Bridlington University of the Third Age

Analysis

Bridlington University of the Third Age is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bridlington. It was registered in September 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Bridlington University of the Third Age reported income of £21k and spending of £23k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £8,101 to £21k (+165%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 122% 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, Bridlington University of the Third Age sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Sampson Orchestra of Cambridge (£21k), The World of Music Arts and Dance Foundation (£21k) and Sidmouth Concert Society (£21k).