The Sutton Coldfield U3a

Analysis

The Sutton Coldfield U3a is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sutton Coldfield. It was registered in May 1994, 32 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 other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Sutton Coldfield U3a reported income of £15k and spending of £15k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £14k to £15k (+4.8%), an average of +1.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 405%. Over the whole period it spent 105% 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, The Sutton Coldfield U3a sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Brancaster Staithe and Deepdale Village Hall (£15k), Dunstable Musical Theatre Company ("DMTC") (£15k) and The Arts Society Plymouth & South Devon (£15k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.