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 ?

LEWES U3A

We advance the education of people who are elderly or retired from gainful employment. We do this by organising study groups, lectures and educational visits, led by members who give their time voluntarily.
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
31/08/23£69£56£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/22£49£46£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/21£15£11£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/20£42£40£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/19£56£64£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/18£49£45£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/17£45£46£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/16£41£43£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/15£21£18£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/14£21£18£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/13£19£17£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/12£20£17£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/11£16£14£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/10£14£14£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/09£13£13£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/08£11£11£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/07£8£8£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/06£6£6£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/05£5£5£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/04£6£8£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a

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

www.u3asites.org.uk/lewes

secretary@lewesu3a.uk

01273 473148

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Other education support
How it operates
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • East Sussex,
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

  • ANDREW ROBERT EDGAR Appointed: 2024
  • ANNE MARY EUNICE WILLIAMS Appointed: 2020
  • CAROLINE MOORHEAD Appointed: 2024
  • CHARLES ROGER SABIN COCKRELL Appointed: 2023
  • JACQUELINE MARY ANNE RALPH Appointed: 2020
  • MARION ANNE TYLER Appointed: 2020
  • MICHAEL WARREN AUSTIN Appointed: 2019
  • SUSAN MURRAY Appointed: 2020
  • MARGARET COFFEY Appointed: 2022
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 20/11/1987, number: 297948
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

170B High Street
LEWES
East Sussex
BN7 1YE

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:

LEWES AND DISTRICT

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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