Harlow U3a

Analysis

Harlow U3a is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in January 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Harlow U3a reported income of £48k and spending of £44k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from March 2023 to March 2025, income grew from £36k to £48k (+31%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Harlow U3a sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hiltingbury Schools Parent Teacher Association (Hspta) (£47k), St James' Primary School Parent Teacher Association (£48k) and The 1853 Society (Royal Russell Parents' Association) (£47k).