THE UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE ( DUNSTABLE )

Registered charity 1079444 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as U3A ( DUNSTABLE ), U3A (DUNSTABLE)

The advancement of education and in particular the education of older people and those retired from full time work by all means including associated activities conducive to learning and personal development in the area of Dunstable and its surrounding locality.

Objects

1) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND IN PARTICULAR THE EDUCATION OF PEOPLE NOT IN FULL TIME GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT WHO ARE IN THEIR THIRD AGE (BEING THE PERIOD OF TIME AFTER THE FIRST AGE OF CHILDHOOD DEPENDENCE AND THE SECOND AGE OF FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT AND/OR PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY) RESIDING IN DUNSTABLE AND ITS SURROUNDING LOCALITY.2) THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR LEISURE TIME AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE ABOVE PERSONS IN THE INTERESTS OF THEIR SOCIAL WELFARE

Area of benefit: DUNSTABLE AND ITS SURROUNDING AREA

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity finished the year in a strong financial position with a healthy financial reserve, although total payments exceeded total receipts by £2,613.35. Per the trustees' report, the organization is financially strong and provides excellent value for money, with membership stabilized at over 800.

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 4 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
• Campaigns and political activity 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
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Frank Shawchair
• David Courtenay
• Linda Lawson
• Martin Wild · trustee of 3 other charities
• Michael Dance
• Nicholas Porter
• Patricia Boult
• Susan Porter
• Timothy Anderson

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

Operates in: Central Bedfordshire

Income and spending

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