Burscough and District University of the Third Age

Analysis

Burscough and District University of the Third Age is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancashire. It was registered in October 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 advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending September 2026, Burscough and District University of the Third Age reported income of £16k and spending of £16k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2022 to September 2026, income fell from £18k to £16k (-12%), an average of -3.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 37%. 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, Burscough and District University of the Third Age sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Concerts for Craswall Trust (£16k), Sir John Hicks Foundation (£16k) and Village Hall Abinger (£16k).