Cheshunt University of the Third Age

Analysis

Cheshunt University of the Third Age is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Broxbourne. It was registered in February 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending October 2025, Cheshunt University of the Third Age reported income of £183k and spending of £177k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £23k to £183k (+681%), an average of +67% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2022, when income rose by 223%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Cheshunt University of the Third Age sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Refuahcare (£183k), Positive Care Link (£183k) and Andover Community Engage (£183k).