THE PERSHORE AND DISTRICT U3A

Registered charity 1093328 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The provision of a range of intellectual, physical and social activities in the form of lectures, talks visits and field excursions. The basis of the educational content comes from the membership and reflects their interest, expertese and interests. Much of the teaching is done inhouse.

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 THE AREA OF BENEFIT.

Area of benefit: PERSHORE, IN THE COUNTY OF WORCESTERSHIRE

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

Registered contact address: Wychavon, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£38k
Latest spending
£35k
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity is in a healthy financial position, supported by diligent control of accounts by the Treasurer. Membership has increased to 925, and the organization continues to host social events and support its groups. However, the Chair notes a significant challenge in encouraging more members to volunteer for essential roles.

Automated summary of the FY2025 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2025

  • Volunteers: 90

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2024

  • Volunteers: 85

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2023

  • Volunteers: 80

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Worcestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£38k£35k
30/09/2024£34k£32k
30/09/2023£29k£25k
30/09/2022£21k£21k
30/09/2021£10k£10k

Common questions

Is THE PERSHORE AND DISTRICT U3A financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is in a healthy financial position, supported by diligent control of accounts by the Treasurer. Membership has increased to 925, and the organization continues to host social events and support its groups. However, the Chair notes a significant challenge in encouraging more members to volunteer for essential roles.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund15/06/2005£5kPresentation equipment

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BEESTON U3A.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE PERSHORE AND DISTRICT U3A£38k—0unclear—no doubt
BEESTON U3A FY2026£76k——unclear—no doubt
WINDSOR AND DISTRICT U3A FY2025£42k—0unclear—no doubt
ODIHAM DISTRICT U3A FY2025£92k——unclear—no doubt
U3A CRANLEIGH AND DISTRICT AREA FY2025£59k—0no_policy—no doubt
THE FERNDOWN & DISTRICT U3A FY2025£96k—0unclear—no doubt

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