Sherborne U3a

Analysis

Sherborne U3a is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorset. It was registered in March 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Sherborne U3a reported income of £29k and spending of £25k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £15k to £29k (+95%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 93% 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, Sherborne 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 The Parkhouse Award (£29k), Gilbert and Sullivan Fellowship, Plymouth (£29k) and City of Southampton Orchestra (£29k).