Maldon and District University of the Third Age

Analysis

Maldon and District University of the Third Age is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chelmsford. It was registered in April 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Maldon and District University of the Third Age reported income of £20k and spending of £18k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £9,510 to £20k (+114%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 53%. 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, Maldon and District University of the Third Age sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Mundesley Coronation Hall (£20k), Holt Village Hall (£20k) and Hart Male Voice Choir (£20k).