Canvey Thameside U3a

Analysis

Canvey Thameside U3a is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in December 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Canvey Thameside U3a reported income of £17k and spending of £24k, spending 140% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £2,937 to £17k (+487%), an average of +56% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 492%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Canvey Thameside U3a sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rayne Parent Staff Association (£17k), Westbourne Fundraising Association (£17k) and St James's School Parents and Friends Association (£17k).