Wyre Forest & District University of the Third Age

Analysis

Wyre Forest & District University of the Third Age is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Worcestershire. It was registered in November 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Wyre Forest & District University of the Third Age reported income of £13k and spending of £17k, spending 135% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £9,528 to £13k (+34%), an average of +7.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 104% 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, Wyre Forest & District University of the Third Age sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mangotsfield Church of England Primary School Parent Teacher Association (£13k), Leamington Chamber Orchestra Society (£13k) and Welsh Singers Showcase (£13k).