BURNHAM ON CROUCH UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE (U3A)

Registered charity 1091017 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance the education of middle-aged and older people who are not in full-time employment in Burnham-on-Crouch and its surrounding locality. The provision of facilities for leisure time and recreational activities with the object of improving the mental and, where desired, the physical capabilities of the above persons in the interest of their social life.

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: BURNHAM ON CROUCH 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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's financial position was healthy at the end of the 2024-25 financial year, with positive balances. The trustees report that reserves are comfortably in line with the stated policy target of covering six months of regular operating activity.

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 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Carl Hugheschair
• David Rae
• Diane Jane Raddon
• Graham Newman
• Joanne Gray
• Loraine Jarvis
• Marilyn O'Doherty
• Maureen Rae
• Peter Wardle
• Philip Flack

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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