University of the Third Age (South East London)

Analysis

University of the Third Age (South East London) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides human resources, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, University of the Third Age (South East London) reported income of £18k and spending of £21k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £21k to £18k (-14%), an average of -3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 123% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, University of the Third Age (South East London) sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Holmbury St Mary Choral Society (£18k), Open Arms Youth Project (£18k) and Cuxton Schools PTFA (£18k).

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.