01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Other
- Registered
- 3 March 1994
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 May 2024 – 30 April 2025
- Latest income
- £11,975
- Latest expenditure
- £18,734
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: 2 Allingham Court, King Coel Road, COLCHESTER, CO3 9AQ
Website recorded by the regulator: WWW.COLCHESTER.U3ASITE.UK (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
U3A is an international organisation for the retired and others with time to devote to learning and teaching. People gain valuable knowledge through life's experiences which they can pass on to others by means of shared interest groups. All members are encouraged to contribute.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 May 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 April 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 28 February 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 26 September 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £11,975
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £18,734
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 May 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 April 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 28 February 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 24 September 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 24 September 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £26,364
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £27,303
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 May 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 April 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 29 February 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 20 May 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £12,279
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £9,399
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 May 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 April 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 28 February 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 1 November 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £11,448
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £9,047
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 May 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 April 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 28 February 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 19 December 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £7,059
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,645
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 May 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 April 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 28 February 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 26 September 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £11,975
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £18,734
- 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
- 15
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 May 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 April 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 28 February 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 24 September 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £26,364
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £27,303
- 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
- 15
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 May 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 April 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 29 February 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 20 May 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £12,279
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £9,399
- 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
- 15
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 May 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 April 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 28 February 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 1 November 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £11,448
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £9,047
- 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
- 15
05 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Essex
- Welsh Ind
- No
06 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 110
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Amateur Sport
- Classification Code
- 304
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Human Resources
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
07 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- COLCHESTER U3A
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1994-03-03T00:00:00
08 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 3 FEBRUARY 1994AS AMENDED ON 26 MAY 2021
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECTS ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, AND IN PARTICULAR THE EDUCATION OF OLDER PEOPLEAND THOSE RETIRED FROM FULL TIME WORK, BY ALL MEANS INCLUDING ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES CONDUCIVETO LEARNING AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT IN COLCHESTER AND ITS SURROUNDING LOCALITY
- Area Of Benefit
- COLCHESTER AND THE SURROUNDING LOCALITY
09 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 289881
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE IN COLCHESTER
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures