Barnet U3a

Analysis

Barnet U3a is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending November 2025, Barnet U3a reported income of £135k and spending of £129k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2021 to November 2025, income grew from £48k to £135k (+180%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2022, when income rose by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Barnet U3a sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Freshford Pre-School (£135k), Greendown Playgroup (£136k) and Cylch Meithrin Ynyshir / Watts Town (£135k).