South Buckinghamshire University of the Third Age

Analysis

South Buckinghamshire University of the Third Age is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Buckinghamshire. It was registered in December 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 March 2025, South Buckinghamshire University of the Third Age reported income of £34k and spending of £35k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £16k to £34k (+110%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 201%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, South Buckinghamshire 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 The Kibworth Beauchamp High School Foundation (£34k), The Wye and Brook India Trust (£34k) and Stone Division Guides (£34k).

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.