The University of the Third Age (Luton)

Analysis

The University of the Third Age (Luton) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Luton. It was registered in October 1997, 29 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 other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The University of the Third Age (Luton) reported income of £29k and spending of £29k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £14k to £29k (+107%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 80%. Over the whole period it spent 104% 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, The University of the Third Age (Luton) sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include East Anglian Traditional Music Trust (£29k), Sedgeford Village Hall and Recreation Ground (£29k) and Wessex Male Choir (£29k).