THE PRESTON PARK UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE

Charity number: 1162594
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The charitable purposes of The U3A are: to advance education and in particular the education of people not in full time gainful employment who are in their Third Age (being the period of time after the first age of childhood dependence and the second age of full time employment and/or parental responsibility) residing in Preston Park and its surrounding locality.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 October 2025

Total income: £51,123
Total expenditure: £59,025

People

10 Trustee(s)

60 Volunteer(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:
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Brighton And Hove

Governance

Registration history:
  • 09 July 2015: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • PP U3A (Working name)
  • PRESTON PARK U3A (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Heather Holford Trustee 04 December 2025
None on record
Janet Elizabeth Howell-Hughes Trustee 04 December 2025
None on record
Julie Ann Frayne Trustee 05 December 2024
None on record
Susan Margaret Barlow Trustee 05 December 2024
None on record
Sara Elizabeth Ann Piper Trustee 03 May 2024
None on record
TERRY HENRY CAREFORD HNC Trustee 05 January 2024
None on record
Lesley Elizabeth Rugg Trustee 01 December 2023
None on record
John William Curwen Trustee 01 December 2023
None on record
Carol Anne Jenkins Trustee 01 December 2023
None on record
Christine Grace Isette Hooper Trustee 01 December 2023
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/10/2021 31/10/2022 31/10/2023 31/10/2024 31/10/2025
Total gross income £7.97k £38.24k £42.03k £46.77k £51.12k
Total expenditure £9.75k £37.54k £37.64k £43.78k £59.03k
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 2025 14 January 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2025 14 January 2026 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2024 23 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2024 23 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2023 15 July 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2023 15 July 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2022 06 February 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2022 06 February 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2021 12 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2021 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 04 DEC 2014 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.

Contact information

Address:
9 Lewes Mews
Arundel Place
BRIGHTON
BN2 1GR
Phone:
07952 234426
Email:
jenkinscarolanne@gmail.com
Website:

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