Basingstoke- Old Basing U3a

Analysis

Basingstoke- Old Basing U3a is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in April 2001, 25 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 services.

In the financial year ending May 2025, Basingstoke- Old Basing U3a reported income of £95k and spending of £101k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £16k to £95k (+513%), an average of +57% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2022, when income rose by 105%. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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, Basingstoke- Old Basing U3a sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include English Schools Orchestra and Choir (£95k), Capella Edina (£95k) and The Company of Four Musical Theatre Society (£95k).