Southport U3a
Analysis
Southport U3a is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Merseyside. It was registered in November 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending August 2025, Southport U3a reported income of £265k and spending of £248k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £21k to £265k (+1139%), an average of +88% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 703%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Southport U3a sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Eleanor Hamilton Educational Trust (£265k), The Society for the Advancement of Philosophical Enquiry and Reflection in Education (£266k) and Heathlands Community Pre-School and Out of School Club (£265k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The charitable purpose of the u3a is the advancement of education and, in particular,the education of older people and those who have retired from full time work, by all means' including associated activities conducive to learning and personal development
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Eleanor Hamilton Educational Trust | London | £265k |
| The Society for the Advancement of Philosophical Enquiry and Reflection in Education | Shrewsbury | £266k |
| Heathlands Community Pre-School and Out of School Club | Ipswich | £265k |
| Helping Uganda Schools (Hugs) | Stockport | £266k |