SHOREHAM & SOUTHWICK U3A

Registered charity 1117982 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance education for people not in full time employment with the study of a variety of topics, organised, led, and where applicable researched by the members. Provide the opportunity to pursue learning for sheer enjoyment. Provide the facilities for leisure time and recreational activities with the object of improving the conditions of life for older people in the interests of social welfare.

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 SHOREHAM, SOUTHWICK AND SURROUNDING DISTRICT.

Area of benefit: SHOREHAM, SOUTHWICK 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.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted cash reserves stood at £16,381 as of 31 July 2025, with a stated policy to hold funds covering six months of operational costs. The trustees note that the main financial risk is the loss of income from membership subscriptions and intend to reduce reserves in a planned manner. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounting records or their accuracy.

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
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• 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
• 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

• Diane Susan Coe
• Frances Olivier - Kay
• Joanne Matthews
• Karen Hewitt · trustee of 1 other charity
• Laura Watson
• Lesley Jane Scarff
• Lesley Mason
• Liz Gibbs
• ROSS WORKMAN
• Sheila Brady
• Susan Lawrence

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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