--- title: "Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland H… rating | CharityCompare" description: "Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland Home Help Limited scores 70/100 (Needs improvement). Latest accounts 2025: income £1.3m. Reg 1086862." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/age-uk-leicester-shire-rutland-home-help-limited retrieved: 2026-08-18T05:43:38.509Z license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Quick answer ## Is Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland Home Help Limited a good charity? Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland Home Help Limited scores 70/100 (3 stars, Needs improvement) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2025 (£1.3m total income, 100% of spending on charitable activities). This reflects financial transparency and stewardship on paper — not the real-world impact of its programmes. See the full breakdown. Leicester · LE1 7LA | Reg [1086862](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/age-uk-leicester-shire-rutland-home-help-limited) | Registered charity | [Official website](https://www.ageukleics.org.uk/) | [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1086862) Donate ## How can you give to AGE UK LEICESTER SHIRE & RUTLAND HOME HELP LIMITED? You leave CharityCompare to complete a donation on the official AGE UK LEICESTER SHIRE & RUTLAND HOME HELP LIMITED form. We do not process payments or take commission. Opens their official online donation form. [Donate](https://www.ageukleics.org.uk/?utm_source=charitycompare&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=donate&utm_content=1086862) ## What does Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland Home Help Limited do? Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland Home Help Limited is a registered charity (no. 1086862) working in older people in Leicester · LE1 7LA. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 100% of spending to charitable activities, holding roughly 0 months of reserves, and files its annual accounts on time. Reported income has been growing (≈6% a year). CharityCompare's Clarity Score rates the organisation only from public Charity Commission accounts — accountability, financial health, efficiency and community support — not the quality or impact of its programmes. Summarised from public filings — Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland Home Help Limited hasn't added its own description yet. [Work here? Add it free →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=age-uk-leicester-shire-rutland-home-help-limited) **In short:** AGE UK LEICESTER SHIRE & RUTLAND HOME HELP LIMITED scores 70 out of 100 (3 stars). 100% average program spend (3-year average). Review the pillar breakdown below. ## What is Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland Home Help Limited? Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland Home Help Limited has a Clarity Score of 70 out of 100 on CharityCompare (3 stars, Needs improvement). Charity Commission registration number 1086862. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Older people. Latest accounts year 2025: total income £1.3m, with 100% of expenditure on charitable activities. Accounts filing: up to date. Reserves: approximately 0 months of operating costs. No major red flags from our filing review. Scores are independent and based on official filings — not a donation recommendation. Data from [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), last updated 17 July 2026. Overall score 70/100 3★ · Needs improvement Cause spend 100% 3-yr avg · charitable activities Accountability 100/100 Finance beacon Income £1.3m Latest year 2025 Reserves 0 mo Months of running costs Accounts filing On time Charity Commission Fundraising efficiency not stated · 0% overhead · Website on register · Confidence: high ## How does AGE UK LEICESTER SHIRE & RUTLAND HOME HELP LIMITED compare? Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers AGE UK LEICESTER SHIRE & RUTLAND HOME HELP LIMITED scores higher than. Income band (£1m–£5m)26thpercentile **Scores higher than 26% of 2,776 charities in its income band** · 70/100 vs 78 peer average (marker). Older people charities30thpercentile **Scores higher than 30% of 23 charities in this cause** · 70/100 vs 79 peer average (marker). ## How reliable is Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland Home Help Limited's data? Source Charity Commission (England & Wales) Accounts year 2025 Filing date 24 June 2026 Profile reviewed 17 July 2026 High confidence — complete filing data Scores reflect the latest annual accounts on the register. Clarity Score measures how clearly the charity accounts for money in those filings — not programme impact. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources: [Charity Commission for England and Wales](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), [Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator](https://www.oscr.org.uk/) and [Charity Commission for Northern Ireland](https://www.charitycommissionni.org.uk/). [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). ## What is Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland Home Help Limited's Beacon report? Detailed accountability and finance metrics from UK regulator filings — structured for transparency in our four-beacon report. ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 100/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Filing history (5 years) 100% on-time over five years = 15 pts · one late filing = 5 pts · two or more = 0 pts. | 100% | 15/15 pts | | Trustee oversight Three or more trustees on the register = 15 pts, scaled down for fewer (governance red flag below three). | 100% | 12 trustees · 15/15 pts | | Declared policies Safeguarding (4) · conflict of interest (3) · volunteer management (3) — from Charity Commission annual return. | 100% | 10/10 pts | ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 33/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Reserves (months of cash) 3–24 months = full marks, tapering on both sides · 0 months or 4+ years (hoarding) = 0 pts. | 0% | 0 months · 0/15 pts | | Income stability / growth +20% or more over the window = 10 pts · flat = 5 pts · −20% or worse = 0 pts, scaled between. | 100% | 10/10 pts · 3-year average | | Liabilities to assets 0% liabilities-to-assets = 5 pts, scaling down to 0 pts at 60%+ debt. | 0% | 98% · 0/5 pts | ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 100/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Program expense ratio 90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below. | 100% | 100% · 10/10 pts (3-year average) | | Fundraising efficiency ≤10p to raise £1 = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 40p or above (fundraising cost ÷ income). | 100% | 0p per £1 income · 10/10 pts (3-year average) | ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 0/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Volunteer-to-staff ratio Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between. | 0% | Not reported · 0/10 pts | [How we calculate beacon scores →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What is Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland Home Help Limited's Clarity Score? 70/100 total · Needs improvement · 3 of 5 stars Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings. 100/100 Accountability & Transparency 33/100 Financial Health 100/100 Financial Efficiency 0/100 Community Support ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 100/100 Filing history (5 years)15/15 pts Trustee oversight12 trustees · 15/15 pts Declared policies10/10 pts ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 33/100 Reserves (months of cash)0 months · 0/15 pts Income stability / growth10/10 pts · 3-year average Liabilities to assets98% · 0/5 pts ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 100/100 Program expense ratio100% · 10/10 pts (3-year average) Fundraising efficiency0p per £1 income · 10/10 pts (3-year average) ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 0/100 Volunteer-to-staff ratioNot reported · 0/10 pts ## How much does Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland Home Help Limited raise and spend? Latest filed year 2025 · Source: Charity Commission filings | Category | Amount | % of spend | | --- | --- | --- | | Total income | £1.3m | — | | Total expenditure | £1.3m | — | | Charitable activities | £1.3m | 100% | | Governance & admin | £2k | 0% | 100%On charitable activities ## Where does the money go? Latest accounts (2025) · £1.3m spent - Charitable activities100% · £1.3m - Governance0% · £2k ## What trust indicators does Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland Home Help Limited have? Pulled from the Charity Commission register — filing behaviour, board size, and workforce where reported. - ✓ Accounts filed on time up to date · last filing 24 June 2026 - ✓ Trustee board size (3–12) 12 trustees on the Charity Commission register Fundraising Regulator Not listed as member Separate from our financial scores — shows whether the charity follows the Code of Fundraising Practice. [Check Fundraising Regulator →](https://www.fundraisingregulator.org.uk/members/) Official register Reg 1086862 Full trustee list, accounts, and regulatory history on the Charity Commission. [View on Charity Commission →](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1086862) ### Trustees & officers - BARBARA MARY FREESTONE - SIMON LINDLEY - PAUL RICHARDS - CHRISTOPHER THOMAS SAUL - GRAHAM ANDREW FRANK SMITH Chair · since 2013 - DR Peter George Neville since 2014 - Mark Evan Jones since 2022 - Joanne Kavanagh since 2023 - Sean Patrik Moran since 2023 - Navin Parmar since 2022 - Martin Herbert since 2026 - Kiran Hindocha since 2025 100 How we score charities +The Clarity Score is a 100-point rating from UK regulator filings (Charity Commission for England and Wales, OSCR and CCNI). Four pillars — Accountability & Transparency (40), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10) — each scored on a continuous scale, not pass/fail cutoffs. A statutory inquiry sets the score to 0 automatically. [Full methodology →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) Accountability & Transparency Scored from filings 40 points — filing history (15), trustee oversight (15, scaling up to a board of three or more), declared policies (10). Financial Health Scored from filings 30 points — reserves (15, full marks 3–24 months, tapering on both sides), income stability (10), liabilities to assets (5, scaling down as debt rises). Financial Efficiency Scored from filings 20 points — program expense ratio and fundraising cost, each on a graduated scale (not a single cutoff). Kept at 20% of the total: financial-ratio scoring alone is not a reliable effectiveness signal (see "why not just an overhead ratio?" below). Community Support Scored from filings 10 points — volunteer-to-staff ratio from Charity Commission workforce data, scaling continuously up to a 2:1 ratio. Overall score Sum of all pillar points. Display stars use the same bands as the labels: 90–100 → 5★ Exceptional; 75–89 → 4★ Good; 60–74 → 3★ Needs improvement; 1–59 → 2★ Poor; 0 → not rated. ## How have Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland Home Help Limited's finances changed over five years? - Income - Spending - Cause spend Values in £ thousands · Cause spend plotted only when the filing discloses a split · Source: Charity Commission accounts ## What are the key facts about Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland Home Help Limited? Overall score 70/100 (3★) Income £1.3m Cause spend 100% of expenditure Reg number 1086862 Scope Local (leicester) Reserves 0 months Trustees 12 Accounts year 2025 Filing up to date ## How does AGE UK LEICESTER SHIRE & RUTLAND HOME HELP LIMITED compare, and where else can you look? [Compare AGE UK LEICESTER SHIRE & RUTLAND HOME HELP LIMITED with others](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/compare-charities?ids=age-uk-leicester-shire-rutland-home-help-limited) [More older people charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/elderly) [How we score charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ### Where AGE UK LEICESTER SHIRE & RUTLAND HOME HELP LIMITED sits The causes this charity is classified under, and other charities working nearby. - [elderly charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/elderly) - [Charities in Leicester](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/cities/leicester) ### Similar older people charities Top-rated peers by CharityCompare score - [Age UK Hythe, Lyminge and Ashford](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/age-uk-hythe-lyminge-and-ashford) 100/100 · £1.6m - [AGE UK CANTERBURY](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/age-uk-canterbury) 99/100 · £1.3m - [AGE CONCERN BROMLEY](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/age-concern-bromley) 97/100 · £2.2m - [Age Cymru West Glamorgan Limited](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/age-cymru-west-glamorgan-limited) 96/100 · £758k ## How can you share Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland Home Help Limited's rating? 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Around 100% of its spending goes to charitable activities and its accounts are up to date. That reflects how transparent and financially healthy it looks on paper — it does not measure the real-world impact of its work, so treat it as one factor alongside the cause you care about. CharityCompare never tells you where to donate. Is Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland Home Help Limited a legitimate charity? + Yes — Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland Home Help Limited is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 1086862). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1086862. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact. What is Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland Home Help Limited's charity number? + Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland Home Help Limited's charity number is 1086862. Check that number on the official register (Charity Commission, OSCR or CCNI) or this CharityCompare profile before you donate — scammers sometimes reuse real numbers on fake appeals. What is Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland Home Help Limited's charity rating? + Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland Home Help Limited scores 70 out of 100 on CharityCompare (3 stars — Needs improvement). The Clarity Score V1 sums four pillars from UK regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 pts), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10). Stars use the same bands as those labels — 90+ is 5★ Exceptional. It is not an impact ranking. Does Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland Home Help Limited have reviews and complaints? + CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland Home Help Limited. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts. For formal complaints about a charity, contact the Charity Commission, OSCR, CCNI or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How much of my donation reaches Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland Home Help Limited? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, 100% of Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland Home Help Limited's total spending went to charitable activities (3-yr avg across disclosed years). That is the closest official figure to "how much of your donation reaches the cause" — it is an average across all spending in the filing, not a pound-by-pound breakdown of an individual gift. What are Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland Home Help Limited's overheads? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 0% of total expenditure at Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland Home Help Limited. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland Home Help Limited's chief executive is paid — where disclosure rules apply, senior pay appears in the trustees' annual report on the Charity Commission register. How much income does Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland Home Help Limited receive? + Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland Home Help Limited reported £1.3m total income in its 2025 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: growing. Are Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland Home Help Limited's accounts up to date? + Filing status: up to date (last filing 2026-06-24). CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score. Where is Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland Home Help Limited based? + Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland Home Help Limited is listed at Leicester · LE1 7LA, focused on older people. How does CharityCompare score Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland Home Help Limited? + We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland Home Help Limited's regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 points — filing history, trustees, policies), Financial Health (30 — reserves, income trend, debt), Financial Efficiency (20 — cause spend and fundraising cost, on a graduated scale) and Community Support (10 — volunteer-to-staff ratio). An open statutory inquiry scores 0. The score measures reporting on paper, not programme impact. CharityCompare is free for donors, takes no commission on donations, and scores cannot be bought. How often is this page updated? + This profile was last updated on 17 July 2026 from the latest UK regulator data available to CharityCompare, and Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland Home Help Limited's most recent accounts cover 2025. Scores and figures refresh whenever we re-ingest the register, so the page reflects our latest data pull rather than a one-off review.