Redbridge and District University of the Third Age

Analysis

Redbridge and District University of the Third Age is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in March 1997, 29 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 provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Redbridge and District University of the Third Age reported income of £21k and spending of £23k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £18k to £21k (+20%), an average of +4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 102% 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, Redbridge and District University of the Third Age 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 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Phoenix Players (£21k), Kanga Educational Foundation (Kef) (£21k) and Rock Village Institute (£21k).