MILL HILL U3A

Registered charity 1170622 · 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 Mill Hill and its surrounding locality.

Objects

THE CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF THE U3A IS: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 PARENTALRESPONSIBILITY) RESIDING IN MILL HILL AND ITS 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

£57k

Latest spending

£56k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £37,631, which is above the previous year's total of £36,590. The Trustees' policy is to hold approximately twelve months' expenditure in reserves, and the current surplus indicates the charity is maintaining adequate financial resources for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £38k)

“The Trustees aim to hold about 12 months annual expenditure in reserves.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

Barbara Cowen
Desnee Barnett
John Michael Kutner
Marilyn Jackson
Melvyn Sandler
Susan Mount
Veena Jagpal
Victor Brilliant

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

Operates in: Barnet

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£57k	£56k
31/03/2024	£60k	£56k
31/03/2023	£56k	£47k
31/03/2022	£18k	£21k
31/03/2021	£14k	£11k

Common questions

Is MILL HILL U3A financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £37,631, which is above the previous year's total of £36,590. The Trustees' policy is to hold approximately twelve months' expenditure in reserves, and the current surplus indicates the charity is maintaining adequate financial resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.