UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE, TODMORDEN

Registered charity 1145937 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as U3A TODMORDEN

The advancement of education and, in particular, the education of older people and thosewho are retired from full time work by all means, including associated activities conduciveto learning and personal development.

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.

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's financial position remains healthy, with general unrestricted reserves of £22,538, which exceeds the stated policy target of covering six months of running costs. The charity reported a surplus for the year, driven by increased membership and subscription rates, allowing it to fund new initiatives and absorb cost increases without requiring further fee hikes.

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 handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• 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
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• David Tyaschair
• Alan Patrick McDonald
• Barbara Winifred Wigley
• Brenda Margaret Botten
• Christine Richmond
• Elisabeth Furlong
• Fiona Ryland
• Jerome Way
• Karen Marsh
• MICHAEL JOHN BENTON
• Michael Wilson Astrop
• Peter Gibson
• William Black

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

Operates in: Calderdale

Income and spending

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