BEESTON U3A

Registered charity 1152882 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance the education of older people in the Beeston and surrounding areas. This is done by sharing knowledge and the development of interest groups led by members. This helps promote social contacts as well as life long learning.

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.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Broxtowe, East Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£76k
Latest spending
£68k
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's financial position is sound, with total funds increasing from £74,573 to £76,174. The charity has maintained its membership fee without an increase and is able to support interest groups through loans and grants. The treasurer's report confirms the financial position is sound, and the chair's report highlights healthy membership growth and active operations.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2026

  • Volunteers: 150

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 120

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 130

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£76k£68k
31/03/2025£75k£69k
31/03/2024£62k£56k
31/03/2023£51k£45k
31/03/2022£34k£28k

Common questions

Is BEESTON U3A financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's financial position is sound, with total funds increasing from £74,573 to £76,174. The charity has maintained its membership fee without an increase and is able to support interest groups through loans and grants. The treasurer's report confirms the financial position is sound, and the chair's report highlights healthy membership growth and active operations. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CHICHESTER U3A.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BEESTON U3A£76k——unclear—no doubt
CHICHESTER U3A FY2025£37k—0above—no doubt
EXETER U3A FY2026£28k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ST NEOTS & DISTRICT U3A FY2025£84k—0unclear—no doubt
U3A CRANLEIGH AND DISTRICT AREA FY2025£59k—0no_policy—no doubt
CHESTER U3A FY2025£45k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.