THORPE BAY U3A

Registered charity 1138162 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THORPE BAY UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE

(i) to advance the education of the public and in particular the education of older people no longer in full time gainful employment in Thorpe Bay and its surrounding locality. (ii) 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.

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: THORPE BAY 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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a planned deficit of £1,360 for the year, reducing unrestricted reserves to £18,416, which represents 14.7 months of anticipated future expenditure. The trustees note that while they are finding it increasingly difficult to recruit and retain group leaders, the charity remains a going concern with adequate resources to continue operating.

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 4 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
• Campaigns and political activity 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
• 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

• Alison Vera MacDonald
• Brian Lewis
• Carol Sheern
• Carole Jonas
• David Barnes
• David Graham Bidgood
• Hylton Thompson
• Kenneth Phillips
• Lynda Cattell
• Martin Dennis Brazier
• Pamela Dewey · trustee of 1 other charity
• Susan Sleap

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

Operates in: Southend-on-sea

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