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Age Connects West Midlands

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Age Connects West Midlands is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty.

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What are the key facts about Age Connects West Midlands?

Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31
£2,733,831
Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31
£2,515,913
Registered charity number
518610
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
76-78 Boldmere Road
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

Age Connects West Midlands (number 518610) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

What does Age Connects West Midlands do?

Age Concern Birmingham is the foremost voluntary agency supporting older people, their families and carers. The services provided include, but are not exclusive to, day centres, luncheon clubs, carers support services, befriending schemes, specialist support services (grants and advice service, and debt counselling), information, tradesperson and handyman directory and volunteer schemes.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Age Connects West Midlands

Answers Age Connects West Midlands gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are Age Connects West Midlands's highest-paid staff paid?

Age Connects West Midlands's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £60,001–£70,000 (1 employee).

Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£60,001–£70,0001

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Where does Age Connects West Midlands's money come from?

Age Connects West Midlands reported £2.7m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £1.9m (70%), trading and fundraising events £698k (26%), investments £89k (3%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £26k.

  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£1.9m · 70%
  • Trading and fundraising events£698k · 26%
  • Investments£89k · 3%
  • Donations and legacies£35k · 1%

Does Age Connects West Midlands receive government funding?

The annual return does not answer this question for Age Connects West Midlands. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.

Age Connects West Midlands reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity.

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register records Age Connects West Midlands as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid

Age Connects West Midlands's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
02104152 (Companies House)
Previous names on the register
Age Concern Birmingham; Birmingham Age Concern
Where it says it operates
Birmingham City

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities.

Reported activities: Provides Other Finance; Provides Human Resources; Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

What causes is Age Connects West Midlands registered for?

General Charitable PurposesThe Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Why is there no Clarity Score for Age Connects West Midlands yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Age Connects West Midlands. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. How scoring works

What should you check before donating to Age Connects West Midlands?

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Frequently asked questions

Is Age Connects West Midlands a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Age Connects West Midlands as a registered charity (number 518610) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Age Connects West Midlands's charity number?
Age Connects West Midlands's charity number is 518610. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 518610?
Search 518610 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Age Connects West Midlands do?
Age Concern Birmingham is the foremost voluntary agency supporting older people, their families and carers. The services provided include, but are not exclusive to, day centres, luncheon clubs, carers support services, befriending schemes, specialist support services (grants and advice service, and debt counselling), information, tradesperson and handyman directory and volunteer schemes.
Does Age Connects West Midlands have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Age Connects West Midlands. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Age Connects West Midlands?
Age Connects West Midlands's website listed in our register data is http://www.ageconcernbirmingham.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Age Connects West Midlands's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Age Connects West Midlands's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £60,001–£70,000 (1 employee). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does Age Connects West Midlands's money come from?
Age Connects West Midlands reported £2.7m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £1.9m (70%), trading and fundraising events £698k (26%), investments £89k (3%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £26k.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Age Connects West Midlands?
The register records Age Connects West Midlands as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Age Connects West Midlands's trustees paid?
Age Connects West Midlands's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was Age Connects West Midlands previously called?
The register lists these previous names for Age Connects West Midlands: Age Concern Birmingham; Birmingham Age Concern.
When was Age Connects West Midlands registered as a charity?
Age Connects West Midlands was entered on the register on 20 March 1987. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 02104152).

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.