Overall GiG Score: 2 ?
Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Large volunteers +5

HAWKWELL VILLAGE U3A 

Hawkwell Village u3a provides opportunities for older people and those retired from full time work to participate in regular learning and social group activities, this enables them to further their education and expand their skills base whilst giving them access to sociable groups and the opportunity to cultivate new friendships.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly female

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Established: 6 years

https://u3asites.org.uk/hawkwell-village/welc

hawkwellvillageu3a@msn.com

01268 774441

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/03/23£18,115£16,919£1,19640
31/03/22£14,330£14,643£-3130
31/03/21£5,589£4,554£1,0350
05/04/20£22,956£30,196£-7,24024
05/04/19£23,379£26,408£-3,02930
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Education/Training
Who works here?
  • 40 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Essex,

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Sport England - COVID19 Return to Play
£1,572 08/09/2021
Funding under Sport England's Return to Play - Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID19 Return to Play. This project is a Bowls project, with a focus on older beneficiaries.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 26/04/2018, number: 1178118
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • 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
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

41 Elm Drive
RAYLEIGH
Essex
SS6 8AB

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:

HAWKWELL VILLAGE AND SURROUNDING AREA

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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