COLCHESTER U3A
Charity number: 1034354
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)
Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
U3A is an international organisation for the retired and others with time to devote to learning and teaching. People gain valuable knowledge through life's experiences which they can pass on to others by means of shared interest groups. All members are encouraged to contribute.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 30 April 2025
Total income: £11,975
Total expenditure: £18,734
People
9 Trustee(s)
15 Volunteer(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
No information availableFundraising
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
- The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
- Provides Human Resources
Where the charity operates:
- Essex
Governance
Registration history:
- 03 March 1994: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
- UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE IN COLCHESTER (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
- 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
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Serious incident reporting 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
9 Trustee(s)
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| Tracey Beth Cooper | Trustee | 17 September 2025 |
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| Jean Duckworth | Trustee | 17 September 2025 |
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| Gregory Hope | Trustee | 11 February 2025 |
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| Mark Badcock | Trustee | 20 September 2023 |
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| Barbara Macklin | Trustee | 13 June 2023 |
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| Audrey Everiss | Trustee | 13 June 2023 |
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| Jonathan Nokes | Trustee | 13 June 2023 |
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| Frances Patricia Ann Long | Trustee | 14 October 2020 |
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| Keith Robert Seville | Trustee | 05 May 2019 |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
| Income / Expenditure | 30/04/2021 | 30/04/2022 | 30/04/2023 | 30/04/2024 | 30/04/2025 | ||
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Total gross income | £7.06k | £11.45k | £12.28k | £26.36k | £11.98k | |
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Total expenditure | £4.64k | £9.05k | £9.40k | £27.30k | £18.73k | |
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Income from government contracts | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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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 |
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| Annual return | 30 April 2025 | 26 September 2025 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 30 April 2025 | Not required | ||
| Annual return | 30 April 2024 | 24 September 2024 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 30 April 2024 | 24 September 2024 | On time | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 30 April 2023 | 20 May 2024 | 81 days late | |
| Accounts and TAR | 30 April 2023 | Not required | ||
| Annual return | 30 April 2022 | 01 November 2022 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 30 April 2022 | Not required | ||
| Annual return | 30 April 2021 | 19 December 2021 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 30 April 2021 | Not required |