HARBOROUGH WELLAND U3A

Registered charity 1198093 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HWU3A

The HWu3a has over 70 groups which enables it to offer a very wide range of activities to its members. These may help increase fitness and mobility (6 different walking groups, cycling, country dancing etc) or more learning or artistic based activities ( choir, art appreciation, archaeology and a large gardening group). There are monthly meetings with a speaker. All groups are led by the members.

Objects

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (“OBJECTS”) ARE 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 MARKET HARBOROUGH AND SURROUNDING AREAS.

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

£63k

Latest spending

£62k

Registered

2022

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net surplus of £1,247 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total incoming resources of £63,463 and total expenditure of £62,216. Free/unrestricted reserves stood at £31,696, which the trustees state covers 19 months of regular operating activity against a policy target of 12 months. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties disclosed.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 12 months of regular operating activity (held: £32k)

“The reserves policy is to maintain reserves at a minimum of 12 months of regular operating activity.” — page 6

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints 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
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Register events

Received assets from another charity (16/03/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (10/03/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Ced Bufton
Clare Heaton
Linda Reed
Louise Elsome
Pamela Costall
Peter Saunders
Robert Davison

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

Operates in: Leicestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£63k	£62k
31/12/2024	£63k	£59k
31/12/2023	£66k	£65k
31/12/2022	£82k	£55k

Common questions

Is HARBOROUGH WELLAND U3A financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net surplus of £1,247 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total incoming resources of £63,463 and total expenditure of £62,216. Free/unrestricted reserves stood at £31,696, which the trustees state covers 19 months of regular operating activity against a policy target of 12 months. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties disclosed. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.