2 to relieve the needs of those people potentially excluded from society by reason of old age, ill health (physical or mental), disability, poverty, or criminal history, and to assist their integration into society for the public benefit. 3.3 to advance the education of the public about the causes of disability, incapacity or illness, whether physical or mental, and the means of relieving those needs. 3.4 to relieve the mental and physical suffering of persons affected by bereavement or loss, including by the provision of counselling and support for such persons.	£106,110,000
GREENSLEEVES HOMES TRUST [Charity number: 1060478] The provision of nursing and residential care, comfort and security to elderly men and women, at an economic price that reflects our charitable status.	£89,126,165

Ten random charities¶

Name	Latest income
Dumbarton Senior Citizens Committee [Charity number: SC029715] 1. To promote the welfare of all old people in the Burgh of Dumbarton and to initiate and carry out any schemes for that purpose which are now or hereafter may be deemed by law to be charitable 2. To assist the work of statutory authorities and voluntary organisations engaged in providing facilities for physical and mental recreation, furthering health and relieving poverty, distress or sickness 3. To assist any other charitable body or bodies financially or otherwise in the furtherance of these objects	£11,328
FROME MEMORIAL THEATRE TRUST [Charity number: 1106051] The Frome Memorial Theatre facilities, run by volunteers, provide recreation and entertainment. A 540 seat Theatre houses arts and cultural performances. The Frome Assembly rooms are community facilities used for smaller performances and rehearsals, a day centre for the elderly, blood donor unit, council meetings and a facility for private functions. It is the home of the local War Memorial.	£618,430
BORDER RAMBLER RURAL TRANSPORT SERVICES [Charity number: 1186977] To provide transport facilities in North Cumbria and the surrounding areas for people who have specialneed of such facilities because they are elderly, poor or disabled, people with young children or thoseliving in isolated areas where there are no adequate public transport facilities.	£14,279
CHARITY OF JOHN MARLER [Charity number: 212802] To provide accommodation for elderly people	£10,800
AULD ACQUAINTANCES [Charity number: 1117463] to relieve old age, sickness, disability and/or financial hardship, and to advance education amongst children and adults, both primarily within the jewish community of Glasgow City, East Renfrewshire, North and South Lanarkshire and Edinburgh City, by making grants to charitable organisations supporting such purposes.	£1
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHIGWELL AND CHIGWELL ROW [Charity number: 1133035] The charity provides buildings for regular public worship open to everyone. Members of the charity are engaged in visiting the sick and bereaved. The whole mission of the Christian church is promoted through the provision of activities for senior citizens, local young people, parents and toddlers and other special needs groups and through the support of other charities in the UK and overseas.	£393,156
PENSILVA HEALTH AND FITNESS ASSOCIATION LTD. [Charity number: 1152245] We operate as All Being Well and we are a village gym which has members with a wide range of abilities and ages ranging from teens to upper eighties. We also welcome abilities from serious training to fighting middle-age spread to maintaining mobility in elderly limbs. We are equipped to assist disabled people including those in wheelchairs.	£8,827
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER AND ST PAUL, OLNEY [Charity number: 1134039] Regular public worship open to all, the provision of sacred space for personal prayer and contemplation, pastoral wrk, including visiting sick and bereaved, teaching of Christianity through sermons, courses and small groups, taking of religious assemblies in local schools, promoting the whole mission of the Church through provision of activities for senior citizens, parents and toddlers	£152,635
GUISELEY SENIOR CITIZENS ASSOCIATION [Charity number: 1003554] We raise money all year to enable us to take between 300-350 pensioners on a day out in summer also to provide a Christmas dinner.	£17,539
NEW HOPE MINISTRIES UK [Charity number: 1111383] As a church we worship and fellowship together, we also engage in bible studies and training by way of teaching and sermons, we also offer christian spiritual counselling for married, divorced, young and old people male or female regardless of sexual orientation but with strict biblical principles, we also engage in outreach and missionary work across the world.	£2,850