THE FLINTSHIRE U3A

Registered charity 1096025 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FLINTSHIRE UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE, FU3A

Educational, recreational and social activities for people no longer in full-time employment

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: FLINTSHIRE 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 Flintshire u3a held unrestricted reserves of £20,452 at the end of the period, following an in-year deficit of £1,605. The trustees note that this level of reserves is higher than required by their medium-term strategy and is being managed downwards. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Julie Harveychair
• Barbara Thomas
• Catherine Thomas
• Ian Andrew Nicoll
• Joan Christina Maw
• Karen Green
• Kerry Ann Feather
• Lynne Julia Ingman · trustee of 1 other charity
• Michael Paul Whiteaker
• Timothy Paul Ellis

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

Operates in: Flintshire

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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