KNUTSFORD AND DISTRICT UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE

Registered charity 1139427 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Educational activties for older retired in the Knutsford & District ,part of The Uiversity of Third Age

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: KNUTSFORD 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

£103k

Latest spending

£105k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held £24,051.89 in unrestricted funds and £18,253.10 in restricted funds at the end of the financial year. Although unrestricted expenditure slightly exceeded unrestricted income, the trustees describe the financial situation as healthy. The charity maintains a reserves policy targeting six months of running costs for contingencies.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of running costs (held: £24k)

“Our reserves policy is to maintain a level of reserves at a figure of 6 months running costs for our ‘core’ organisation. This is to allow for contingencies, such as the need to replace or acquire necessary equipment, and unexpected expenses.”

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.

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr Dennis Anthony Robertschair
Dr Mark Howard Barley
Dr STUART JOHN ALLAN
Georgina Blackburn
IRENE ELIZABETH HARDY
Lucy Kitcher
Roger Graham Brown
Stephen Kitcher
Susan Diane Allan
Wendy Elizabeth Brooks
Zoe Elissa Langmead

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

Operates in: Cheshire East

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2026	£103k	£105k
31/03/2025	£77k	£72k
31/03/2024	£73k	£64k
31/03/2023	£62k	£55k
31/03/2022	£33k	£35k

Common questions

Is KNUTSFORD AND DISTRICT UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held £24,051.89 in unrestricted funds and £18,253.10 in restricted funds at the end of the financial year. Although unrestricted expenditure slightly exceeded unrestricted income, the trustees describe the financial situation as healthy. The charity maintains a reserves policy targeting six months of running costs for contingencies. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.