U3a in London

Analysis

U3a in London is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01752272). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, U3a in London reported income of £157k and spending of £206k, spending 131% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £430k to £157k (-63%), an average of -22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income dropped by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, U3a in London sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include All Saints Nursery School (£157k), Sticky Fish Pre-School (£157k) and Bedales Grants Trust Fund (£157k).