GLOUCESTER AND DISTRICT BRANCH OF THE UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE

Registered charity 1016356 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as U3A GLOUCESTER

Life Long Learning for those no longer in full time employment

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 IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.

Area of benefit: GLOUCESTER

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income
£54k
Latest spending
£54k
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income for the year ended 31 May 2025 was £58,626.24, with total expenditure of £54,829.38, resulting in a surplus. The charity holds current assets including savings and social network funds, with a net current asset position that supports its ongoing operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Groups Activity Chg (58% of income)
“RG1 Groups Activity Chg £36,084.88”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/05/2025£54k£54k
31/05/2024£42k£43k
31/05/2023£33k£33k
31/05/2022£21k£22k
31/05/2021£7k£8k

Common questions

Is GLOUCESTER AND DISTRICT BRANCH OF THE UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income for the year ended 31 May 2025 was £58,626.24, with total expenditure of £54,829.38, resulting in a surplus. The charity holds current assets including savings and social network funds, with a net current asset position that supports its ongoing operations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.