Age UK is the country's largest charity dedicated to helping everyone make the most of later life. It combined the previously separate charities Age Concern and Help the Aged in 2009 and its primary goal is to make a real difference to the lives of older people


Seniors at the ParkThe over-60s is the fastest-growing group in society and there are more than ever before. Ageing is not an illness, but it can be challenging. Age UK provide services and support at a national and local level to inspire, enable and support older people.

They stand up and speak for all those who have reached later life and also protect the long-term interests of future generations.

The Age UK network comprises around 150 local Age UKs reaching most of England. Their family also includes Age Cymru, Age NI and Age Scotland, as well as Age International, with whom Age UK support vulnerable older people in more than 40 countries worldwide.