01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Other
- Registered
- 4 May 1999
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
- Latest income
- £17,535
- Latest expenditure
- £17,245
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Harmans Cross Village Hall, Haycrafts Lane, SWANAGE, Dorset, BH19 3EB
Website recorded by the regulator: www.purbecku3a.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Education and leisure activities for the retired over 50's
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
- 18 September 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £17,535
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £17,245
- 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
- 16 August 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £17,509
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £16,353
- 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
- 21 August 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £15,645
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £16,624
- 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
- 12 April 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £12,082
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £15,248
- 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
- 23 May 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £9,668
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £9,147
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
- 18 September 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £17,535
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £17,245
- 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
- 30
- 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
- 16 August 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £17,509
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £16,353
- 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
- 60
- 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
- 21 August 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £15,645
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £16,624
- 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
- 45
- 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
- 12 April 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £12,082
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £15,248
- 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
- 45
05 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Dorset
- Welsh Ind
- No
06 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 304
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Human Resources
- Classification Code
- 110
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Amateur Sport
07 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- PURBECK UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1999-05-04T00:00:00
08 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 29 JULY 1999 AS AMENDED ON 19 MAY 2005, 24 JULY 2008 AND 13 MAY 2010. AS AMENDED ON 25 FEB 2020AS AMENDED ON 21 MAY 2020
- Charitable Objects
- TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND IN PARTICULAR THE EDUCATION OF MIDDLE AGED AND OLDER PEOPLE IN PURBECK, DORSET AND ITS SURROUNDING LOCALITY WHO ARE NO LONGER IN FULL-TIME GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT.THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR LEISURE TIME AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE ABOVE PERSONS IN THE INTERESTS OF THEIR SOCIAL WELFARE.
- Area Of Benefit
- PURBECK, DORSET
09 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 458957
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- PURBECK U3A
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Complaints 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
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures