DORKING AND DISTRICT UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 11 November 1991
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
Latest income: £51,667
Latest expenditure: £50,217
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: The Coach House, Wildecroft, Rectory Lane,Buckland, BETCHWORTH, Surrey, RH3 7BN

Website recorded by the regulator: www.dorkingu3a.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Educational lectures and meetings, visits, interest groups and recreation for third age members.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2026
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2027
Date Annual Return Received: 24 August 2026
Date Accounts Received: 24 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £51,667
Total Gross Expenditure: £50,217

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 18 August 2026
Date Accounts Received: 18 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £47,003
Total Gross Expenditure: £45,215

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 26 November 2024
Date Accounts Received: 26 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £44,609
Total Gross Expenditure: £46,000

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 7 December 2023
Date Accounts Received: 7 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £35,420
Total Gross Expenditure: £34,166

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 26 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £10,796
Total Gross Expenditure: £9,529

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2026
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2027
Ar Received Date: 24 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £51,667
Total Gross Expenditure: £50,217
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 18 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £47,003
Total Gross Expenditure: £45,215
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 26 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £44,609
Total Gross Expenditure: £46,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 100

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 7 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £35,420
Total Gross Expenditure: £34,166
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 30

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 26 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £10,796
Total Gross Expenditure: £9,529
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 92

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Surrey
Welsh Ind: No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 110
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Amateur Sport

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 116
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Recreation

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: DORKING AND DISTRICT UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1991-11-11T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 17/09/1991AS AMENDED ON 14/05/2014AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 12 JUL 2018
Charitable Objects: 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.
Area Of Benefit: IN PRACTICE DORKING AND SURROUNDING LOCALITY

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 24323
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: DORKING AND DISTRICT U3A

Charity Name Id: 24321
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: DORKING & DISTRICT UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures