CHICHESTER U3A

Charity number: 1037027
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

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.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £37,143
Total expenditure: £31,037

People

11 Trustee(s)

120 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
  • Amateur Sport
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • West Sussex

Governance

Registration history:
  • 28 April 1994: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • CHICHESTER U3A (Working name)
  • CHICHESTER UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE (U3A) (Previous 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
  • Conflicting interests
  • 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
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting 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

11 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Christian Gaze Trustee 05 June 2025
None on record
Caroline Cooper Trustee 05 June 2025
None on record
Isobel Glover Trustee 15 May 2025
None on record
Linda Nevill Trustee 15 May 2025
None on record
Alistair Bennett Trustee 15 May 2025
None on record
Patrick Doyle Trustee 06 February 2025
None on record
Peter Newland Trustee 16 May 2024
None on record
Peter Robinson Trustee 16 May 2024
None on record
Patricia Sybil Lock Trustee 18 May 2023
None on record
Barry Edwin Easton Trustee 02 June 2022
None on record
Jacqueline Louise Easton Trustee 02 June 2022
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £15.48k £18.88k £18.88k £38.02k £37.14k
Total expenditure £11.44k £12.40k £12.40k £38.00k £31.04k
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 2025 22 May 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 22 May 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 23 September 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 23 September 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 10 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2022 27 May 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2021 23 August 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 Not required
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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 15 DECEMBER 1993 AS AMENDED BY REVISED CONSTITUTION DATED 28/4/97 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 19 JUN 2018 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 12 JUL 2018 as amended on 16 May 2019 as amended on 20 May 2021 as amended on 15 May 2025

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.

IN PRACTICE CHICHESTER AND SURROUNDING LOCALITY

Contact information

Address:
7 Spindrift Mews
Bosham
CHICHESTER
West Sussex
PO18 8LW
Phone:
07490654524
Email:
chair@chichesteru3a.org.uk
Website:

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