Wimborne University of the Third Age

Analysis

Wimborne University of the Third Age is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorset. It was registered in March 2003, 23 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 advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Wimborne University of the Third Age reported income of £33k and spending of £33k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £20k to £33k (+67%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 85% 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, Wimborne University of the Third Age sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Brockham Choral Society (£33k), Scarborough Symphony Orchestra (£33k) and Denshaw Community Association (£33k).