Ashton in Makerfield and District University of the Third Age

Analysis

Ashton in Makerfield and District University of the Third Age is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancashire. It was registered in August 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Ashton in Makerfield and District University of the Third Age reported income of £19k and spending of £15k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £3,526 to £19k (+442%), an average of +53% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 242%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Ashton in Makerfield and District University of the Third Age sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Idbury Charity Trust (£19k), Reed Family Foundation (£19k) and Barlaston Village Hall (£19k).