Chatteris U3a

Analysis

Chatteris U3a is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridgeshire. It was registered in November 2021, 5 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 February 2026, Chatteris U3a reported income of £12k and spending of £14k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from February 2023 to February 2026, income grew from £10k to £12k (+18%), an average of +5.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2025, when income rose by 124%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Chatteris U3a sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Village Hall South Marston (£12k), 1st Lingwood and Strumpshaw Air Scout Group (£12k) and Randolph Social Welfare Centre (£12k).