SOUTHPORT U3A

Registered charity 1164448 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charitable purpose of the u3a is the advancement of education and, in particular,the education of older people and those who have retired from full time work, by all means' including associated activities conducive to 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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Registered contact address: Sefton, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net income of £17,368 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in total unrestricted and restricted funds increasing to £99,316. The trustees confirmed that the charity holds sufficient reserves to meet its obligations and adopted the going concern basis of accounting. No material uncertainties or risks to the charity's continued operation were disclosed in the filing.

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 4 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
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Allan George Blanchard
• Anthony Sawyer
• Brenda Jones
• Christine Howorth
• Deborah Kerr
• Ian Homewood
• John Thorpe
• Michael Roger Haigh
• Neil McMillan

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

Operates in: Sefton

Income and spending

Common questions

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• SAWBRIDGEWORTH U3A income £82k
• SHOREHAM & SOUTHWICK U3A income £28k
• UPMINSTER U3A income £36k
• EXETER U3A income £28k
• u3a in Bath income £91k
• STAFFORD UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE (U3A) income £90k

Side by side with its peers

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