DEWSBURY AND DISTRICT THIRD AGE

Registered charity 518273 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as D 3 A, DEWSBURY AND DISTRICT GROUP U3A

The Dewsbury & District Third Age provides friendly informal classes for people over fifty in an inclusive environment in Dewsbury and its surrounding areas.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PEOPLE OVER FIFTY YEARS IN AN INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT IN DEWSBURY AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS

Area of benefit: DEWSBURY

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 the charity remains financially sound with sufficient funds to cover unexpected situations. The trustees note that while the organization is currently maintaining fees, they anticipate potential increases for the 2026/2027 period to manage rising room hire charges. The overall financial performance for the year resulted in a surplus of £3,021.07.

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

What the accounts disclose

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
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• SANDRA DIANA BLIGH BSc,FCRchair
• AUDREY PARKIN
• Barbara Ann Clough
• CAROL ASHTON
• CHRIS PARKIN
• Charmaine Zena Beverley Straker-Purvis
• Ian Richard Woollin
• Raymond Anthony Raper
• Richard Alfred Grigg
• STEPHANIE LESLEY ROE
• SUSAN BURNETT
• Susan Ethel Lewis
• Tracey Maria McQuinn

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

Operates in: City Of Wakefield · Kirklees

Income and spending

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