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Great Glen U3a Interests Group

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1099411LeicesterArts, culture, heritage and science
Income£32k2025-03-31
Spending£28ksame year
Spent / received85%5-year average
Size in its cause61st pctArts, culture, heritage and science
Registered2003Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Great Glen U3a Interests Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in September 2003, 23 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 provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Great Glen U3a Interests Group reported income of £32k and spending of £28k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £8,424 to £32k (+281%), an average of +40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 81%. Over the whole period it spent 85% 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, Great Glen U3a Interests Group sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Howdenshire Live Arts (£32k), The Huddersfield Philharmonic Society (£32k) and The Grand Union Music Theatre Limited (£32k).

Income and spending

£0£8,014£16k£24k£32k2021 Income: £8,4242021 Spending: £4,60620212022 Income: £10,0942022 Spending: £10,76120222023 Income: £18,2312023 Spending: £16,04620232024 Income: £22,8482024 Spending: £18,35520242025 Income: £32,0542025 Spending: £27,7422025
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In the charity's own words

Provides speaker for monthly meetings. Organises group activities for a variety of educational and sporting activities.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

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Howdenshire Live ArtsGoole£32k
The Huddersfield Philharmonic SocietyHuddersfield£32k
The Grand Union Music Theatre LimitedLondon£32k
South West London Choral SocietyLondon£32k