Tunbridge Wells u3a

Charity Number: 1018835
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Tunbridge Wells U3A is a recreational and educational organisation set up with the aim of benefiting those in the community who are retired or no longer in full-time gainful employment. It provides a meeting each month with an invited speaker, a variety of social gatherings and has over sixty study groups with subjects from art appreciation to 10 mile walks. Around 150 attend the monthly meetings.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £45,767
Total expenditure: £42,143

People

9 Trustee(s)

100 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • East Sussex
  • Kent

Governance

Registration history:
  • 16 March 1993: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • T W U 3 A (Working name)
  • TUNBRIDGE WELLS UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Michael Duckett Trustee 20 June 2024
None on record
CHRISTOPHER JOHN WOODWARD Trustee 15 June 2023
None on record
Nesta Ethel Sian Shaw Trustee 15 June 2023
None on record
Philippa Bernstein Trustee 16 June 2022
None on record
Judith Horwood Trustee 01 July 2021
None on record
Fiona Findlay Trustee 18 June 2020
None on record
Lindsay Hasell Trustee 20 April 2020
None on record
Bridget Sands Trustee 25 March 2020
None on record
Joan Young Trustee 28 November 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £45.49k £23.52k £41.98k £44.98k £45.77k
Total expenditure £42.25k £19.24k £38.72k £41.48k £42.14k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A 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 March 2024 11 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 17 November 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 23 November 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 23 November 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 26 November 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 26 November 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 17 November 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2020 13 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 13 October 2020 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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 27 MAY 1992 AS AMENDED ON 16/07/2015 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 12 JUL 2018 as amended on 14 Feb 2021 as amended on 15 Apr 2021 as amended on 21 Oct 2024

Charitable objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND, IN PARTICULAR, THE EDUCATION OF OLDER PEOPLE AND THOSE WHO ARE RETIRED FROM FULL TIME WORK, BY ALL MEANS INCLUDING ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES CONDUCIVE TO LEARNING AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

TUNBRIDGE WELLS AND LOCALITY

Contact information

Address:
2 SILVER BIRCHES
31 BRIAN CRESCENT
TUNBRIDGE WELLS
KENT
TN4 0AN
Phone:
07835300193
Email:
secretarytwu3a@gmail.com
Website:

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