WYMONDHAM U3A
Mutual self help learning for people in their third age
Objects
THE CHARITY’S OBJECT (‘THE OBJECT’) IS THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, AND IN PARTICULAR THE EDUCATION OF OLDER PEOPLE AND THOSE RETIRED FROM FULL TIME WORK, BY ALL MEANS, INCLUDING ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES CONDUCIVE TO LEARNING AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, IN WYMONDHAM AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total receipts were £43,336 against total payments of £44,737, resulting in a net deficit of £1,400 for the period. Free/unrestricted reserves (net assets) decreased from £20,377 to £17,762, with cash funds at year-end standing at £20,432. The document notes that all funds are unrestricted and prepared using the Receipts and Payments method.
What the accounts disclose
“Groups Activities 14,190”
Policies the charity declares
- 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
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025
- Volunteers: 120
Trustees
- Georgette Valechair
- Christine Thornton
- David Charles Pickman
- Gordon Denniss
- John Alan Peat
- Linda Marjorie Armour
- Wendy Jacqueline Forsdick
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £43k | £45k |
| 31/12/2024 | £114k | £131k |
| 31/12/2023 | £139k | £118k |
| 31/12/2022 | £90k | £89k |
| 31/12/2021 | £61k | £70k |
Common questions
Is WYMONDHAM U3A financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total receipts were £43,336 against total payments of £44,737, resulting in a net deficit of £1,400 for the period. Free/unrestricted reserves (net assets) decreased from £20,377 to £17,762, with cash funds at year-end standing at £20,432. The document notes that all funds are unrestricted and prepared using the Receipts and Payments method. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WYMONDHAM U3A | £43k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BUCKINGHAM AND DISTRICT U3A | £38k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE - YORK | £141k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SHEFFIELD U3A | £141k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| YEOVIL U3A | £56k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| LEWES U3A | £72k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |