GRAVESEND, NORTHFLEET&DISTRICT UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE (U3A)

Registered charity 1180160 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The advancement of education for retired and semi-retired people by all means, including associated activities conducive to learning and personal development in Gravesend, Northfleet and the surrounding localities.

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 IN GRAVESEND, NORTHFLEET AND THE 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

£34k

Latest spending

£31k

Registered

2018

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a net surplus of £3,090.79 for the main account and £573.17 for the social account, resulting in a total closing balance of £12,510.72. The trustees report that this financial position complies with their reserves policy, which aims to maintain a balance of at least six months' expenditure to ensure the charity's survival and ability to manage closure if necessary. The charity notes that ongoing recruitment efforts have compensated for non-renewals, maintaining healthy membership numbers.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six month’s expenditure (held: £13k)

“In accordance with u3a Guidelines, our u3a has a Reserves Policy, which aims to ensure that we have a balance of at least six month’s expenditure” — page 2

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 policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

ALAN GEORGE SCOTT
DOREEN IRIS NEIGHBOUR
Dennis Neighbour
JOAN PORTER
Jane Elizabeth Holman
Joyce Carol Bell
PETER DAVID BUTTLE
Raymond Neil Maclean
Stephen Robert Nolan
Susan Patricia Kirwan

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£34k	£31k
31/12/2024	£37k	£34k
31/12/2023	£26k	£26k
31/12/2022	£23k	£24k
31/12/2021	£5k	£5k

Common questions

Is GRAVESEND, NORTHFLEET&DISTRICT UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE (U3A) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a net surplus of £3,090.79 for the main account and £573.17 for the social account, resulting in a total closing balance of £12,510.72. The trustees report that this financial position complies with their reserves policy, which aims to maintain a balance of at least six months' expenditure to ensure the charity's survival and ability to manage closure if necessary. The charity notes that ongoing recruitment efforts have compensated for non-renewals, maintaining healthy membership numbers. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.