ORPINGTON U3A
Charity number: 1076544
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)
Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
Orpington U3A is a self-help, self-managed lifelong learning co-operative for older people no longer in full-time employment. Members share learning experiences in a wide range of interest groups to pursue learning not for qualification but for fun.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 30 November 2025
Total income: £24,608
Total expenditure: £26,384
People
10 Trustee(s)
90 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:
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
- Bromley
Governance
Registration history:
- 13 July 1999: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
- ORPINGTON U3A (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Investment
- Risk management
- Safeguarding 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
10 Trustee(s)
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| Paul Smith | Trustee | 20 January 2026 |
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| Roger Howe | Trustee | 20 January 2026 |
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| Sherrie Savager | Trustee | 20 January 2026 |
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| Julie Fittock | Trustee | 20 January 2026 |
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| Madeleine Clare Lehane | Trustee | 20 January 2026 |
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| Fiona Tolmie | Trustee | 20 January 2026 |
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| Heather Argent | Trustee | 20 January 2026 |
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| Hilary Fiona Robson | Trustee | 01 September 2024 |
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| Neil Woodhouse | Trustee | 01 September 2023 |
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| Robert James Browne | Trustee | 16 January 2023 |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
| Income / Expenditure | 30/11/2021 | 30/11/2022 | 30/11/2023 | 30/11/2024 | 30/11/2025 | ||
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Total gross income | £12.78k | £16.32k | £21.12k | £21.47k | £24.61k | |
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Total expenditure | £11.34k | £14.28k | £21.13k | £21.45k | £26.38k | |
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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 | 30 November 2025 | 30 December 2025 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 30 November 2025 | Not required | ||
| Annual return | 30 November 2024 | 30 December 2024 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 30 November 2024 | Not required | ||
| Annual return | 30 November 2023 | 05 January 2024 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 30 November 2023 | Not required | ||
| Annual return | 30 November 2022 | 15 March 2023 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 30 November 2022 | Not required | ||
| Annual return | 30 November 2021 | 01 May 2022 | On time | |
| Accounts and TAR | 30 November 2021 | Not required |