HORSHAM UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 16 April 1996
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 March 2024 – 28 February 2025
Latest income: £40,347
Latest expenditure: £44,056
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 18 Aphrodite Way, BURGESS HILL, West Sussex, RH15 0XQ

Website recorded by the regulator: http://u3asites.org.uk/horsham (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The charity's object is 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 Horsham.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2024
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 28 December 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 21 December 2025
Date Accounts Received: 21 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £40,347
Total Gross Expenditure: £44,056

Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2023
Fin Period End Date: 29 February 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 29 December 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 20 December 2024
Date Accounts Received: 20 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £38,404
Total Gross Expenditure: £40,899

Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2022
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 28 December 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 17 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 17 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £34,395
Total Gross Expenditure: £35,623

Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2021
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 28 December 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 23 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £16,332
Total Gross Expenditure: £16,845

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2019
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 28 December 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 19 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £17,437
Total Gross Expenditure: £23,219

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 March 2024
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2025
Ar Due Date: 28 December 2025
Ar Received Date: 21 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £40,347
Total Gross Expenditure: £44,056
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: 50

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2023
Fin Period End Date: 29 February 2024
Ar Due Date: 29 December 2024
Ar Received Date: 20 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £38,404
Total Gross Expenditure: £40,899
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: 50

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2022
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2023
Ar Due Date: 28 December 2023
Ar Received Date: 17 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £34,395
Total Gross Expenditure: £35,623
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: 50

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2021
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2022
Ar Due Date: 28 December 2022
Ar Received Date: 23 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £16,332
Total Gross Expenditure: £16,845
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: 8

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2019
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2021
Ar Due Date: 28 December 2021
Ar Received Date: 19 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £17,437
Total Gross Expenditure: £23,219
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: 8

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: West Sussex
Welsh Ind: No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: HORSHAM UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1996-04-16T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 19TH MARCH 1996 AS AMENDED 15TH SEPTEMBER 1998, 16TH MAY 2000, 28 SEPTEMBER 2004 AND 30 SEPTEMBER 2008AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 12 JUL 2018AS AMENDED ON 25 SEP 2018 as amended on 10 Nov 2020 as amended on 31 May 2022 as amended on 24 Mar 2026 as amended on 01 Aug 2024
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 IN HORSHAM.
Area Of Benefit: IN PRACTICE HORSHAM AND DISTRICT

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 209568
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: HORSHAM U3A

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

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

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures