KING'S LYNN U3A

Registered charity 1100986 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Kings Lynn U3A University Age

Advance education of older people no longer in full time employment. They range from Local History, history, walking, art appreciation, modern languages etc.

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: KING'S LYNN

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

£29k

Latest spending

£28k

Registered

2003

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held total funds of £20,273.19 at the end of the year, which the Trustees consider sufficient for financial stability. The charity is self-financing with no disclosed staff costs or pension deficits.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Membership (30% of income)

“Our principal source of funds is member subscription received as donations and recorded accordingly.” — page 4

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: six months operational expenditure (held: £20k)

“the Trustees will maintain our reserves at a level which approximates to six months operational expenditure.” — page 5

Per its FY2024 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.

Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Trustees · trustee networks

Neil Prewchair
Carol Hannam
Christine Mary Irvine
Dana Gower
Jacqueline Wendy Lorking
Julia Christabel Paul
Juliette Christine Pateman
Marilyn Prew
Norma Chaplin
Susan Bruce
Susan Lindsey Lovell

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

Operates in: Norfolk

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£29k	£28k
31/12/2023	£23k	£17k
31/12/2022	£15k	£15k
31/12/2021	£14k	£13k
31/12/2020	£15k	£10k

Common questions

Is KING'S LYNN U3A financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held total funds of £20,273.19 at the end of the year, which the Trustees consider sufficient for financial stability. The charity is self-financing with no disclosed staff costs or pension deficits. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	10/12/2009	£4k	Hand Bell Ringing Group of King's Lynn U3A