The Penrith and North Lakes U3a

Analysis

The Penrith and North Lakes U3a is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cumbria. It was registered in January 1999, 27 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 March 2026, The Penrith and North Lakes U3a reported income of £28k and spending of £26k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £14k to £28k (+107%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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 Penrith and North Lakes U3a sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bosbury Parish Hall (£28k), Friends of St Peter & St Paul Ewhurst (£28k) and The Arts Society Woodbridge (£28k).