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ELMBRIDGE U3A

Registered charity 1071550 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Elmbridge U3A provides men and women, no longer in full-time employment with the opportunity to join like-minded people in a variety of interests, educational and recreational, at minimal cost.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£103k
Latest spending
£91k
Registered
1998
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that general fund bank balances increased to £43,883, with £19,412 held in advance for 2026 membership fees. The charity reports a surplus on general funds of £3,548 and notes that anticipated future cost increases can be absorbed from current balances. No material uncertainties or risks to continuing operations are disclosed.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Membership fees
“Our principal sources of income are our membership fees and the related recovery of gift aid.” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£103k£91k
31/12/2024£82k£77k
31/12/2023£79k£65k
31/12/2022£40k£37k
31/12/2021£24k£23k

Common questions

Is ELMBRIDGE U3A financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that general fund bank balances increased to £43,883, with £19,412 held in advance for 2026 membership fees. The charity reports a surplus on general funds of £3,548 and notes that anticipated future cost increases can be absorbed from current balances. No material uncertainties or risks to continuing operations are disclosed. Its FY2025 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 Fund21/05/2004£1kEquipment

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
The Caring Family Foundation1£39k
THE CHILLAG FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST1£14k
THE LOUIS AND VALERIE FREEDMAN CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT1£10k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF COBHAM IN THE DIOCESE OF GUILDFORD1£6k
YORKSHIRE BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£3k
ESHER GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH1£2k
CHARITY OF ROBERT PHILLIPS1£2k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST, RANMOOR, SHEFFIELD1£717

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ELMBRIDGE MENCAP.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ELMBRIDGE U3A£103k—0unclear—no doubt
ELMBRIDGE MENCAP FY2024£272k—0unclear—no doubt
ELMBRIDGE CAN FY2024£217k—0unclear—no doubt
CAMBERLEY & DISTRICT UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE (U3A) FY2025£142k—0below—no doubt
U3A IN LONDON FY2025£157k—0unclear—no doubt
THORNBURY U3A FY2025£141k—0above—no doubt

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