THAMESIDE (WALLINGFORD) U3A

Charity number: 1070636
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To advance the education of members with monthly lectures and a selection of interest groups and visits to places of Interest. Current Groups Antiques and Objets D'art, Art Appreciation, Bird Watching,Book Groups, Bridge, Computing, French, Genealogy, History, Latin, Longer Walking Groups, Money Group Music appreciation, Play Reading, Psychology, Rambling, Religions, Technology and Tutorial .

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £47,828
Total expenditure: £47,093

People

11 Trustee(s)

10 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
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Oxfordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 22 July 1998: 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
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting 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
Charles Ian Shipton Chair 30 September 2021
None on record
Charmaine Anderson Trustee 21 May 2025
None on record
Robert Ferguson Trustee 21 May 2025
None on record
ANTHONY FENNER Trustee 11 January 2024
None on record
Hilary Jane Bailey Trustee 21 September 2022
None on record
Kenneth Johnstone Trustee 15 May 2019
None on record
Sarah Robinson Trustee 15 May 2019
None on record
Jane Milne Trustee 25 May 2018
None on record
Malcolm Brooks Trustee 16 May 2018
None on record
Yvonne Griffiths Trustee 20 May 2015
None on record
JOHN NEIL KELLY Trustee
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 £8.69k £25.60k £34.53k £28.24k £47.83k
Total expenditure £8.15k £23.75k £36.70k £28.00k £47.09k
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 28 May 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 28 May 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 24 September 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 24 September 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 27 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 27 October 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 28 September 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 28 September 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 24 January 2022 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 21 JANUARY 1998 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 12 JUL 2018 as amended on 15 Mar 2023 as amended on 21 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.

WALLINGFORD AND THE SURROUNDING AREA

Contact information

Address:
13 Droveside
Cholsey
WALLINGFORD
Oxfordshire
OX10 9PU
Phone:
01491 200698
Email:
secretary@wallingfordu3a.org
Website:

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