Melton Mowbray U3A

Analysis

Melton Mowbray U3A is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicestershire. It was registered in September 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides human resources.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Melton Mowbray U3A reported income of £24k and spending of £25k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £8,156 to £24k (+200%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 146%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Melton Mowbray U3A sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Skidby Village Hall and Institute (£24k), Carpenders Park Community Hall Association Ltd (£24k) and Friends of Farnborough Road Junior School (£24k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.