Marlow and District U3a

Analysis

Marlow and District U3a is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Buckinghamshire. It was registered in January 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Marlow and District U3a reported income of £23k and spending of £23k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £11k to £23k (+119%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Marlow and District U3a sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chidham & Hambrook Village Hall (£23k), Cirencester Male Voice Choir (£23k) and Wyndham Boys and Girls Club (£23k).