THE CROYDON UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE

About THE CROYDON UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE

THE CROYDON UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE is a registered charity in England and Wales (registration number 1029466). Based on official Charity Commission data, it holds a "Platinum" rating with a CharityScore of 92/100 — one of the highest-rated charities in England and Wales for governance and transparency. This places it among the top-rated charities in our database, reflecting strong performance across governance, financial health, and regulatory compliance. In its most recent reporting year (2025), THE CROYDON UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE reported a total income of £64,835 and total expenditure of £59,483, a spending ratio of 92% indicating a strong proportion of funds directed to charitable work. According to the Charity Commission register, THE CROYDON UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE describes its activities as follows: Croydon U3A provides opportunities for participation in over 65 member-led groups including languages, chess, rambling, history, Scrabble, poetry - to name but a few. There is a lively outings and holidays programme and a monthly general meeting to which an outside speaker is invited. Members can attend summer schools run by the U3A national office, and study days organised by other local groups. Our analysis found no significant governance concerns for THE CROYDON UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE. No regulatory actions, filing failures, or financial anomalies were detected in the available public data. This profile is based on data publicly available from the Charity Commission for England and Wales and is updated periodically as new filings are processed. CharityScore UK provides independent, data-driven transparency ratings to help donors give with confidence — we are not affiliated with this charity or any government body.

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Latest spending ratio: 91.7% of income spent on charitable work