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

WASHINGTON VILLAGE U3A 

Members participating in U3A meetings and activities. The U3A exists to advance the education of people, particularly those in their third age.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is predominantly female

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 6 years

u3asites.org.uk

lyn_bossons@yahoo.com

01914172027

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

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • Sunderland,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 50 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 06/07/2018, number: 1179094
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

5 KINLET
WASHINGTON
NE38 8TS

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 WASHINGTON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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