The Leicester U3a

Analysis

The Leicester U3a is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in November 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Leicester U3a reported income of £14k and spending of £13k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £6,250 to £14k (+129%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Leicester U3a sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Southill School (£14k), Cyndeithas Rheini Ac Athramon Gwaelod Y Garth Parent Teacher Association (£14k) and Cuddington School Fund (£14k).