Skiddaw U3a

Analysis

Skiddaw U3a is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cumbria. It was registered in August 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides human resources and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending February 2026, Skiddaw U3a reported income of £16k and spending of £13k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2022 to February 2026, income grew from £7,995 to £16k (+101%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2023, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Skiddaw U3a sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Longridge U3a (£16k), The Blackrod Educational Trust (£16k) and Petersfield University of the Third Age (£16k).