The Newbury University of the Third Age

Analysis

The Newbury University of the Third Age is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Berkshire. It was registered in May 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides human resources.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Newbury University of the Third Age reported income of £133k and spending of £141k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £35k to £133k (+284%), an average of +40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 190%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Newbury University of the Third Age sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nottingham Imagination Library (£133k), Collaton St Mary Pre-School (£133k) and Shenley Church End Pre-School (£133k).