Winchester University of the Third Age
Analysis
Winchester University of the Third Age is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. 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 acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Winchester University of the Third Age reported income of £20k and spending of £20k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £14k to £20k (+38%), an average of +8.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Winchester University of the Third Age sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of St Swithuns School (£20k), New Friends of Ashville (£20k) and Friends of Tregoze School (£20k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The charity provides educational courses for senior citizens in mid-Hampshire. It also arranges social events many of which supplement the more formalised educational courses.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Friends of St Swithuns School | Oxford | £20k |
| New Friends of Ashville | Harrogate | £20k |
| Friends of Tregoze School | Swindon | £20k |
| Egerton Primary School Parents and Teachers Association | Knutsford | £20k |