Lea Valley University of the Third Age

Analysis

Lea Valley University of the Third Age is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertfordshire. It was registered in February 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Lea Valley University of the Third Age reported income of £12k and spending of £16k, spending 132% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £8,539 to £12k (+42%), an average of +9.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 121% 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, Lea Valley University of the Third Age sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Crowthorne Choral Society (£12k), Dilham Village Hall and Playing Field Committee (£12k) and Enfield Community Orchestra (£12k).