CCEW Charity Commission profile

CHRISTCHURCH UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE

Registered charity 1091197 · organisation 3988810

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Other
Registered
19 March 2002
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 August 2024 – 31 July 2025
Latest income
£137,472
Latest expenditure
£80,465
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Epicentre, Druitt Hall Approach, High street, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23:1AB

Website recorded by the regulator: www.christchurchu3a.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

We offer a programme of educational and leisure activity for those no longer in full time work, comparable to local U3A's nationwide.

03 Official extract

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
6 May 2026
Date Accounts Received
6 May 2026
Total Gross Income
£137,472
Total Gross Expenditure
£80,465
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
10 January 2025
Date Accounts Received
10 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£131,959
Total Gross Expenditure
£120,375
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
7 December 2023
Date Accounts Received
7 December 2023
Total Gross Income
£47,658
Total Gross Expenditure
£43,073
Accounts Qualified
Yes
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
2 March 2023
Date Accounts Received
2 March 2023
Total Gross Income
£55,539
Total Gross Expenditure
£49,903
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
11 April 2022
Total Gross Income
£22,880
Total Gross Expenditure
£14,944

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 August 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2025
Ar Due Date
31 May 2026
Ar Received Date
6 May 2026
Total Gross Income
£137,472
Total Gross Expenditure
£80,465
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
70
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
10 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£131,959
Total Gross Expenditure
£120,375
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
130
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
7 December 2023
Total Gross Income
£47,658
Total Gross Expenditure
£43,073
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
130
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
2 March 2023
Total Gross Income
£55,539
Total Gross Expenditure
£49,903
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
130
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2021
Ar Due Date
31 May 2022
Ar Received Date
11 April 2022
Total Gross Income
£22,880
Total Gross Expenditure
£14,944
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
123

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
202
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Elderly/old People
Classification Code
110
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Amateur Sport
Classification Code
304
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Human Resources
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
116
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Recreation
Classification Code
109
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Arts/culture/heritage/science

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
CHRISTCHURCH UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2002-03-19T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 11 MAR 2002AS AMENDED ON 13 OCT 2003AS AMENDED ON 14 JUN 2004AS AMENDED ON 08 FEB 2010AS AMENDED ON 05 MAR 2010AS AMENDED ON 12 JAN 2015AS AMENDED ON 13 NOV 2023
Charitable Objects
THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCAITON 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 CHRISTCHURCH AND SURROUNDING DISTRICT.
Area Of Benefit
CHRISTCHURCH AND SURROUNDING DISTRICT

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
383510
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
CHRISTCHURCH U3A
Charity Name Id
383533
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
CHRSITCHURCH U3A

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
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Financial reserves policy and procedures
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Safeguarding policy and procedures
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Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
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Risk management
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Complaints handling
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Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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Investing charity funds policy and procedures
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Internal risk management policy and procedures
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Social media policy and procedures
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Volunteer management
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Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures