Lowestoft U3a

Analysis

Lowestoft U3a is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Suffolk. It was registered in January 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Lowestoft U3a reported income of £32k and spending of £34k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £13k to £32k (+142%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Lowestoft U3a sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% 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 The Royal Lancers & Nottinghamshire Yeomanry Museum Limited (£32k), Amersham and Chesham Bois Choral Society (£32k) and The Rattery Village Hall (£32k).