West Bridgford University of the Third Age

Analysis

West Bridgford University of the Third Age is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Nottingham. It was registered in August 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, West Bridgford University of the Third Age reported income of £12k and spending of £8,544, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £13k to £12k (-5.4%), an average of -1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 73% 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, West Bridgford University of the Third Age sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hastings and Rother University of the Third Age (U3a) (£12k), Denford Village Hall (£12k) and Rutland Sinfonia (£12k).