University of the Third Age - Reading

Analysis

University of the Third Age - Reading is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reading. It was registered in March 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides services and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2026, University of the Third Age - Reading reported income of £77k and spending of £25k, leaving 68% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £16k to £77k (+372%), an average of +47% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 309%. Over the whole period it spent 69% 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, University of the Third Age - Reading 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 Weavers Uprising Bicentennial Committee (£77k), The Soho Society (£77k) and The Stevenage Lytton Players (£77k).