THURROCK U3A

Charity Number: 1140775
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Thurrock U3A is a stand alone group providing interests and activities for those (men and women) over 55 and not in full time employment.We encourage people to get together with the aim of learning new hobbies/skills and making friends. We believe that retirement shouldn't mean 'slippers and soaps'. People ofter join Thurrock U3A because they are lonely, once a member they are never alone again.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2024

Total income: £13,055
Total expenditure: £10,498

People

18 Trustee(s)

35 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:
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
How the charity helps:
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Thurrock

Governance

Registration history:
  • 10 March 2011: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not 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 handling
  • 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
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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

18 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Paul Heasmer Chair 26 January 2018
NORTH EAST LONDON AND ESSEX GROUP OF ADVANCED MOTORISTS
Received: On time
Lalji Patel Trustee 22 February 2023
None on record
James William Brewster Trustee 22 February 2023
None on record
Daphne Revell Trustee 22 February 2023
None on record
Jill Irene Ottley Trustee 22 February 2023
None on record
Ruth Doreen Hood Trustee 22 February 2023
None on record
Vanessa Elaine Lamberth Trustee 22 February 2023
None on record
Yvonne Simpson Trustee 30 January 2020
None on record
Patricia Thwaites Trustee 30 January 2020
None on record
Raymond Bygate Trustee 29 January 2020
None on record
Kay Hatter Trustee 29 January 2020
None on record
TERRY HURLEY Trustee 29 January 2020
None on record
Paul Cutler Trustee 29 January 2020
None on record
Ruth Hallums Trustee 29 January 2020
None on record
Melvyn Lewis Trustee 29 January 2020
None on record
SANDRA HURLEY Trustee 29 January 2020
None on record
Pamela Quilter Trustee 29 January 2020
None on record
Jean Hopkins Trustee 25 January 2017
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 £9.58k £5.86k £4.56k £12.09k £13.06k
Total expenditure £7.08k £5.78k £8.39k £10.07k £10.50k
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 07 March 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2024 Not Required
Annual return 31 August 2023 11 April 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 August 2022 01 March 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 August 2021 12 February 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 August 2020 12 December 2020 On Time
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 31 JANUARY 2002

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE U3A ARE: I) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND IN PARTICULAR THE EDUCATION OF OLDER PEOPLE NO LONGER IN FULL TIME GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT IN THURROCK AND ITS SURROUNDING LOCALITY. II)THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR LEISURE TIME AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE ABOVE PERSONS IN THE INTERESTS OF THEIR SOCIAL WELFARE. (OPTIONAL)

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

THURROCK AND ITS SURROUNDING AREA

Contact information

Address:
11 Edward Close
Chafford Hundred
GRAYS
Essex
RM16 6GZ
Phone:
07792229333
Email:
secretary.thurrocku3a@gmail.com
Website:

No information available