Sawston Area University of the Third Age

Analysis

Sawston Area University of the Third Age is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in April 2011, 15 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 provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending June 2026, Sawston Area University of the Third Age reported income of £49k and spending of £51k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2022 to June 2026, income grew from £47k to £49k (+5.5%), an average of +1.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 101% 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, Sawston Area University of the Third Age sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lewes Live Literature (£49k), Lyne Village Hall (£49k) and The Pinder Hall (£49k).