SIDMOUTH U3A

Registered charity 1183607 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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 Sidmouth and its surrounding locality.

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 SIDMOUTH 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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that u3a Sidmouth held unrestricted general funds of £15,416.98 as of 31 January 2025, an increase from £11,096.52 in the previous year. The balance sheet indicates current assets of £15,416.98, fully represented by these general funds, with no liabilities disclosed. The accounts were prepared by the Honorary Treasurer and independently checked by Allen Marks.

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 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Angie Hutchings
• Christopher David Powell
• Francetta Bridle
• Gail Lesley Richmond
• JILL DIANE WILLIAMS
• Jacqueline Margaret Cox
• Kate Ashby
• Lesley Ann Tuck

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

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