UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE - READING

Charity Number: 1034105
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

EDUCATION & SOCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THOSE PERSONS RETIRED OR IN SEMI-RETIREMENT IN AND AROUND READING

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £15,057
Total expenditure: £20,363

People

10 Trustee(s)

50 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
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Reading
  • West Berkshire
  • Wokingham

Governance

Registration history:
  • 01 March 1994: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • U 3 A READING (Working name)
  • U3A READING (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds 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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
David Morton Chair 24 September 2019
None on record
Sheila Ellis Trustee 12 September 2024
None on record
Heather Broderick Trustee 12 September 2024
None on record
Glenys Rampley Trustee 12 September 2024
None on record
Frances Ann Thomas Trustee 25 September 2023
None on record
DAVID RUDDLE Trustee 25 September 2023
THE READING SAN FRANCISCO LIBRE TRUST
Received: On time
Rosalind Susan Luper Trustee 25 September 2023
None on record
Harvey Nolan James Smith Trustee 26 September 2022
None on record
Julia Elizabeth Rahman Trustee 26 September 2022
None on record
Janet Yvonne Rixon Trustee 26 September 2022
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/07/2020 31/07/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £36.95k £534 £16.37k £24.22k £15.06k
Total expenditure £30.36k £7.82k £8.22k £24.25k £20.36k
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 November 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2023 25 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2022 02 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 July 2021 29 November 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 July 2020 29 November 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2020 29 November 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 1989 AS AMENDED 27 NOVEMBER 1995 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 12 JUL 2018 as amended on 25 Sep 2023 as amended on 25 Sep 2023

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 IN READING AND ITS SURROUNDING LOCALITY.

Area of benefit

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

READING AND THE SURROUNDING LOCALITY

Contact information

Address:
42 Bay Tree Rise
Calcot
READING
RG31 4RG
Phone:
07845 725644
Email:
secretary@readingu3a.org.com
Website:

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