Aylesbury Vale u3a
Analysis
Aylesbury Vale u3a is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Buckinghamshire. It was registered in March 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending July 2025, Aylesbury Vale u3a reported income of £21k and spending of £22k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £6,858 to £21k (+209%), an average of +33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 406%. Over the whole period it spent 100% 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, Aylesbury Vale u3a sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Fishpond Choir (£21k), The Cerne Abbas Music Festival (£21k) and Eastcombe Village Hall (£21k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Aylesbury Vale U3A is a body of people who undertake to learn and to help others to learn. It's objectives are the advancement of education and, in particular, the education of older people and those who are retired from full time work, by all means, including associated activities conducive to learning and personal development in Aylesbury Vale and its surrounding locality
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Fishpond Choir | Bakewell | £21k |
| The Cerne Abbas Music Festival | Dorchester | £21k |
| Eastcombe Village Hall | Gloucestershire | £21k |
| The Oaksey Village Hall | Wiltshire | £21k |