Medway University of the Third Age

Analysis

Medway University of the Third Age is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in August 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Medway University of the Third Age reported income of £31k and spending of £28k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £15k to £31k (+101%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 116%. Over the whole period it spent 95% 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, Medway University of the Third Age sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The British Shakespeare Association (£31k), Anton Bruckner Choir (£31k) and Devon Philharmonic Orchestra (£31k).