On 1 April 2009 the four national Age Concerns in England‚ Scotland‚ Wales and Northern Ireland joined with Help the Aged to create four new national charities dedicated to improving the lives of older people.
We all speak with one voice on behalf of all older people.
We are listening to what older people want as we improve our services and activities so that we can achieve our vision of a world in which older people flourish.
We cannot achieve this on our own. We do not just work on behalf of older people‚ we engage with them in all that we do: listening to what they say‚ campaigning for the change that they want‚ providing services where others are not and selling products where the markets have failed.
Last year‚ between us‚ we reached over 5 million older people with our services‚ information and products.
We work with partners to ensure that together we can improve the lives of older people. The key partners are the four national charities‚ all of whom share a name and vision; and the many Age Concerns across the UK‚ who provide services for older people in their area.
Our mission
Our mission is to promote the well-being of all older people and to help make later life a fulfilling and enjoyable experience.

Over the course of the last two years‚ Age Concern has had the good fortune to be able to call on some very special celebrities to act as our ambassadors to promote the important work we carry out to help older people. In 2006‚ Barbara Windsor‚ Fiona Phillips‚ Gloria Hunniford and Tess Daly all pledged their support‚ with Huw Edwards and Tony Robinson joining them last year.
These leading lights of radio and television have already given a huge boost to our profile in the short period of time they’ve been involved‚ and for all their sterling efforts‚ we are eternally grateful.