Sheffield U3a

Analysis

Sheffield U3a is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. It was registered in July 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Sheffield U3a reported income of £141k and spending of £136k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £35k to £141k (+303%), an average of +42% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 198%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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, Sheffield U3a sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Children's Concerts (£141k), The Newmarket Operatic Musical and Dramatic Society Ltd (£141k) and Friends of the Fordbridge Centre (£141k).