Christchurch University of the Third Age

Analysis

Christchurch University of the Third Age is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorset. It was registered in March 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 provides human resources.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Christchurch University of the Third Age reported income of £137k and spending of £80k, leaving 41% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £23k to £137k (+501%), an average of +57% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2024, when income rose by 177%. Over the whole period it spent 78% 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, Christchurch University of the Third Age sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Doncaster Pride (£137k), The Incorporated Edwin Austin Abbey Memorial Scholarships (£137k) and The Campaign for Drawing (£137k).