THE CONGLETON AND DISTRICT UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE

Charity number: 1076203
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Congleton U3A operates in the Congleton (Cheshire) area to encourage and facilitate educational and other activities, primarily aimed at retired and semi-retired individuals. The objective is for individuals with skills or expertise to share these (on a voluntary basis) with other members. The wide range of skills includes languages, dancing, handicrafts, sports and multiple educational subjects.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 July 2024

Total income: £45,888
Total expenditure: £39,741

People

11 Trustee(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
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • Cheshire East
  • Cheshire West & Chester

Governance

Registration history:
  • 22 June 1999: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • CONGLETON U3A (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media 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
Anne Tanner Trustee 17 March 2025
None on record
Jayne Carins Trustee 17 March 2025
None on record
Claire Dunn Trustee 07 May 2024
None on record
Catherine Evans Trustee 11 April 2024
None on record
DIANNE SINCLAIR Trustee 17 April 2023
CONGLETON COMMUNICARE
Received: On time
Leonard Taylor Trustee 08 September 2022
None on record
Vincent Sparks Trustee 08 September 2022
None on record
Mark Broughton Trustee 08 September 2022
None on record
Sandie Boynton Trustee 13 September 2021
None on record
Heather Davies Trustee 04 May 2020
None on record
Eileen Patricia Grigg Trustee 10 April 2019
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 £74.67k £19.50k £43.20k £64.31k £45.89k
Total expenditure £71.01k £14.78k £49.27k £60.47k £39.74k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £2.86k 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 28 April 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2024 28 April 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2023 10 April 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2023 10 April 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2022 03 February 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2022 03 February 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2021 21 March 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 July 2020 26 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2020 26 December 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 17/03/1999 AS AMENDED ON 20/03/2003 AS AMENDED ON 31/03/2010 AS AMENDED ON 03/04/2013 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 12 JUL 2018 as amended on 30 May 2021

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.

CONGLETON AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS

Contact information

Address:
14 Southlands Road
CONGLETON
Cheshire
CW12 3JY
Phone:
01260273504
Email:
hontreasurer@congletonu3a.org.uk
Website:

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