Age UK
Age UK is a registered charity in the United Kingdom, formed on 25 February 2009 and launched on 1 April 2009, as a merging of Age Concern England and Help the Aged.
| Company type | Charity |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1 April 2009 |
| Headquarters | London, WC1 United Kingdom |
| Revenue | 147,404,000 pound sterling (2018) |
Number of employees | 1,503 (2018) |
| Website | ageuk |
Despite the national merger, many local Age Concern charities decided not to become brand partners of Age UK and continued as independent and completely separate Age Concerns and remain so to this day.
The charity operated as "Age Concern England and Help the Aged" until the new brand launch on 19 April 2010. The brand also includes separate but interdependent charities for the UK regions: Age Scotland, Age Cymru and Age NI, and new international charity, Age International.
The merger was the largest among charities in the UK since that of the Cancer Research Campaign and Imperial Cancer Research in 2002 to form Cancer Research UK.
Age UK also has a commercial arm, AgeCo Limited (formerly Age UK Enterprises Limited) Operating under the brand name Age Co it sells products and services designed for later life with its profits given back to the charity. The current range includes Car and Home insurance, Legal Services, Funeral Plans, Personal Alarms, Stairlifts and Homelifts, Bathing Solutions and Incontinence Products.