BASINGSTOKE- OLD BASING U3A

Registered charity 1086263 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as OLD BASING AND DISTRICT U3A, THE OLD BASING & DISTRICT U3A

ARTS/CULTURE, SPORT/RECREATION, EDUCATION AND TRAINING

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 IN BASINGSTOKE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE, BASINGSTOKE AND SURROUNDING AREA.

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
£95k
Latest spending
£101k
Registered
2001
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that expenditure of £101,090 exceeded income of £95,169, resulting in a deficit of £5,921. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £17,700, which trustees state are held to withstand unexpected events such as a decline in membership.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Social Excursions (53% of income)
“Social Excursions 50,809”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/05/2025£95k£101k
31/05/2024£88k£91k
31/05/2023£62k£60k
31/05/2022£32k£19k
31/05/2021£16k£9k

Common questions

Is BASINGSTOKE- OLD BASING U3A financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that expenditure of £101,090 exceeded income of £95,169, resulting in a deficit of £5,921. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £17,700, which trustees state are held to withstand unexpected events such as a decline in membership. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.