Aylesbury Vale u3a — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 29 March 1994
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 August 2024 – 31 July 2025
Latest income: £21,210
Latest expenditure: £21,686
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 3 Chaffinch, AYLESBURY, Buckinghamshire, HP19 0GQ

Website recorded by the regulator: www.avu3a.org.uk/wordpress (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Aylesbury Vale U3A is a body of people who undertake to learn and to help others to learn. It's objectives are 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 Aylesbury Vale and its surrounding locality

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 May 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 22 May 2026
Total Gross Income: £21,210
Total Gross Expenditure: £21,686

Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 May 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 20 February 2025
Date Accounts Received: 20 February 2025
Total Gross Income: £43,392
Total Gross Expenditure: £42,400

Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 May 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 14 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 14 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £48,696
Total Gross Expenditure: £51,701

Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 May 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 21 December 2022
Date Accounts Received: 21 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £34,700
Total Gross Expenditure: £31,888

Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 May 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 8 April 2022
Total Gross Income: £6,858
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,722

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2026
Ar Received Date: 22 May 2026
Total Gross Income: £21,210
Total Gross Expenditure: £21,686
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: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2025
Ar Received Date: 20 February 2025
Total Gross Income: £43,392
Total Gross Expenditure: £42,400
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: 33

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2024
Ar Received Date: 14 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £48,696
Total Gross Expenditure: £51,701
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: 36

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2023
Ar Received Date: 21 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £34,700
Total Gross Expenditure: £31,888
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: 0

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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

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

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Charity Classification

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

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

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

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

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: Aylesbury Vale u3a
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1994-03-29T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 9TH JANUARY 1991 AS AMENDED ON 12TH JANUARY 1994, 24TH JANUARY 1996, 22ND JANUARY 1997, 29TH OCTOBER 1997 AND 21ST OCTOBER 1998AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 12 JUL 2018 AS AMENDED ON 11 AUG 2025AS AMENDED ON 14 MAY 2026
Charitable Objects: THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND IN PARTICULAR THE EDUCATION OF OLDER PEOPLE AND THOSE RETIRED FROM FULL TIME WORK BY ALL MEANS, INCLUDING ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES CONDUCIVE TO LEARNING AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT IN AYLESBURY VALE AND ITS SURROUNDING LOCALITY.
Area Of Benefit: AYLESBURY AND ITS SURROUNDING LOCALITY

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 312009
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: THE AYLESBURY VALE UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE

Charity Name Id: 312016
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: THE UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE, AYLESBURY VALE

Charity Name Id: 312006
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: AYLESBURY VALE U3A

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures