Matlock Area U3a

Analysis

Matlock Area U3a is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Derbyshire. It was registered in May 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending January 2026, Matlock Area U3a reported income of £24k and spending of £22k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2022 to January 2026, income grew from £7,663 to £24k (+209%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2023, when income rose by 142%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Matlock Area U3a sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cronfa Ganolfan Cymdeithasol Talysarn (£24k), Croydon Harriers (Athletics Club) (£24k) and Wellingborough Boys Club (£24k).