Parbold, Newburgh and District University of the Third Age
Analysis
Parbold, Newburgh and District University of the Third Age is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancashire. It was registered in November 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Parbold, Newburgh and District University of the Third Age reported income of £14k and spending of £14k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1,675 to £14k (+760%), an average of +71% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 1288%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Parbold, Newburgh and District University of the Third Age sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Clavering School (£14k), St Dominics Catholic Primary School PTA (£14k) and Barby Town Lands and Educational Charity (£14k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The charitable purposes of Parbold, Newburgh and District U3A are to advance education and in particular the education of people not in full time gainful employment who are in their Third Age, being the period of time after the first age of childhood dependence and the second age of full time employment.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Friends of Clavering School | Saffron Walden | £14k |
| St Dominics Catholic Primary School PTA | Stone | £14k |
| Barby Town Lands and Educational Charity | Rugby | £14k |
| St Andrews Primary School Parent Teacher Association | Devon | £14k |