The Dorchester and District U3a

Analysis

The Dorchester and District U3a is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorset. It was registered in September 1999, 27 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 advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Dorchester and District U3a reported income of £42k and spending of £36k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £13k to £42k (+210%), an average of +33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 104%. Over the whole period it spent 86% 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 Dorchester and District U3a sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Travers Foundation (£42k), Sussex Family History Group (£42k) and Thomas William Varley Roe Deceased (£42k).