South Manchester U3a

Analysis

South Manchester U3a is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in August 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, South Manchester U3a reported income of £23k and spending of £21k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £13k to £23k (+70%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, South Manchester U3a sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% 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 Baczac His Legacy (£23k), Survivors of Abuse (£23k) and Helping the Burmese Delta (£23k).