South Lakes U3a

Analysis

South Lakes U3a is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cumbria. It was registered in December 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2026, South Lakes U3a reported income of £60k and spending of £49k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £28k to £60k (+116%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, South Lakes U3a sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sports Huntingdon Limited (£60k), Burdett Foundation (£60k) and Elson Community Library and Hub (£60k).