Burton-On-Trent University of the Third Age (U3a)

Analysis

Burton-On-Trent University of the Third Age (U3a) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Staffordshire. It was registered in February 2012, 14 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, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Burton-On-Trent University of the Third Age (U3a) reported income of £99k and spending of £90k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £7,959 to £99k (+1138%), an average of +88% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 453%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Burton-On-Trent University of the Third Age (U3a) sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ichthyosis Support Group (£98k), Community Food Enterprise Limited (£99k) and The Ark Church (£98k).