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Crouch End & District U3a

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1178165LondonEducation and training
Income£35k2025-12-31
Spending£34ksame year
Spent / received96%5-year average
Size in its cause62nd pctEducation and training
Registered2018Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Crouch End & District U3a is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Crouch End & District U3a reported income of £35k and spending of £34k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £14k to £35k (+149%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 70%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Crouch End & District U3a sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% 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 Baines Educational Trust, Marton, Blackpool (£35k), 3rd Ashton-Upon-Mersey Scout Group (£35k) and Coldfall Support (£35k).

Income and spending

£0£8,964£18k£27k£36k2021 Income: £13,9892021 Spending: £16,96320212022 Income: £23,7662022 Spending: £26,83120222023 Income: £32,9412023 Spending: £28,41620232024 Income: £35,8542024 Spending: £30,61420242025 Income: £34,8622025 Spending: £33,6842025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

CEDU3A provides monthly meetings with a speaker, social events and around 120 different subject groups for those who are retired or semi-retired to attend. The charity is a self-help organisation and all activities are lead by volunteers, with members bringing together subject groups which others are interested in attending in their own homes or other local venues.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Baines Educational Trust, Marton, BlackpoolBlackpool£35k
3rd Ashton-Upon-Mersey Scout GroupSale£35k
Coldfall SupportLondon£35k
14th Southgate Scout GroupLondon£35k