The Swindon U3a

Analysis

The Swindon U3a is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Swindon. It was registered in March 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Swindon U3a reported income of £107k and spending of £104k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £23k to £107k (+357%), an average of +46% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 411%. Over the whole period it spent 95% 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, The Swindon U3a sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Urie Locomotive Society Limited (£107k), St Cyril's Community & Young People's Project Ltd (£107k) and The Calder Theatre Bookshop (£107k).