Buckhurst Hill U3a

Analysis

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

In the financial year ending March 2026, Buckhurst Hill U3a reported income of £23k and spending of £24k, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £11k to £23k (+104%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 137%. 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, Buckhurst Hill U3a sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% 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 Crofton Junior School Parent Teacher Association (£23k), 18th Epping Forest South Scout Group (£23k) and Duke of Norfolk (Controlled) Primary School Parent Teacher Association (£23k).