WATERLOOVILLE U3A

Registered charity 1116807 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Educational and social activities for those no longer in full time employment

Objects

(1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND IN PARTICULAR THE EDUCATION OF OLDER PEOPLE NO LONGER IN FULL TIME GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT IN WATERLOOVILLE AND ITS SURROUNDING LOCALITY.(2) THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR LEISURE TIME AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE ABOVE PERSONS IN THE INTERESTS OF THEIR SOCIAL WELFARE

Area of benefit: WATERLOOVILLE 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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Latest income

£64k

Latest spending

£63k

Registered

2006

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves are £18,540, which is below the stated policy target of three months' net expenditure. The charity operates on a receipts and payments basis with total income of £54,878 and no disclosed fundraising costs or trading subsidiaries.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months net expenditure on main account expenditure items (held: £19k)

“The level of reserves maintained at the start of each financial year should be at least 3 months net expenditure on main account expenditure items.” — page 6

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
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

ANNA MEADES
Angela Chapman
Anthony PAUL · trustee of 1 other charity
Chris Barrell
Hilary Ryan
KEVIN STOCK · trustee of 1 other charity
LYNDA MOORE
ROBERT STANSBURY
Vicki Mottershead

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2026	£64k	£63k
31/03/2025	£55k	£55k
31/03/2024	£48k	£44k
31/03/2023	£11k	£17k
31/03/2022	£10k	£11k

Common questions

Is WATERLOOVILLE U3A financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves are £18,540, which is below the stated policy target of three months' net expenditure. The charity operates on a receipts and payments basis with total income of £54,878 and no disclosed fundraising costs or trading subsidiaries. Its FY2025 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	10/06/2008	£7k	Shared Learning Project