Wetherby & District U3a
Analysis
Wetherby & District U3a is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Yorkshire. It was registered in August 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, arts/culture/heritage/science and recreation, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Wetherby & District U3a reported income of £48k and spending of £47k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £15k to £48k (+218%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Wetherby & District U3a sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sheerness East Youth Football (£48k), Trio Uganda (£48k) and Hollingdean Development Trust (£48k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND, IN PARTICULAR, THE EDUCATION OF OLDER PEOPLE AND THOSE WHO ARE RETIRED FROM FULL TIME WORK BY ALL MEANS, INCLUDING ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES CONDUCIVE TO LEARNING AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Sheerness East Youth Football | Kent | £48k |
| Trio Uganda | Cardiff | £48k |
| Hollingdean Development Trust | Brighton | £48k |
| Anjuman Raza E Mustafa Newport | Newport | £48k |