CCEW Charity Commission profile

ABINGDON-ON-THAMES U3A

Registered charity 299304 · organisation 299304

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Other
Registered
12 May 1988
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income
£22,114
Latest expenditure
£20,490
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: 21 Prince Grove, ABINGDON, Oxfordshire, OX14 1XE

Website recorded by the regulator: https://abingdon.u3asite.uk/ (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

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.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received
21 July 2026
Total Gross Income
£22,114
Total Gross Expenditure
£20,490
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received
12 June 2025
Total Gross Income
£18,297
Total Gross Expenditure
£15,568
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received
30 August 2024
Total Gross Income
£20,142
Total Gross Expenditure
£19,433
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received
4 May 2023
Total Gross Income
£16,199
Total Gross Expenditure
£18,553
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received
6 May 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,483
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,471

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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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Due Date
31 October 2026
Ar Received Date
21 July 2026
Total Gross Income
£22,114
Total Gross Expenditure
£20,490
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
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Due Date
31 October 2025
Ar Received Date
12 June 2025
Total Gross Income
£18,297
Total Gross Expenditure
£15,568
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
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Due Date
31 October 2024
Ar Received Date
30 August 2024
Total Gross Income
£20,142
Total Gross Expenditure
£19,433
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
42
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Due Date
31 October 2023
Ar Received Date
4 May 2023
Total Gross Income
£16,199
Total Gross Expenditure
£18,553
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
42

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
206
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Defined Groups

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Charity Event History

Charity Name
ABINGDON-ON-THAMES U3A
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1988-05-12T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 25/01/1988AS AMENDED ON 17/09/2012AS AMENDED ON 18/02/2013AS 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
ABINGDON AND SURROUNDING LOCALITY

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
195708
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
ASTA IN ABINGDON (CENTRAL) U3A
Charity Name Id
195711
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
ASTA IN ABINGDON U3A

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Charity Policy

Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures