Hastings and Rother University of the Third Age (U3a)

Analysis

Hastings and Rother University of the Third Age (U3a) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in East Sussex. It was registered in April 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending April 2026, Hastings and Rother University of the Third Age (U3a) reported income of £12k and spending of £14k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income fell from £14k to £12k (-8.4%), an average of -2.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income dropped by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 110% 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, Hastings and Rother University of the Third Age (U3a) sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rutland Sinfonia (£12k), West Bridgford University of the Third Age (£12k) and Bearsted Choral Society (£12k).