The Brecon University of the Third Age

Analysis

The Brecon University of the Third Age is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Powys. It was registered in February 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The Brecon University of the Third Age reported income of £24k and spending of £25k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £8,437 to £24k (+189%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 216%. Over the whole period it spent 95% 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 Brecon University of the Third Age sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bournemouth Sinfonietta Choir (£24k), Friends of Christ Church School (£24k) and Hereford Gilbert and Sullivan Operatic Society (£24k).