Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

RYE & DISTRICT U3A

Self help learning organisation for older people, with over 20 interest groups including history, current affairs, languages, art, craft, walking, birdwatching and computing.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile recently
  • 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
31/08/23£5£4£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/22£4£4£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/21£4£3£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/20£9£10£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/19£11£11£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/18£12£11£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/17?£3£3£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/16?£4£4£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/15£3£2£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/14£3£2£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/13?£3£3£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/12£9£9£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/11£3£3£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/10£6£5£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/09£3£3£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/08£2£2£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/07£2£2£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/06£2£2£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 20 years

http://u3asites.org.uk/rye

u3aryebusinesssec@btinternet.com

01797222567

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Other education support
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it operates
  • East Sussex,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Rye & District U3A
£600 23/03/2022
Funding was provided to purchase a new laptop for use by the membership secretary.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • CAROL PIETRE-CAMBACEDES Appointed: 2018
  • GEORGINA CHRISTINE LOWE Appointed: 2020
  • IAN GEOFFREY SCOTT Appointed: 2019
  • JACQUELINE PANKHURST Appointed: 2018
  • MICHAEL STANLEY TAYLOR Appointed: 2021
  • PATRICK FRANCIS BONHAM Appointed: 2023
  • REV JOY GWYNETH DAVENPORT (Chair) Appointed: 2018
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 26/05/2005, number: 1109738
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Risk management
Filing Record
18 returns made; all on time
Main office

6 Fair Meadow
RYE
TN31 7NL

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND, IN PARTICULAR, THE EDUCATION OF OLDER PEOPLE AND THOSE WHO ARE RETIRED FROM FULL TIME WORK, BY ALL MEANS INCLUDING ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES CONDUCIVE TO LEARNING AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

RYE AND THE SURROUNDING LOCALITY

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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