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Upminster U3a

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1176469EssexOther charitable purposes
Income£36k2025-03-31
Spending£38ksame year
Spent / received100%5-year average
Size in its cause69th pctOther charitable purposes
Registered2018Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Upminster U3a is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in January 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover other charitable purposes, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Upminster U3a reported income of £36k and spending of £38k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £9,338 to £36k (+282%), an average of +40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 127%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 1,463 England and Wales charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Upminster U3a sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Forest Green Village Hall (£35k), Egginton Memorial Hall (£36k) and The Chilterns Dial-A-Ride (£35k).

Income and spending

£0£9,480£19k£28k£38k2021 Income: £9,3382021 Spending: £5,13120212022 Income: £21,2132022 Spending: £21,31720222023 Income: £27,9482023 Spending: £29,58220232024 Income: £33,7602024 Spending: £33,37420242025 Income: £35,6632025 Spending: £37,9182025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Other 100%

In the charity's own words

The advancement of education and, in particular, the education of older people and those who are retired from full time work by all means including associated activities conductive to learning and personal development

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Forest Green Village HallSurrey£35k
Egginton Memorial HallDerby£36k
The Chilterns Dial-A-RideBucks£35k
The Prestwood Village HallBuckinghamshire£36k