Crawley University of the Third Age
Analysis
Crawley University of the Third Age is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Sussex. It was registered in November 1993, 33 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 other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending August 2025, Crawley University of the Third Age reported income of £74k and spending of £79k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £1,728 to £74k (+4208%), an average of +156% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 1918%. Over the whole period it spent 103% 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, Crawley University of the Third Age sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mellow Dramatics Music Theatre Group (£74k), Baroque Week (£74k) and Pandemic Community Bandstand (£74k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Crawley u3a is a self-funded learning co-operative of older people which enables members to share many educational, creative and leisure activities. Members learn from each other in various interest groups through sharing their knowledge, skills and experience.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Mellow Dramatics Music Theatre Group | Staffordshire | £74k |
| Baroque Week | Farnham | £74k |
| Pandemic Community Bandstand | Cotmandene | £74k |
| Bedfordshire County Federation of Women's Institutes | Bedford | £75k |