Preston and District U3a

Analysis

Preston and District U3a is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Preston. It was registered in April 2011, 15 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 buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Preston and District U3a reported income of £46k and spending of £41k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £11k to £46k (+299%), an average of +41% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 213%. Over the whole period it spent 99% 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, Preston and District U3a sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ely Choral Society (£46k), Guildford Opera Company (£46k) and Whipton Community Association (£46k).