UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE IN CAMBRIDGE (CIO)

Charity number: 1180769
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Provides educational and social activities to those no longer in full-time employment.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £459,532
Total expenditure: £462,265

People

13 Trustee(s)

267 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Amateur Sport
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Cambridgeshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 20 November 2018: CIO registration
  • 07 June 2019: Funds received from 1119412 UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE IN CAMBRIDGE (2007)
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • U3AC (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

13 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr Kevin John Holmes Chair 25 March 2026
None on record
Tony Thomas Pooley Trustee 26 March 2025
None on record
Susan Elizabeth Rhodes Trustee 26 March 2025
None on record
Dr Jonathan Gillis Trustee 26 March 2025
None on record
Dr PATRICIA FARA Trustee 26 March 2025
THE LADY CLARE FUND
Received: On time
ERASMUS DARWIN FOUNDATION
Received: On time
Heulwen Jane Williams Trustee 26 March 2025
None on record
Susan Honeyford Trustee 16 December 2024
None on record
Nicholas Charles St Arnoul Gilles Russell Trustee 27 March 2024
None on record
Dr Rachel Elizabeth Meller Trustee 27 March 2024
CAMBRIDGE JEWISH RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION
Received: On time
Jeremy Newton Trustee 27 March 2024
None on record
Suzan Nellie Therese Griffiths Trustee 27 March 2024
None on record
Dr Mark Richard Sanderson Trustee 22 March 2023
None on record
MICHAEL GIBBS Trustee 17 March 2021
READ EASY CAMBRIDGE
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £296.08k £309.53k £373.00k £383.77k £459.53k
Total expenditure £233.87k £325.62k £376.00k £451.62k £462.27k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £10.00k N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2024 04 April 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 04 April 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 23 April 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 23 April 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 18 April 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 18 April 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 31 March 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 31 March 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 23 March 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 23 March 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 20 Nov 2018

Charitable objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THOSE NOT OR NO LONGER IN FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT THROUGH COURSES OF STUDY IN ACADEMIC AND ARTISTIC DISCIPLINES. IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE, THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME PURSUE AND PUBLISH RESEARCH. THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR LEISURE TIME AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE ABOVE PERSONS IN THE INTEREST OF THEIR SOCIAL WELFARE.

Contact information

Address:
27 - 28 BRIDGE ST
CAMBRIDGE
CB2 1UJ
Phone:
01223321587
Email:
office@u3ac.org.uk
Website:

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