Wilmslow University of the Third Age (Wilmslow U3a)

Analysis

Wilmslow University of the Third Age (Wilmslow U3a) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cheshire. It was registered in August 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Wilmslow University of the Third Age (Wilmslow U3a) reported income of £14k and spending of £13k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £2,883 to £14k (+390%), an average of +49% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 139%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Wilmslow University of the Third Age (Wilmslow U3a) sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Livingstone Parent Teacher Association (£14k), British Cryogenics Council (£14k) and 1st Stoney Stanton Scout Group (£14k).