THE HERTFORD AND DISTRICT U3A

Registered charity 1027766 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HERTFORD AND DISTRICT BRANCH OF THE UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE

Educational and Leisure time activities for middle aged and older people from Hertford and surrounding areas

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Latest income
£35k
Latest spending
£19k
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £15,591 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by a large Gift Aid claim and reduced expenditure. Per the Treasurer's report, unrestricted reserves increased to £47,339, which the trustees consider above their policy guideline of six months' revenue expenditure. The independent examiner certified the financial statements as in accordance with the accounting records.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months revenue expenditure (held: £47k)
The Trustees guideline is that the general reserve be held representing a minimum of six months revenue expenditure within H&D. — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£35k£19k
31/12/2023£27k£35k
31/12/2022£26k£34k
31/12/2021£27k£31k
31/12/2020£28k£24k

Common questions

Is THE HERTFORD AND DISTRICT U3A financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £15,591 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by a large Gift Aid claim and reduced expenditure. Per the Treasurer's report, unrestricted reserves increased to £47,339, which the trustees consider above their policy guideline of six months' revenue expenditure. The independent examiner certified the financial statements as in accordance with the accounting records. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund14/07/2005£3kExtending Activities with New Equipment