THE UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE - RICHMOND UPON THAMES

Registered charity 1012343 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RICHMOND UPON THAMES U3A

1) To advance the education of older people no longer in full time gainful employment in the London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames and its surrounding locality. 2) To provide 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.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £4,343.13 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £39,260.38. This balance significantly exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of maintaining a minimum equivalent to three months of operational expenditure (£9,000). The charity's principal funding source is annual subscriptions, and it operates with no paid staff or trustee remuneration.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Mr John Cardwellchair
• Carole Fletcher
• Charlotte Edwina Gregson
• David Edward Wood
• Geraldine Ann Wear
• Norma Frances Cook
• Robert Litherland

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Richmond Upon Thames

Income and spending

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