Mawdesley and Neighbouring Villages University of the Third Age (U3a)

Analysis

Mawdesley and Neighbouring Villages University of the Third Age (U3a) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancashire. It was registered in March 2009, 17 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 provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Mawdesley and Neighbouring Villages University of the Third Age (U3a) reported income of £154k and spending of £148k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £90k to £154k (+72%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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, Mawdesley and Neighbouring Villages University of the Third Age (U3a) sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dover Transport Museum Society (£154k), Handmade Theatre (£154k) and Sudden Productions (£154k).