College of the Third Age

Analysis

College of the Third Age is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in August 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending July 2024, College of the Third Age reported income of £25k and spending of £20k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2024, income grew from £5,233 to £25k (+369%), an average of +67% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 159%. Over the whole period it spent 133% 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, College of the Third Age sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wakefield and District U 3 a (£25k), The Anglo-Austrian Society (£25k) and Yorkshire Late Starters Strings (£25k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.