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THE WARRINGTON U3A

Registered charity 1085069 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WARRINGTON U3A

Provision of facilities for educational and recreational activities to improve the health, and the mental and social welfare of older people.

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: WARRINGTON 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 · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£66k
Latest spending
£66k
Registered
2001
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity faces financial pressure from rising accommodation and utility costs, with the 2024-25 year seeing costs exceed budget by £3,549. Projections indicate a potential deficit of £4,997 for 2025/2026 if subscription rates remain at £40, prompting a recommendation to raise fees to £45 to achieve a surplus. The charity relies on membership fees as its chief income source and notes that reserves would be drained if it runs at a loss.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Membership fees
“membership fees are our chief income source” — page 1
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“As a charity we are not allowed to run at a loss and our remaining reserves would also be drained.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donation of five laptops from DJH Accountants (Bury branch)
“resolved by a donation of five laptops from the Bury branch of DJH Accountants who were upgrading their hardware. We are very grateful to them for not only resolving our immediate issue but also providing extra equipment beyond what we could have hoped for through our own resources.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 3 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: Cheshire East · Cheshire West & Chester · Warrington

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
01/04/2025£66k£66k
01/04/2024£68k£66k
01/04/2023£63k£69k
01/04/2022£46k£41k
01/04/2021£17k£16k

Common questions

Is THE WARRINGTON U3A financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity faces financial pressure from rising accommodation and utility costs, with the 2024-25 year seeing costs exceed budget by £3,549. Projections indicate a potential deficit of £4,997 for 2025/2026 if subscription rates remain at £40, prompting a recommendation to raise fees to £45 to achieve a surplus. The charity relies on membership fees as its chief income source and notes that reserves would be drained if it runs at a loss.