Madeley and District University of the Third Age (U3a)

Analysis

Madeley and District University of the Third Age (U3a) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Crewe. It was registered in October 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2026, Madeley and District University of the Third Age (U3a) reported income of £18k and spending of £18k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to August 2026, income grew from £12k to £18k (+47%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Madeley and District University of the Third Age (U3a) sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include DCM Hollington Trust (£18k), The Friends of Mersea School Association (£18k) and 6th Keighley (Oakworth) Scout Group (£18k).