Bourne U3a

Analysis

Bourne U3a is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lincolnshire. It was registered in October 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 acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Bourne U3a reported income of £11k and spending of £9,265, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £5,000 to £11k (+115%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 107% 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, Bourne U3a sits at the 33rd percentile: it is larger than about 33% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Portobello Orchestra (£11k), South Milton Village Hall (£11k) and The Odiham Society (£11k).