Thatcham University of the Third Age

Analysis

Thatcham University of the Third Age is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Berkshire. It was registered in November 2005, 21 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 acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Thatcham University of the Third Age reported income of £14k and spending of £13k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £3,674 to £14k (+290%), an average of +40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 186%. 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, Thatcham University of the Third Age sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include King George's Hall (£14k), Westmorland Red Squirrel Society (£14k) and Kirby Bellars Village Hall (£14k).