The Carlisle & District University of the Third Age

Analysis

The Carlisle & District University of the Third Age is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Carlisle. It was registered in January 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Carlisle & District University of the Third Age reported income of £11k and spending of £11k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £13k to £11k (-18%), an average of -4.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Carlisle & District University of the Third Age sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chorley Parish Church of St Laurence C.e. Primary School Parents Teachers and Friends Association (£11k), Moorfield Home and School Association (£11k) and 3rd Cheam Scout Group (£11k).