Woking Area U3a
Analysis
Woking Area U3a is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in January 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending August 2025, Woking Area U3a reported income of £111k and spending of £121k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £15k to £111k (+666%), an average of +66% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 372%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Woking Area U3a sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wendens Ambo Pre School (CIO) (£111k), The Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology (£111k) and The Robin and Lucienne Day Foundation (£111k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
A branch for Woking of the University Of The Third Age with about 1,600 members most of whom are retired.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Wendens Ambo Pre School (CIO) | Essex | £111k |
| The Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology | Coventry | £111k |
| The Robin and Lucienne Day Foundation | Sedbergh | £111k |
| Wootton Playgroup | Northampton | £111k |