Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • All female board: -3
  • Large volunteers +5
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

WHITBY WHALER U3A 

Whitby Whaler U3A aims to increase and widen the provision of informal adult learning opportunities for third agers throughout the Whitby area, to enable members to pursue their interests, keep active and make new friends, improving members lives and enriching the local community.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is completely female

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/07/22£28£29£-1n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/07/21£9£4£4n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/07/20£30£22£8n/an/an/an/an/a45
31/07/19*£30£29£2n/an/an/an/an/a45
31/07/18£30£29£2£0£0£0n/a050
31/07/17£22£19£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/16£22£19£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/15£29£29£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/14£26£26£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/13£21£23£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/12£21£20£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/11£20£18£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/10£17£16£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/09£19£19£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/08£18£20£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/07£14£14£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/06£13£13£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/05£14£13£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/04£12£11£1£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 30 years

https://u3asites.org.uk/whitby/home

sandragoodship@gmail.com

01947600963

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Technical, vocational and continuing education
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • North Yorkshire,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 50 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/01/1994, number: 1031689
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR19: 13 days late,
Main office

32 Brook Park
Briggswath
WHITBY
YO21 1RT

Objectives

1 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND IN PARTICULAR THE EDUCATION OF OLDER PEOPLE IN WHITBY AND IN THE SURROUNDING LOCALITY. 2 THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR LEISURE TIME AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE ABOVE PERSONS IN THE INTERESTS OF THEIR SOCIAL WELFARE

Defined Area of Benefit:

WHITBY AND ITS SURROUNDING LOCALITY

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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