U3A SAFFRON WALDEN

Charity number: 290670
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Provides Human Resources and Volunteers in education and training involving both the Arts and Culture. Also provides the resources to enable Elderly and Older People to become involved with Sport and Recreation.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 July 2024

Total income: £55,690
Total expenditure: £53,247

People

7 Trustee(s)

40 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
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Essex

Governance

Registration history:
  • 04 December 1984: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • 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
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Susan Matthews Trustee 09 September 2024
None on record
Elaine Bewick Trustee 09 September 2024
None on record
Mary Curtis Trustee 05 September 2022
None on record
Susan Margaret Brown Trustee 05 September 2022
None on record
Stephen Messenger Trustee 21 September 2020
None on record
JOHN TRUEMAN Trustee 03 September 2018
None on record
JAMES DWYER Trustee 21 November 2016
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/07/2020 31/07/2021 31/07/2022 31/07/2023 31/07/2024
Total gross income £62.74k £12.29k £48.87k £49.35k £55.69k
Total expenditure £57.75k £9.75k £48.71k £53.44k £53.25k
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 July 2024 10 March 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2024 10 March 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2023 12 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2023 12 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2022 07 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2022 07 December 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2021 22 November 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 July 2020 19 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2020 19 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 26/06/1984 AS AMENDED ON 18/09/1984 AS AMENDED ON 03/09/2012 AS AMENDED ON 05 SEP 2016 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 11 JUL 2018

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.

SAFFRON WALDEN AND SURROUNDING AREA

Contact information

Address:
14 Greenways
SAFFRON WALDEN
Essex
CB11 3EZ
Phone:
01799 521524
Email:
jim_dwyer@btinternet.com
Website:

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