Torridge U3a

Analysis

Torridge U3a is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Devon. It was registered in June 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Torridge U3a reported income of £17k and spending of £14k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £4,212 to £17k (+314%), an average of +43% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 107%. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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, Torridge U3a sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sherborne Festival Chorus (£17k), Darlington Choral Society (£17k) and The Royal Sutton Coldfield Orchestra (£17k).