Worcester Area Group U3a

Analysis

Worcester Area Group U3a is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Worcester. It was registered in February 1990, 36 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, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Worcester Area Group U3a reported income of £71k and spending of £71k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £28k to £71k (+155%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 100% 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, Worcester Area Group U3a sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Rock Academy Foundation (£71k), Leicestershire Agricultural Society Limited (£71k) and Hartlepool Stage Society (£71k).