Caterham & District U3a
Analysis
Caterham & District U3a is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in March 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, recreation and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides services and acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending September 2025, Caterham & District U3a reported income of £21k and spending of £18k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £6,539 to £21k (+228%), an average of +35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 76%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.
Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Caterham & 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 46th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dunston Village Hall (£21k), 7th Littlehampton Air Scout Group (£21k) and 1st Fairfield Scout Group (£21k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Provision of 8 talks on a variety of topics per year, outings to places of interest such as National Trust properties, Gardens, seaside resorts and ports, guided London walks such as the Suffragette and Hugenot tours, the Supreme Court, Houses of Parliament, social events such as lunches, quizzes, theatre and cinema trips, an annual holiday, and access to 50 groups offering different subjects.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Dunston Village Hall | Lincoln | £21k |
| 7th Littlehampton Air Scout Group | West Sussex | £21k |
| 1st Fairfield Scout Group | Stockton-On-Tees | £21k |
| Torfaen Unit 508 of the Sea Cadet Corps | Gwent | £22k |