University of the Third Age (Merton Branch)

Analysis

University of the Third Age (Merton Branch) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 1985, 41 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 December 2025, University of the Third Age (Merton Branch) reported income of £31k and spending of £27k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £16k to £31k (+90%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, University of the Third Age (Merton Branch) sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 1st Whittlesford and Duxford Scout Group (£31k), Cylch Meithrin Carno a Ti a Fi (£31k) and Summercroft Primary School PTA (£31k).