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BEDFORD U3A

Registered charity 1042458 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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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: BEDFORD 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
£111k
Latest spending
£105k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's financial position is stable with strong unrestricted reserves totaling £57,702. The trustees report that these reserves are sufficient to cover general running costs for six months without further incoming resources. The organization remains self-funded through subscriptions and donations, with no disclosed material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months (held: £58k)
“It is the policy of the charity to hold sufficient funds in reserve to cover the general running costs of the charity for period of six months without further incoming resources.” — page 3
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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bedford · Central Bedfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£111k£105k
30/09/2024£92k£80k
30/09/2023£94k£82k
30/09/2022£57k£58k
30/09/2021£17k£12k

Common questions

Is BEDFORD U3A financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's financial position is stable with strong unrestricted reserves totaling £57,702. The trustees report that these reserves are sufficient to cover general running costs for six months without further incoming resources. The organization remains self-funded through subscriptions and donations, with no disclosed material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BEDFORD U3A£111k—0unclear—no doubt
BEDFORD HOUSE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£295k—0unclear—no doubt
LONDON INTERNATIONAL MODEL UNITED NATIONS FOUNDATION FY2025£102k—0unclear—no doubt
THE CHRISTADELPHIAN AUXILIARY LECTURING SOCIETY FY2025£201k—0above—no doubt
ORDER OF THE COMPANY OF MARY OUR LADY CIO FY2025£424k—0unclear—no doubt
HA MEEM FOUNDATION FY2025£496k—0below—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.