Guildford Area University of the Third Age (U3a)

Analysis

Guildford Area University of the Third Age (U3a) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Guildford. It was registered in June 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Guildford Area University of the Third Age (U3a) reported income of £99k and spending of £107k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £50k to £99k (+99%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 98%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Guildford Area University of the Third Age (U3a) sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Welsh Chamber Orchestra Limited (£99k), Coulsdon Community Centre Association (£99k) and Opera Anywhere Limited (£99k).