Macclesfield U3a

Analysis

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

In the financial year ending March 2025, Macclesfield U3a reported income of £19k and spending of £17k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £12k to £19k (+55%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 1066%. Over the whole period it spent 92% 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, Macclesfield U3a sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Liverpool Mozart Orchestra (£19k), InterTalent Louder Foundation Ltd (£19k) and Blueprint Theatre and Film Ltd. (£19k).