The West Wolds University of the Third Age

Analysis

The West Wolds University of the Third Age is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lincolnshire. It was registered in October 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The West Wolds University of the Third Age reported income of £32k and spending of £31k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £14k to £32k (+130%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 106%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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, The West Wolds University of the Third Age sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% 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 Shrewsbury Choral Society (£32k), The Faction Theatre Productions Ltd (£32k) and Tyne Youth & Community Centre (£32k).