HILLINGDON UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE (U3A)

Registered charity 1086758 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Hillingdon u3a

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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: HILLINGDON 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 · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity maintains a small surplus to cover unexpected expenditure, funded primarily by gift-aided membership fees. The trustees report that the membership system has been updated and activities have largely resumed, with no indication of financial distress or material uncertainty regarding the charity's ability to continue.

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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Alan Ginman
• Christine Clare
• Freda Elizabeth Longhurst · trustee of 2 other charities
• GAYNOR MASON · trustee of 1 other charity
• HILARY PLACE
• Janina Zimmermann
• Judith Peddie
• PAMELA SMITH
• Patricia Ann Lines
• Pauline Rees
• Roger King
• Susan Elizabeth Cobb Bsc MBA · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Hillingdon

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).