Centre for Ageing Better

Registered charity 1160158 · since 2015ageing-better.org.uk·England·Updated 30 October 2026

At a glance

£35,468

Annual giving, year to 31 March 2026

From filed accounts

Open to applications

Rolling, no deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

The micro grants are the part of this funder's giving a small group is most likely to fit: they are up to £1,000, and the funder awarded 61 of them to voluntary organisations at an average of £565.
Only organisations located in an area that belongs to the UK Network of Age-friendly Communities are eligible, so check that first, and organisations outside such areas should not apply.
The funder's stated priority is England, and its work focuses on ageing, ageism, and fair access to work in people's 50s and 60s, as well as age-friendly homes and communities.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, but read the Information Document and view the Application Form before attending the online information session.

Overview

Centre for Ageing Better is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1160158).

The Centre for Ageing Better works to help people have a better later life by applying evidence of what works and driving change in line with that evidence. Its charitable objects are the relief of current and future generations of older people, promoting good health, relieving and preventing poverty, and promoting the social inclusion of older people. It has three areas of activity: Age-friendly Work, Age-friendly Homes, and Age-friendly Communities and tackling ageism. Its micro grants, under £1,000, went to 61 voluntary organisations across England, and its annual giving was £35,468, per the annual report.

What they fund

Priority Areas

The Centre for Ageing Better works to improve how people experience ageing, focusing on better workplaces, homes and communities while tackling ageism and inequality in later life. Its grants include micro-grants to voluntary organisations across England, supporting community groups and local voluntary sector organisations to take action on Age Without Limits Day. The programme described by the foundation is for organisations located in an area that belongs to the UK Network of Age-friendly Communities. Its wider approach is evidence-led, working with national and local government, industries, businesses and community organisations. Its work focuses on fair access to decent work in people's 50s and 60s, age-friendly homes and communities, and tackling ageism.

Themes

Challenging ageism

Geographic Focus

Priority: England.

What they don't fund

The foundation does not fund organisations unless they are located in an area that is a member of the UK Network of Age-friendly Communities

How to apply

Prospective applicants are encouraged to attend an online information session to learn about the opportunity, what it funds and who is eligible.

Who can apply:

Please note, you are only eligible to apply if your organisation is located in an area that is a member of the UK Network of Age-friendly Communities.

Application success factors

What the charity says:

The foundation strongly advises prospective applicants to read the Information Document and view the Application Form before attending an information session.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

England

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to Centre for Ageing Better.

Centre for Ageing BetterNo public processGave £24,063 Hallmark FoundationRollingGave £120k Age UKNo public processGave £28.6M The Mercers Charitable FoundationNo public processGave £3.7M The Francis Winham FoundationRollingGave £188k McCarthy Stone FoundationFixed deadlinesGave £334k The Harry and Janice Banks FoundationNo public processGave £281k Wates FoundationInvitation onlyGave £412k The Berkeley FoundationInvitation onlyGave £3.7M The Watches of Switzerland Group FoundationRollingGave £1.4M

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 March 2022	£615,370	£5,695,611	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2022
year to 31 March 2023	£670,785	£4,863,011	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2023
year to 31 March 2024	£732,896	£6,554,943	£74,972	Accounts for year to 31 March 2024
year to 31 March 2025	£861,487	£6,282,163	£32,240	Accounts for year to 31 March 2025
year to 31 March 2026	£1,068,448	£6,081,253	£35,468	Accounts for year to 31 March 2026

Income vs grants paid

IncomeGrants paid

Total value each financial year

YE 2024

£74,972 grants

YE 2025

£32,240 grants

YE 2026

£35,468 awarded

Grants paid stayed within income across the 3 years shown.

Grants paid, year to 31 March 2024; year to 31 March 2025: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
Grants paid, year to 31 March 2026: grants awarded in the year, as reported in the accounts.

— No grants figure for those years.

Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.