Waterlooville U3a

Analysis

Waterlooville U3a is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in November 2006, 20 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 services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Waterlooville U3a reported income of £64k and spending of £63k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £9,668 to £64k (+563%), an average of +60% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 343%. Over the whole period it spent 100% 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, Waterlooville U3a sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wash Wader Research Group (£64k), Redbourn Village Hall (£64k) and Village Hall Borough Green (£64k).