THE WARMINSTER U3A

Registered charity 1087984 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

OFFERING EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR Semi retired and retired PEOPLE IN THE WARMINSTER AREA, THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN STUDY AND INTEREST GROUPS, ATTENDANCE AT TALKS AND VISITS TO PLACES OF INTEREST. ENCOURAGING LIFE LONG LEARNING THROUGH SHARED KNOWLEDGE.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND IN PARTICULAR THE EDUCATION OF MIDDLE AGED AND OLDER PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT IN FULL TIME GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT IN WARMINSTER AND ITS SURROUNDING LOCALITY.1) 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: WARMINSTER 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.

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Latest income

£27k

Latest spending

£24k

Registered

2001

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated an excess of receipts over payments of £2,443 for the year ended 31 December 2024. Total unrestricted funds held at the end of the period were £10,549.40, while restricted funds stood at £83. The filing does not disclose any specific reserves policy or material financial risks.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

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.

Complaints handling
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Trustees · trustee networks

Pauline Reedchair
Charlotte Janet Wallis
Claire Randall-Cooke · trustee of 1 other charity
Ian Hammond
Stephanie Stevens · trustee of 1 other charity
Stewart Buckingham

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

Operates in: Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£27k	£24k
31/12/2024	£35k	£33k
31/12/2023	£23k	£20k
31/12/2022	£19k	£19k
31/12/2021	£10k	£15k

Common questions

Is THE WARMINSTER U3A financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated an excess of receipts over payments of £2,443 for the year ended 31 December 2024. Total unrestricted funds held at the end of the period were £10,549.40, while restricted funds stood at £83. The filing does not disclose any specific reserves policy or material financial risks.