BISHOP'S STORTFORD UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE

Registered charity 1132055 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BISHOP'S STORTFORD UNIVERSTITY OF THE THIRD AGE

The activities of Bishop's Stortford U3A are based on the objects of the U3A which are to advance the education and physical well-being of those people not in full time employment, who are in their third age, residing in Bishop's Stortfod and surrounding locality

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

Latest income
£68k
Latest spending
£67k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £1,453, bringing unrestricted cash balances to £28,737. The trustees report that free cash reserves stood at 5.2 months of unrestricted expenditure, which is within their stated policy target of 2 to 5 months. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified that would cause concern regarding the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: two to five months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £29k)
Our reserve policy is to maintain free cash balances within the range of 2 to 5 months of unrestricted expenditure. — page 3
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Essex · Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£68k£67k
31/12/2023£43k£39k
31/12/2022£61k£58k
31/12/2021£27k£24k
31/12/2020£23k£20k

Common questions

Is BISHOP'S STORTFORD UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £1,453, bringing unrestricted cash balances to £28,737. The trustees report that free cash reserves stood at 5.2 months of unrestricted expenditure, which is within their stated policy target of 2 to 5 months. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified that would cause concern regarding the accounts. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.