BURGESS HILL U3A

Registered charity 1037044 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BURGESS HILL UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE

Provision and organisation of groups for study and recreation for older people 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.

Area of benefit: IN PRACTICE BURGESS HILL AND ITS SURROUNDING LOCALITY

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

£35k

Latest spending

£32k

Registered

1994

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity had an excess income over expenditure of £3,062 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in total financial reserves of £41,617. The Treasurer's report confirms the charity is in a very strong financial position with sufficient funds in current and savings accounts to meet ongoing expenses.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 6 months (held: £42k)

“reserves should be kept at no less than 6 months”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Complaints handling
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investment
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

Stephen John Furberchair
Anthony William Vander Willigen
David Anthony Grigg
ELIZABETH TAYLOR
Edward Handley
Jane Elizabeth Glaister
Paul Vincent Milton
Penny Benstead
Raymond Michael Topple
Stephen Leslie Michael James Collier
Susan Moody
Valerie Hoare

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

Operates in: East Sussex · West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£35k	£32k
31/12/2024	£33k	£31k
31/12/2023	£36k	£36k
31/12/2022	£24k	£25k
31/12/2021	£11k	£8k

Common questions

Is BURGESS HILL U3A financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity had an excess income over expenditure of £3,062 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in total financial reserves of £41,617. The Treasurer's report confirms the charity is in a very strong financial position with sufficient funds in current and savings accounts to meet ongoing expenses. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.