SAWSTON AREA UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE

Registered charity 1141150 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SAWSTON AREA U3A

Educational and recreational activities mainly centred on the retired although no age groups are specified

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 THE AREA OF BENEFIT.

Area of benefit: SAWSTON AND 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

£51k

Latest spending

£52k

Registered

2011

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made a loss last year, with total expenditure of £52,464.11 exceeding total income of £51,271.15. The trustees note that membership income is currently below running costs, leading to a fee increase, but state that reserves have not been impacted to a large extent. The independent examiner confirms the books are in good order.

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

What the accounts disclose

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The committee have been mindful of increasing costs, and taken steps to address this, without impacting our financial reserves to a large extent. Our membership income is currently below our running costs, and therefore the membership fees will rise this year.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 2 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
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

John Stephen Graychair
Barbara Jean Mary Chew
Cheryl Ellis
Christine Flux
Elaine Dwyer
Irene Patricia Gruby
MARTIN WATERS
Martin Harriss
Martyn Andrew Northfield
Michael Garth Murry Rowland

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/07/2025	£51k	£52k
31/07/2024	£50k	£49k
31/07/2023	£47k	£51k
31/07/2022	£47k	£42k
31/07/2021	£0	£3k

Common questions

Is SAWSTON AREA UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity made a loss last year, with total expenditure of £52,464.11 exceeding total income of £51,271.15. The trustees note that membership income is currently below running costs, leading to a fee increase, but state that reserves have not been impacted to a large extent. The independent examiner confirms the books are in good order. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.