Grantham Branch of the University of the Third Age (U3a)

Analysis

Grantham Branch of the University of the Third Age (U3a) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lincolnshire. It was registered in May 2003, 23 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 human resources, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Grantham Branch of the University of the Third Age (U3a) reported income of £28k and spending of £32k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £14k to £28k (+99%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 103% 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, Grantham Branch of the University of the Third Age (U3a) sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The All-England Theatre Festival ("Aeft") (£28k), The Haydock Band (£28k) and Weybridge District Guide Association (£28k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.