OSWESTRY UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE

Charity number: 1127329
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We have a main meeting each week usually with an outside speaker on a variety of topics. In addition we have, on average, 36 study groups which cover a wide range of interests including: discussion; mah-jong; French; birdwatching; philosophy; art; walking and gardening.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 October 2024

Total income: £46,120
Total expenditure: £44,857

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
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Amateur Sport
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Powys
  • Shropshire
  • Wrexham

Governance

Registration history:
  • 30 December 2008: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • OSWESTRY U3A (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • 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
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
Steven Watts Chair 27 February 2024
None on record
Paula Zielinski Trustee 23 April 2024
None on record
Marina McGuffie Trustee 23 April 2024
None on record
Sherrie-Jane Jackson Trustee 23 April 2024
None on record
Alyson Clare Skaife Trustee 23 April 2024
None on record
Janet Siddall Trustee 27 February 2024
None on record
Frederick Hugh Clare Trustee 27 February 2024
None on record
Margaret Elaine Jones Trustee 27 February 2024
None on record
Philip Pointon Trustee 27 February 2024
None on record
John Quine Trustee 12 November 2019
None on record
Colin Henderson Trustee 13 November 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/10/2020 31/10/2021 31/10/2022 31/10/2023 31/10/2024
Total gross income £13.47k £6.78k £26.27k £19.43k £46.12k
Total expenditure £12.45k £6.99k £24.52k £17.42k £44.86k
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 October 2024 29 November 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2024 29 November 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2023 29 April 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2023 Not required
Annual return 31 October 2022 19 December 2023 110 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2022 19 December 2023 110 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2021 16 October 2022 46 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2021 Not required
Annual return 31 October 2020 13 January 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2020 Not required
Submit annual return Open in new window

Contact information

Address:
Oswestry U3A
C/o The Memorial Hall
Smithfield Street
Oswestry
SY112EG
Phone:
07952693972
Website:

u3asites.org.uk/oswestry