Dunmow U3a

Analysis

Dunmow U3a is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in July 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Dunmow U3a reported income of £79k and spending of £75k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £36k to £79k (+121%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 46%. 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, Dunmow U3a sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Drigg Charity (£79k), Ymddiriedolaeth Susan Williams-Ellis Foundation (£79k) and The Friends of the City of Sheffield Youth Orchestra Limited (£79k).