The Tonbridge U3a

Analysis

The Tonbridge U3a is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in November 2000, 26 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 and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Tonbridge U3a reported income of £29k and spending of £29k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £20k to £29k (+47%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 89%. Over the whole period it spent 88% 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 Tonbridge U3a sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Westridge Trust (£29k), The Blackwater U3a (£29k) and Probus Village Hall (£29k).