Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
    • Large volunteers +5
    Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

    GUILDFORD AREA UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE (U3A) 

    Guildford Area U3a organises in excess of 100 groups for persons retired or semi-retired. For an annual donation members are able to attend groups in Art,Crafts,Discussion,Drama,Games,Health Fitness & Leisure,History Languages, Literature, Music, Research and the Sciences.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
    • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

    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
    31/08/23£84£84£0n/an/an/an/an/a110
    31/08/22£99£91£8n/an/an/an/an/a109
    31/08/21£50£17£32n/an/an/an/an/a135
    31/08/20*£81£65£16n/an/an/an/an/a100
    31/08/19£74£80£-6n/an/an/an/an/a120
    31/08/18£68£68£1£0£0£0n/a00
    31/08/17£67£68£-1£0£0£0n/a00
    31/08/16£67£70£-3£0£0£0n/a00
    31/08/15?£63£64£-1£0£0£0n/a00
    31/07/14£58£56£2£0£0£0n/a00
    31/07/13£66£69£-3£0£0£0n/a00
    31/07/12£70£84£-14£0£0£0n/a00
    31/07/11£61£69£-8£0£0£0n/a00
    31/07/10£61£59£2£0£0£0n/a00
    31/07/09£57£50£7£0£0£0n/a00
    31/07/08£59£49£10£0£0£0n/a00
    31/07/07£63£49£15£0£0£0n/a00
    31/07/06£34£32£2£0£0£0n/a00
    31/07/05£29£29£1£0£0£0n/a00
    31/07/04£27£26£0£0£0£0n/a00

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 37 years

    guildfordu3a.org.uk

    secretary@guildfordu3a.org.uk

    01483 323631

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Amateur Sport
    • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
    • Education/Training
    • Recreation
    GiG Classification
    • Technical, vocational and continuing education
    How it operates
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Surrey,
    Who it helps
    • Other Defined Groups
    Who works here?
    • Unknown number of employees
    • 110 volunteers

    Who's supporting them? ?

    We have no records of donations from grant makers.

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (11)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 11/06/1987, number: 296975
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Conflicting interests
    • Investment
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    20 returns made; AR20: 3 days late,
    Main office

    Guildford Area u3a
    PO Box 1631
    Guildford

    Objectives

    THE OBJECTS OF THE U3A ARE TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND IN PARTICULAR THE EDUCATION OF OLDER PEOPLE NO LONGER IN FULL TIME GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT IN GUILDFORD AND ITS SURROUNDING LOCALITY.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:

    GUILDFORD AND ITS SURROUNDING LOCCALITY

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    CharityBase
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