CRAWLEY UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE

Registered charity 1029004 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CRAWLEY U 3 A, CRAWLEY U3A

Crawley u3a is a self-funded learning co-operative of older people which enables members to share many educational, creative and leisure activities. Members learn from each other in various interest groups through sharing their knowledge, skills and experience.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£74k
Latest spending
£79k
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £21,027, which the trustees note is slightly over the minimum level of £4,000 required by their policy to cover six months of operating activity. While general membership activities incurred a small deficit of £3,640 due to specific events and setup costs, the overall financial position is described as providing a cushion against unexpected situations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of regular operating activity (held: £21k)
The Trustees have determined that aiming to keep a minimum level of unrestricted reserves that cover at least six months of regular operating activity would be sufficient. — page 9
Per its FY2025 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: West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£74k£79k
31/08/2024£66k£61k
31/08/2023£63k£61k
31/08/2022£35k£40k
31/08/2021£2k£7k

Common questions

Is CRAWLEY UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £21,027, which the trustees note is slightly over the minimum level of £4,000 required by their policy to cover six months of operating activity. While general membership activities incurred a small deficit of £3,640 due to specific events and setup costs, the overall financial position is described as providing a cushion against unexpected situations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.