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 ?

SARRATT AND DISTRICT U3A 

PROVIDE AN EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL FACILITY FOR THOSE WHO ARE RETIRED OR SEMI RETIRED. RUN A MONTHLY 'MAIN' MEETING WITH A SPEAKER ON A VARIED RANGE OF TOPICS AND VARIOUS GROUPS THAT OPERATE THROUGH THE MONTH IN A WIDE RANGE OF SUBJECTS. WE ARE AFFILIATED TO THE THIRD AGE TRUST.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile recently
Established: 13 years
Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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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
31/12/22£21£20£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/21£4£9£-4n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/20£9£7£2n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/19£33£32£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/18£33£32£1£0£0£0n/a030
31/12/17£33£32£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£42£41£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£29£27£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£27£24£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£25£26£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£20£20£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£24£23£1£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Hertfordshire,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 9/10 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/12/2010, number: 1139443
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
12 returns made; all on time
Main office

43 LINKS WAY
CROXLEY GREEN
RICKMANSWORTH
WD3 3RH

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.

Defined Area of Benefit:

SARRATT

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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