U3a - Banstead Area
Analysis
U3a - Banstead Area is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in September 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending August 2025, U3a - Banstead Area reported income of £41k and spending of £38k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £6,006 to £41k (+579%), an average of +61% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 160%. 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, U3a - Banstead Area sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Printfest Ulverston (£41k), Ruskin Mill Centre for Research (£41k) and 1st North Devon Scout Group (£41k).
Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Have group meetings on different subjects which members attend and hold open meetings with speakers for both members and non members.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Printfest Ulverston | Ulverston | £41k |
| Ruskin Mill Centre for Research | Gloucestershire | £41k |
| 1st North Devon Scout Group | Barnstaple | £41k |
| The Opera Story | London | £41k |