The Stanway University of the Third Age

Analysis

The Stanway University of the Third Age is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Colchester. It was registered in January 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Stanway University of the Third Age reported income of £48k and spending of £46k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £14k to £48k (+246%), an average of +36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 101%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, The Stanway University of the Third Age sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 124th Nottingham Scout Group (£48k), The Wem Sports and Social Association (£48k) and 7th Bristol (Christchurch Clifton) Scout Group (£48k).