The Maghull and Lydiate University of the Third Age

Analysis

The Maghull and Lydiate University of the Third Age is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Liverpool. It was registered in October 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides human resources and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Maghull and Lydiate University of the Third Age reported income of £81k and spending of £82k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £5,828 to £81k (+1292%), an average of +93% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 555%. Over the whole period it spent 99% 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, The Maghull and Lydiate University of the Third Age sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Soudley Recreation Ground and Village Hall Trust (£81k), Chester Le Street Riverside Band (£81k) and Spitalfields Arts - Facilities and Education (£81k).