THE NEWBURY UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE

Registered charity 1097700 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NU3A

Education and leisure activities on a self help basis for retired and semi-retired people in the Newbury area of West Berkshire.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE U3A ARE:I TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, AND IN PARTICULAR OLDER PEOPLE, IN NEWBURY AND ITS SURROUNDING LOCALITY WHO ARE IN FULL-TIME GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT.II THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR LEISURE TIME AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES WITH THE OBJECT OFIMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE ABOVE PERSONS IN THE INTERESTS OF THEIR SOCIAL WELFARE.

Area of benefit: NEWBURY 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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Registered contact address: West Berkshire, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£133k

Latest spending

£141k

Registered

2003

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an overall deficit of £7,866 for the year ended 31 December 2025, compared to a surplus of £3,199 in the previous year. Total income decreased to £132,688 from £117,177, while expenditure increased to £140,554 from £113,978. The reserves policy requires general reserves to cover six months of essential commitments, and the total reserves stood at £40,951 at year-end.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months essential commitments (reserves figure: £41k)

“General reserves must always cover six months essential commitments in accordance with the reserves policy.” — page 4

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
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
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 75

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 25

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 25

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Carole Susan Harmer
Derek Stephen Child
Dr JAYNE HIPKISS
JILLIAN BOSLEY
Lorraine Strudley
Rosemarie Franklin
Sandra Joyce Grimditch
Susan Wardell
Timothy Peter Jarvis
Wendy Jacqueline Walker

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

Operates in: West Berkshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£133k	£141k
31/12/2024	£46k	£47k
31/12/2023	£44k	£40k
31/12/2022	£38k	£33k
31/12/2021	£35k	£27k

Common questions

Is THE NEWBURY UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an overall deficit of £7,866 for the year ended 31 December 2025, compared to a surplus of £3,199 in the previous year. Total income decreased to £132,688 from £117,177, while expenditure increased to £140,554 from £113,978. The reserves policy requires general reserves to cover six months of essential commitments, and the total reserves stood at £40,951 at year-end. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE - HAXBY AND WIGGINTON.

THE UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE - HAXBY AND WIGGINTON income £39k
TEWKESBURY AND DISTRICT UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE income £32k
UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE FARNBOROUGH AND DISTRICT income £136k
PETERBOROUGH UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE income £119k
KENILWORTH UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE income £33k
RAYLEIGH GRANGE UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE income £46k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE NEWBURY UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE	£133k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE - HAXBY AND WIGGINTON FY2025	£39k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
TEWKESBURY AND DISTRICT UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE FY2025	£32k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE FARNBOROUGH AND DISTRICT FY2025	£136k	—	above	—	no doubt
PETERBOROUGH UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE FY2025	£119k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
KENILWORTH UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE FY2025	£33k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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