West Pennine Villages University of the Third Age (U3a)

Analysis

West Pennine Villages University of the Third Age (U3a) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Blackburn. It was registered in November 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, West Pennine Villages University of the Third Age (U3a) reported income of £14k and spending of £12k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £4,820 to £14k (+187%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 148%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, West Pennine Villages University of the Third Age (U3a) sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Goring Gap University of the Third Age (£14k), Kingsbrook View Primary Academy PTFA (£14k) and Friends of Sturton School Association (£14k).