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Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -6
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • but now stabilising: +1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • All male board: -3
  • Large volunteers +5
Overall GiG Score: -6 ?

ABINGDON-ON-THAMES U3A

The purposes of Abingdon-on-Thames U3A are to advance 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 Abingdon-on-Thames and its surrounding locality.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size

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 completely male
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

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 but has stabilised more recently
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
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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
31/12/23£20£19£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£16£19£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£1£6£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£13£10£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£28£27£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£37£36£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£13£10£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£12£12£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£10£10£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£10£13£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£10£9£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£10£8£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£9£7£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£7£6£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£6£5£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08£5£5£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07£7£8£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/06£6£5£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05£5£6£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04£8£6£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 36 years

https://abingdon.u3asite.uk/

abingdonu3a@gmail.com

01235 415841

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Other education support
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Oxfordshire,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • DAVID HERBERTSON Appointed: 2024
  • DR JOHN WILLIAMS Appointed: 2021
  • GRAHAM CHRISTOPHER TABERSHAM (Chair) Appointed: 2024
  • RAYMOND FRANCIS Appointed: 2023
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/05/1988, number: 299304
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

21 Prince Grove
ABINGDON
Oxfordshire
OX14 1XE

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:

ABINGDON AND SURROUNDING LOCALITY

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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