Taw University of the Third Age

Analysis

Taw University of the Third Age is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Devon. It was registered in September 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides human resources and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Taw University of the Third Age reported income of £33k and spending of £30k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £13k to £33k (+153%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Taw University of the Third Age sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Workneh Dechasa Education Foundation (£33k), Friends of Green Oaks (£33k) and Friends of Oakfield School (£33k).