Burnham on Crouch University of the Third Age (U3a)

Analysis

Burnham on Crouch University of the Third Age (U3a) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in March 2002, 24 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 provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Burnham on Crouch University of the Third Age (U3a) reported income of £26k and spending of £12k, leaving 53% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £9,572 to £26k (+173%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 173%. Over the whole period it spent 80% 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, Burnham on Crouch University of the Third Age (U3a) sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tenterden and District Museum Association (£26k), De Profundis (£26k) and The Basement Studio (£26k).