CHESS VALLEY UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE

Charity number: 1126990
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Chess Valley University of The Third Age is a learning co-operative for people of retirement age which enables members to share a variety of educational, creative, social and leisure activities. Each activity group meets once or twice a month and learning programmes are decided by the group. General meetings, with an invited speaker, are held once a month and are open to all the membership.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £61,880
Total expenditure: £61,087

People

9 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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
How the charity helps:
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Buckinghamshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 28 November 2008: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • CHESS VALLEY U3A (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest 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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
James Robert Cadle Chair 13 June 2019
None on record
Susan Broad Trustee 12 November 2024
None on record
Peter Windsor Trustee 08 June 2023
None on record
West Marshall Trustee 10 January 2023
None on record
James Clark Wilkie Trustee 10 September 2020
None on record
John Bunyan Trustee 10 September 2020
None on record
Geoffrey Graham Naylor Trustee 10 September 2020
None on record
VALERIE GARROOD Trustee 13 June 2019
None on record
Jacqueline Cobb Trustee 13 June 2019
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £60.19k £25.42k £34.35k £57.03k £61.88k
Total expenditure £57.71k £15.23k £32.25k £59.30k £61.09k
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 2024 25 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 25 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 07 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 07 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 25 June 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 25 June 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 17 August 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 17 August 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 23 November 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 11 January 2021 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 8 OCTOBER 2008 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.

AMERSHAM, CHESHAM

Contact information

Address:
Restharrow
Fox Lane
Holmer Green
HIGH WYCOMBE
HP15 6SA
Phone:
07889 732291
Email:
chairman@cvu3a.uk
Website:

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