THE SWINDON U3A

Charity number: 298853
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Various groups are run for the educational, social and wellbeing of the mature person and other persons eligible for membership due to no longer being in full employment.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2024

Total income: £82,139
Total expenditure: £95,242

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 Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • Swindon
  • Wiltshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 15 March 1988: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • SWINDON U3A (Working name)
  • SWINDON UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE (Previous name)
  • THE THAMESDOWN GROUP OF THE THIRD AGE TRUST (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Vince Williams Chair 26 March 2024
None on record
Eric George Hewitt Trustee 30 January 2024
NORTH WILTSHIRE METHODIST CIRCUIT
Received: On time
Monica Jill King Trustee 27 June 2023
None on record
David George Todd Trustee 14 November 2022
None on record
Linda Mary Young Trustee 24 November 2020
None on record

Financial history

" role="img"> Text alternative for this canvas graphic is in the data table below.

Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/07/2020 31/07/2021 31/07/2022 31/08/2023 31/08/2024
Total gross income £99.55k £23.48k £119.89k £145.02k £82.14k
Total expenditure £103.33k £33.10k £113.13k £108.85k £95.24k
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 August 2024 19 November 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2024 19 November 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2023 01 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 01 December 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2022 09 July 2023 39 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2022 09 July 2023 39 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2021 03 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 July 2020 30 April 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2020 30 April 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Submit annual return Open in new window

Contact information

Address:
Swindon U3A office
Gorse Hill Community Centre
Chapel Street
Swindon
SN2 8DA
Phone:
01793 614629