Hitchin University of the Third Age

Analysis

Hitchin University of the Third Age is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedfordshire. It was registered in October 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Hitchin University of the Third Age reported income of £22k and spending of £22k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £4,092 to £22k (+443%), an average of +53% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 174%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Hitchin University of the Third Age sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Charlwood Parish Hall (£22k), The Tommy Croker Memorial Playing Field (£22k) and Downagate Recreation and Community Association (£22k).