Oldham and District U3a
Analysis
Oldham and District U3a is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oldham. It was registered in November 2015, 11 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 buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Oldham and District U3a reported income of £15k and spending of £12k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £11k to £15k (+43%), an average of +9.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 213%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Oldham and District U3a sits at the 33rd percentile: it is larger than about 33% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The James Milner Foundation (£15k), Ramsden Memorial Hall (£15k) and The Noswad Charity (£15k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The U3A is self funded, self managed organisation to promote educational creative and leisure opportunities for anyone not in full time employment. The aim being that we learn together and teach each other. Oldham & District u3a was launched in the Autumn of 2009 with 10 friends and now has over 700 members and an ever increasing list of interest groups, which currently stands at 56 to date,
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The James Milner Foundation | Manchester | £15k |
| Ramsden Memorial Hall | Oxfordshire | £15k |
| The Noswad Charity | London | £15k |
| The Archer Community Trust | Braintree | £15k |