Kingswinford and District U3a
Analysis
Kingswinford and District U3a is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Midlands. It was registered in January 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Kingswinford and District U3a reported income of £33k and spending of £29k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £5,546 to £33k (+498%), an average of +56% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 240%. Over the whole period it spent 92% 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, Kingswinford and District U3a 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 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Lenches Sports and Recreation Club (£33k), Denshaw Community Association (£33k) and Community Scrapstore North Somerset (£33k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
In addition to a monthy meeting which includes a guest speaker, and monthly coffee mornings we organise around 30 different study/interest groups who meet once or twice a month to pursue their chosen subject. These include Languages, History, Literature, Arts, Crafts, Geneaology, Discussion, Play Reading, Poetry, Creative Writing, Bowls, Line Dancing, Digital Photography, Walking and many others.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Lenches Sports and Recreation Club | Evesham | £33k |
| Denshaw Community Association | Oldham | £33k |
| Community Scrapstore North Somerset | North Somerset | £33k |
| Brockham Choral Society | Dorking | £33k |