Shepton Mallet U3a

Analysis

Shepton Mallet U3a is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shepton Mallet. It was registered in September 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it acts as an umbrella or resource body and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Shepton Mallet U3a reported income of £11k and spending of £11k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £3,758 to £11k (+193%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 133%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Shepton Mallet U3a sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Friends of Dunorlan Park (£11k), 1st Runwell Scout Group (£11k) and Clatter Community Centre Limited (£11k).