The Preston Park University of the Third Age

Analysis

The Preston Park University of the Third Age is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Brighton. It was registered in July 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover other charitable purposes, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. It says it provides human resources and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending October 2025, The Preston Park University of the Third Age reported income of £51k and spending of £59k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £7,970 to £51k (+541%), an average of +59% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2022, when income rose by 380%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 1,463 England and Wales charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, The Preston Park University of the Third Age sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Harwell Village Hall (£51k), Chichester Cathedral Friends (£51k) and Ramsey and District Day Centre (£51k).