Stourbridge University of the Third Age (Stourbridge U3a)

Analysis

Stourbridge University of the Third Age (Stourbridge U3a) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Midlands. It was registered in March 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending February 2026, Stourbridge University of the Third Age (Stourbridge U3a) reported income of £39k and spending of £36k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2022 to February 2026, income grew from £6,597 to £39k (+486%), an average of +56% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2023, when income rose by 280%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Stourbridge University of the Third Age (Stourbridge U3a) sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fowlmere Recreation Ground and Village Hall (£39k), Twyning Recreation and Amenity Complex (Trac) (£39k) and Rushmere Commoners (£39k).