CCEW Charity Commission profile

HASTINGS AND ROTHER UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE (U3A)

Registered charity 1097214 · organisation 3997978

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Other
Registered
25 April 2003
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 May 2025 – 30 April 2026
Latest income
£12,449
Latest expenditure
£13,826
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: 218 Cooden Sea Road, Cooden, BEXHILL-ON-SEA, East Sussex, TN39 4TR

Website recorded by the regulator: www.u3asites.org.uk/hastings-rother (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Education and Training, Arts and Culture, Conservation and Heritage, for older people.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 May 2025
Fin Period End Date
30 April 2026
Ar Cycle Reference
AR26
Reporting Due Date
28 February 2027
Date Annual Return Received
11 August 2026
Total Gross Income
£12,449
Total Gross Expenditure
£13,826
Fin Period Start Date
1 May 2024
Fin Period End Date
30 April 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
28 February 2026
Date Annual Return Received
1 July 2025
Total Gross Income
£12,698
Total Gross Expenditure
£10,722
Fin Period Start Date
1 May 2023
Fin Period End Date
30 April 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
28 February 2025
Date Annual Return Received
21 October 2024
Total Gross Income
£15,966
Total Gross Expenditure
£20,145
Fin Period Start Date
1 May 2022
Fin Period End Date
30 April 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
29 February 2024
Date Annual Return Received
14 February 2024
Total Gross Income
£14,003
Total Gross Expenditure
£18,944
Fin Period Start Date
1 May 2021
Fin Period End Date
30 April 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
28 February 2023
Date Annual Return Received
24 July 2022
Total Gross Income
£13,594
Total Gross Expenditure
£12,096

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 May 2025
Fin Period End Date
30 April 2026
Ar Due Date
28 February 2027
Ar Received Date
11 August 2026
Total Gross Income
£12,449
Total Gross Expenditure
£13,826
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
80
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 May 2024
Fin Period End Date
30 April 2025
Ar Due Date
28 February 2026
Ar Received Date
1 July 2025
Total Gross Income
£12,698
Total Gross Expenditure
£10,722
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
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 May 2023
Fin Period End Date
30 April 2024
Ar Due Date
28 February 2025
Ar Received Date
21 October 2024
Total Gross Income
£15,966
Total Gross Expenditure
£20,145
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
6
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 May 2022
Fin Period End Date
30 April 2023
Ar Due Date
29 February 2024
Ar Received Date
14 February 2024
Total Gross Income
£14,003
Total Gross Expenditure
£18,944
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
10
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 May 2021
Fin Period End Date
30 April 2022
Ar Due Date
28 February 2023
Ar Received Date
24 July 2022
Total Gross Income
£13,594
Total Gross Expenditure
£12,096
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
20

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
112
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Environment/conservation/heritage
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
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
310
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Other Charitable Activities
Classification Code
110
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Amateur Sport

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
HASTINGS AND ROTHER UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE (U3A)
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2003-04-25T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 22 JUL 2002AS 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
BEXHILL, ST LEONARDS AND HASTINGS

09 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investment