The Croydon University of the Third Age

Analysis

The Croydon University of the Third Age is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Orpington. It was registered in November 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2026, The Croydon University of the Third Age reported income of £78k and spending of £69k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2022 to July 2026, income grew from £33k to £78k (+133%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2025, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 93% 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 Croydon University of the Third Age sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% 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 Reckless Sleepers (£78k), The Veneziana Fund (£78k) and The Westmill Sustainable Trust (£78k).