THE CHILTERN UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE

Registered charity 1082794 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHILTERN U3A

To advance the education of middle-aged and older citizens not in gainful employment and living in the locality of the Chilterns; to provide facilities for leisure time and recreational activities aimed at improving the life-style and social welfare of those citizens.

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

Latest income
£78k
Latest spending
£77k
Registered
2000
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £36,764, which are significantly larger than its stated policy target of six months' expenditure. The trustees are satisfied that the organization is a going concern, with total net assets increasing from £48,220 to £50,460 over the year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 6 months’ expenditure (held: £37k)
The reserves are significantly larger than the general policy of 6 months’ expenditure. — 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.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire · Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£78k£77k
31/03/2024£68k£64k
31/03/2023£47k£47k
31/03/2022£37k£36k
31/03/2021£44k£19k

Common questions

Is THE CHILTERN UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £36,764, which are significantly larger than its stated policy target of six months' expenditure. The trustees are satisfied that the organization is a going concern, with total net assets increasing from £48,220 to £50,460 over the year. 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 Heritage Fund19/08/2013£5k"Amersham WW1 Memorial Record - bringing our heritage to life"