Dorking and District University of the Third Age

Analysis

Dorking and District University of the Third Age is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in November 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Dorking and District University of the Third Age reported income of £52k and spending of £50k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £11k to £52k (+379%), an average of +48% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 228%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Dorking and District University of the Third Age sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include London Potters (£52k), St Mary Magdalen's RC School PTA (£52k) and Northenden Players Theatre Club (£52k).