Purbeck University of the Third Age

Analysis

Purbeck University of the Third Age is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorset. It was registered in May 1999, 27 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.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Purbeck University of the Third Age reported income of £18k and spending of £17k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £9,668 to £18k (+81%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 103% 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, Purbeck University of the Third Age sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Penmaenmawr Community Centre (£18k), Broom Village Hall (£18k) and Standon Village Hall (£18k).