Ashingdon and Rochford U3a
Analysis
Ashingdon and Rochford U3a is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in November 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. It says it other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Ashingdon and Rochford U3a reported income of £24k and spending of £23k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £4,392 to £24k (+446%), an average of +53% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 134%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.
Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Ashingdon and Rochford U3a sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Cowley Charitable Foundation (£24k), Gale Charitable Trust (£24k) and The Purslow Trust (£24k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Ashingdon & Rochford U3a is a self-help organisation for people no longer in full time employment, who live in the Ashingdon & Rochford area. Affiliated to the Third Age Trust, members pay an annual membership fee and are able to enjoy educational, creative, leisure and sporting activities, attend a monthly meeting with a guest speaker, an inhouse newsletter and a U3A magazine "U3A Matters".
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Cowley Charitable Foundation | London | £24k |
| Gale Charitable Trust | £24k | |
| The Purslow Trust | Warrington | £24k |
| Cmist | Somerset | £24k |