Bishop's Stortford University of the Third Age

Analysis

Bishop's Stortford University of the Third Age is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertfordshire. It was registered in October 2009, 17 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 other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Bishop's Stortford University of the Third Age reported income of £81k and spending of £77k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £27k to £81k (+199%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 125%. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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, Bishop's Stortford 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 Bristol Musical Comedy Club (£81k), Barrow-Upon-Soar Community Association (£82k) and Egham and District Choral Society (£81k).