Southampton University of the Third Age

Analysis

Southampton University of the Third Age is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southampton. It was registered in August 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides human resources and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Southampton University of the Third Age reported income of £15k and spending of £17k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £12k to £15k (+27%), an average of +6.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 92%. Over the whole period it spent 108% 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, Southampton University of the Third Age sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Eastbourne Arts Circle (£15k), Friends of Ford Park Cemetery (£15k) and 1st Shedfield Scout Group (£15k).