Washington University of the Third Age

Analysis

Washington University of the Third Age is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Tyne And Wear. It was registered in February 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Washington University of the Third Age reported income of £11k and spending of £7,209, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £5,708 to £11k (+84%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 419%. Over the whole period it spent 75% 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, Washington University of the Third Age sits at the 33rd percentile: it is larger than about 33% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The British Institution Fund (£11k), Saddleworth Concerts Society (£11k) and Friends of Holymead Primary School (£11k).