The Haywards Heath and District University of the Third Age

Analysis

The Haywards Heath and District University of the Third Age is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Sussex. It was registered in February 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending July 2026, The Haywards Heath and District University of the Third Age reported income of £53k and spending of £45k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2022 to July 2026, income grew from £24k to £53k (+120%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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, The Haywards Heath 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 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Amabile Choirs (£53k), The Amersham Fair Organ Museum (£53k) and Great Western Youth and Brunel Brass Bands (£53k).