Gosport University of the Third Age (U3a)

Analysis

Gosport University of the Third Age (U3a) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in October 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 provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Gosport University of the Third Age (U3a) reported income of £11k and spending of £13k, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £10k to £11k (+5.0%), an average of +1.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 108% 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, Gosport University of the Third Age (U3a) sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Winkleigh Singers (£11k), Friends of St Aldhelm's School (£11k) and Bonoman Union of Greater Manchester (£11k).