Downham Market & District U3a

Analysis

Downham Market & District U3a is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norfolk. It was registered in November 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, economic/community development/employment and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides services and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending January 2026, Downham Market & District U3a reported income of £14k and spending of £12k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2022 to January 2026, income grew from £3,878 to £14k (+268%), an average of +38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2026, when income rose by 84%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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, Downham Market & District U3a sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chignals & Mashbury Village Hall Management Committee (£14k), Cyfeillion Amgueddfa Lloyd George | Friends of the Lloyd George Museum (£14k) and Swallownest Community Association (£14k).