HAWKHURST U3A

Registered charity 1160653 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance education and in particular the education of people not in full time gainful employment who are in their Third Age (being the period of time after the first age of childhood dependence and the second age of full time employment and/or parental responsibility) residing in Hawkhurst and its surrounding location.

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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Latest income

£41k

Latest spending

£41k

Registered

2015

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's finances remain healthy, with a cash surplus for the year of £1,969.40. The organization reports a growing membership base of 385 members and maintains unrestricted reserves in the form of bank balances totaling £11,220.04.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 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.

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Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

Trevor Cottingtonchair
Ann Davies
Ann Wood
Anne Metcalf
Bridget Veitch · trustee of 2 other charities
Cheryl Rayner
Douglas Barron
Karon Cottington
Malcolm Howard
Margaret Langridge
Marie Thomas
Susan Hall

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

Operates in: East Sussex · Kent

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2026	£41k	£41k
31/03/2025	£31k	£30k
31/03/2024	£24k	£22k
31/03/2023	£22k	£24k
31/03/2022	£9k	£12k

Common questions

Is HAWKHURST U3A financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's finances remain healthy, with a cash surplus for the year of £1,969.40. The organization reports a growing membership base of 385 members and maintains unrestricted reserves in the form of bank balances totaling £11,220.04.