UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE BROMLEY

Registered charity 803461 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as U 3 A BROMLEY

We are a self help organisation offering members a chance to meet others and to use or increase their knowledge, skills and experience through a variety of opportunities. We have over 80 different study groups such as art, computers, local studies, theatre, travel, keep fit all run by the members for the members.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£88k
Latest spending
£94k
Registered
1990
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £94,471 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds from £16,620 to £10,058. Per the Treasurer's Report, the charity's reserves policy is to hold sufficient sums to meet ongoing expenditures, and the trustees consider the available funds adequate for working capital. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient sums to enable it to meet its ongoing expenditures (held: £10k)
u3a's policy on reserves is to hold sufficient sums to enable it to meet its ongoing expenditures.
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bromley

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£88k£94k
31/12/2024£68k£71k
31/12/2023£59k£60k
31/12/2022£53k£49k
31/12/2021£31k£20k

Common questions

Is UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE BROMLEY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £94,471 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds from £16,620 to £10,058. Per the Treasurer's Report, the charity's reserves policy is to hold sufficient sums to meet ongoing expenditures, and the trustees consider the available funds adequate for working capital. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund22/06/2005£61"Bromley University Of The Third Age Will Use A Grant To Create A Book Recording The Wartime Memories Of Their Members Who Lived And Served D"
The National Lottery Community Fund17/06/2005£1kBromley War Memories