The Blackwater U3a

Analysis

The Blackwater U3a is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in March 2006, 20 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 other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Blackwater U3a reported income of £29k and spending of £31k, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £5,306 to £29k (+456%), an average of +54% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 137%. 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, The Blackwater U3a sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Tonbridge U3a (£29k), Bicester Choral and Operatic Society (£30k) and Westridge Trust (£29k).