THE MAIDSTONE U3A

Charity Number: 1093319
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

U3A meet monthly at a hall in Maidstone town centre, with visiting speakers giving talks on a variety of subjects. There are 190 members, with some 30 interest groups, who also meet monthly, generally in members homes, on weekday mornings or afternoons. All members receive a monthly newsletter.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2024

Total income: £9,231
Total expenditure: £9,210

People

9 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

No information available

Trustee payments

No information available

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
How the charity helps:
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Kent

Governance

Registration history:
  • 07 August 2002: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Mary Rix Chair 31 August 2014
None on record
Mary Winder Trustee 01 September 2023
None on record
Nigel Drury Trustee 13 October 2022
None on record
Dawn Drury Trustee 13 October 2022
None on record
Carole Burke Trustee 13 October 2022
None on record
Stephen Howard Russell Trustee 31 August 2016
None on record
Maureen Cocks Trustee 31 August 2015
None on record
JAMES DOWNER Trustee 31 August 2010
None on record
STEPHEN BUSH Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023 31/08/2024
Total gross income £5.31k £2.14k £4.62k £13.61k £9.23k
Total expenditure £5.45k £2.04k £5.95k £11.28k £9.21k
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 08 April 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2024 Not Required
Annual return 31 August 2023 21 May 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 August 2022 10 May 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 August 2021 25 May 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 August 2020 07 July 2021 7 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 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 ADOPTED 17 SEPTEMBER 2001. AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 12 JUL 2018

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.

KENT

Contact information

Address:
20 Old School Place
MAIDSTONE
Kent
ME14 1EQ
Phone:
07919485499
Email:
Stephenbush.u3a@outlook.com
Website:

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