Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 8
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Gov Income
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 14 ?

CHRISTCHURCH UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE

We offer a programme of educational and leisure activity for those no longer in full time work, comparable to local U3A's nationwide.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received Government grants
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

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 £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/07/23£48£43£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/22£56£50£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/21£23£15£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/20£33£33£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/19*£52£47£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/18£82£46£36n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/17£77£50£27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/16£76£50£27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/15?£87£58£30n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/14£65£46£20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/13*£56£40£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/12£46£46£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/11£42£41£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/10£39£39£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/09£37£37£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/08£38£32£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/07?£17£28£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/06£30£26£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/05£23£22£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/04£23£22£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 23 years
Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Other education support
How it operates
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Bournemouth,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • EILEEN JOAN LANCASTER
  • ELAINE TRAYLER Appointed: 2023
  • IAN PETERKIN Appointed: 2023
  • JOHN ALLAN FAIRBAIRN Appointed: 2012
  • JACKIE SHERMAN Appointed: 2022
  • JOHN BELL (Chair) Appointed: 2021
  • PAULA WATTON Appointed: 2021
  • SARAH CATHERINE SMITH Appointed: 2022
  • SUSAN AURIEL FILLERY Appointed: 2021
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/03/2002, number: 1091197
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • 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
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR19: 72 days late, AR13: 145 days late,
Main office

Epicentre
Druitt Hall Approach
High street
Christchurch
Dorset
BH23:1AB

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PERSONS AGED 50 AND OVER WHO ARE NOT IN FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE PROVISION OF CLASSES AND MEETINGS AND THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECTS OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID PERSONS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE. CHRISTCHURCH IN THE COUNTY OF DORSET

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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