LEEK U3A

Registered charity 1057461 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Leek U3A has its own constitution which has been approved by the Third Age Trust to which it is affiliated and has a mission statement which explains it aims and objects, which are to advance the education and wellbeing of our members by provision of academic, cultural and recreational activities for our members, all of whom are eligible if not in full time employment and of the older generation.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND IN PARTICULAR THE EDUCATION OF MIDDLE AGED AND ELDERLY IN LEEK AND IN THE SURROUNDING LOCALITY

Area of benefit: LEEK 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.

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £11,247 for the year, resulting in total funds decreasing from £36,830 to £25,583. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds stand at £23,583, with a contingency reserve of £28,000 noted in the prior year policy description, though the current unrestricted balance is below that specific reserve target.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Keith Joneschair
• Ann Baxter
• Carol Sheldon · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dawn Thomas
• IAN CANTRILL · trustee of 1 other charity
• Robert Philip Roche
• Sheila Abbott

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

Operates in: Cheshire East · Staffordshire

Income and spending

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