Broxbourne University of the Third Age

Analysis

Broxbourne University of the Third Age is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertfordshire. It was registered in February 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Broxbourne University of the Third Age reported income of £47k and spending of £51k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £16k to £47k (+191%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 252%. Over the whole period it spent 101% 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, Broxbourne University of the Third Age sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Porthcawl Male Choir (Cor Meibion Porthcawl) (£47k), Warwick Corps of Drums (£47k) and The North Holderness Museum of Village Life (Hornsea Museum) (£47k).