U3A UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE, CHELTENHAM BRANCH
Charity number: 299146
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)
Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
We are a volunteer-driven organisation for those who are no longer in full-time employment. We facilitate lifelong learning and stimulating daytime activities in the company of others. All activities are run and coordinated by volunteers.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024
Total income: £52,183
Total expenditure: £46,385
People
5 Trustee(s)
180 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
How the charity helps:
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
- Gloucestershire
Governance
Registration history:
- 11 May 1988: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
- CHELTENHAM U3A (Working name)
- U3A UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE, CHELTENHAM AND DISTRICT BRANCH (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
- Complaints handling
- Risk management
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
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 | ||||
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| PROFESSOR RODERIC KEITH GRIFFITHS | Chair | 01 April 2025 |
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| Martin Charles Bromberg | Trustee | 20 November 2025 |
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| Leone Elizabeth Meyer | Trustee | 25 March 2025 |
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| Richard Henderson Rutter | Trustee | 26 March 2024 |
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| Ian Donaldson | Trustee | 01 April 2023 |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
| Income / Expenditure | 31/12/2020 | 31/12/2021 | 31/12/2022 | 31/12/2023 | 31/12/2024 | ||
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Total gross income | £30.02k | £44.88k | £66.48k | £87.79k | £52.18k | |
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Total expenditure | £32.93k | £43.27k | £63.25k | £86.39k | £46.39k | |
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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 | 31 December 2024 | 22 September 2025 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2024 | 22 September 2025 | On time | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 31 December 2023 | 08 August 2024 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2023 | 08 August 2024 | On time | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 31 December 2022 | 24 July 2023 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2022 | 24 July 2023 | On time | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 31 December 2021 | 25 August 2022 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2021 | 25 August 2022 | On time | Download Open in new window |
| Annual return | 31 December 2020 | 23 August 2022 | 296 days late | |
| Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2020 | 23 August 2022 | 296 days late | Download Open in new window |