CAMBERLEY & DISTRICT UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE (U3A)

Registered charity 1086851 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Camberley U3A is a self-help, self-managed lifelong learning co-operative for older people no longer in full-time work, providing opportunities for other members to share learning experiences in a wide range of interest groups and to pursue learning not for qualifications, but for fun.

Objects

1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND IN PARTICULAR THE EDUCATION OF MIDDLE AGED AND OLDER PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT IN FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT IN CAMBERLEY 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: CAMBERLEY AND SURROUNDING AREAS

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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Latest income
£142k
Latest spending
£139k
Registered
2001
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity holds unrestricted cash reserves of £46,249, which the trustees state is approximately 43% of estimated annual expenditure. The accounts indicate a healthy financial position with reserves forecast to increase to between 4 and 6 months' expenditure in line with the trustees' policy.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £46k; policy: between 4 and 6 months’ of total expenditure, excluding expenditure related to outings)
“Cash reserves, after adjusting for creditors and pre-payments at year end were £46,249. This is equivalent to approximately 43% of estimated CU3A expenditure in 2024-25, excluding expenditure related to outings.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£142k£139k
31/07/2024£147k£139k
31/07/2023£97k£101k
31/07/2022£95k£91k
31/07/2021£9k£12k

Common questions

Is CAMBERLEY & DISTRICT UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE (U3A) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity holds unrestricted cash reserves of £46,249, which the trustees state is approximately 43% of estimated annual expenditure. The accounts indicate a healthy financial position with reserves forecast to increase to between 4 and 6 months' expenditure in line with the trustees' policy. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with STAFFORD UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE (U3A).

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CAMBERLEY & DISTRICT UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE (U3A)£142k—0below—no doubt
STAFFORD UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE (U3A) FY2025£90k—0below—no doubt
CAMBERLEY GYMNASTICS CLUB FY2025£454k—0above—no doubt
ELMBRIDGE U3A FY2025£103k—0unclear—no doubt
THORNBURY U3A FY2025£141k—0above—no doubt
CAMBERLEY JUDO CLUB FY2024£245k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.