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SHEFFIELD U3A

Registered charity 703147 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Self help group providing social, educational, recreational and sporting activities for members.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£141k
Latest spending
£136k
Registered
1990
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income for the period was £140,643 against total expenses of £136,070, resulting in a net income of £4,574. The trustees consider the financial position to be sound, with total net assets increasing to £111,587. Reserves are held in excess of the stated minimum policy target of six months' expenses.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Restricted income (76% of income)
“Total income was £140,643 including £107,320 restricted income.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months to 12 months of expenses (held: £112k)
“The Trustees seek to hold sufficient reserves to fund a minimum of six months and a maximum of 12 months expenses”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Sheffield City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£141k£136k
31/12/2024£124k£126k
31/12/2023£115k£108k
31/12/2022£104k£106k
31/12/2021£35k£26k

Common questions

Is SHEFFIELD U3A financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income for the period was £140,643 against total expenses of £136,070, resulting in a net income of £4,574. The trustees consider the financial position to be sound, with total net assets increasing to £111,587. Reserves are held in excess of the stated minimum policy target of six months' expenses. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
MARJORIE COOTE OLD PEOPLES CHARITY FUND2£42k
SHEFFIELD TOWN TRUST2£9k
CHURCH BURGESSES TRUST2£8k
MIND (THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH)1£854k
THE FOOTBALL FOUNDATION1£525k
THE REED FOUNDATION1£15k
NETHERTHORPE AND UPPERTHORPE COMMUNITY ALLIANCE1£9k
THE HOSPITAL OF GILBERT, EARL OF SHREWSBURY AT SHEFFIELD1£7k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD STUDENTS' UNION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SHEFFIELD U3A£141k—0above—no doubt
THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD STUDENTS' UNION FY2025£10.4m——unclear—no doubt
SHEFFIELD UNITED COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FY2025£2.5m£70,001 - £80,0001above—no doubt
215TH SHEFFIELD (1ST TOTLEY) SCOUT GROUP FY2025£135k—0unclear—no doubt
SHEFFIELD MIND LTD FY2025£1.1m——unclear—no doubt
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY FOOTBALL CLUB COMMUNITY PROGRAMME FY2025£2.9m——above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.