Doncaster U3a

Analysis

Doncaster U3a is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in South Yorkshire. It was registered in March 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Doncaster U3a reported income of £23k and spending of £21k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £6,856 to £23k (+239%), an average of +36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 92% 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, Doncaster U3a sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Howdenshire Music Project (£23k), West Yorkshire Society of Architects (£23k) and Cliffe Woods Primary School Parent Teachers Association (£23k).