Welwyn/Hatfield U3a

Analysis

Welwyn/Hatfield U3a is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Welwyn Garden City. It was registered in March 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Welwyn/Hatfield U3a reported income of £65k and spending of £62k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £17k to £65k (+280%), an average of +40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 278%. Over the whole period it spent 99% 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, Welwyn/Hatfield U3a 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 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alltwalis Village Hall (£65k), The St Dennis Band (£65k) and Medway Little Theatre Limited (£65k).