CCEW Charity Commission profile

LEIGH ESTUARY U3A

Registered charity 1151522 · organisation 5032089

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Other
Registered
4 April 2013
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£10,112
Latest expenditure
£8,463
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Leigh Community Centre, 71 -73 Elm Road, Leigh on Sea, SS9 1SP

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Leigh Estuary U3A is a learning co-operative for the sharing of educational, creative and recreational opportunities. Access to membership is open to all local residents who are in their third age, viz. retired or semi-retired. Charges to members are designed purely to cover costs.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

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
3 November 2025
Total Gross Income
£10,112
Total Gross Expenditure
£8,463
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
13 November 2024
Total Gross Income
£8,642
Total Gross Expenditure
£7,477
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
5 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£7,688
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,826
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
8 December 2022
Total Gross Income
£2,551
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,021
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received
8 December 2022
Total Gross Income
£4,126
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,817

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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
3 November 2025
Total Gross Income
£10,112
Total Gross Expenditure
£8,463
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
2

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Southend-on-sea
Welsh Ind
No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
116
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Recreation
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
206
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Defined Groups
Classification Code
109
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Arts/culture/heritage/science
Classification Code
305
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Classification Code
202
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Elderly/old People

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
LEIGH ESTUARY U3A
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2013-04-04T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 08 AUG 2012
Charitable Objects
THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF THE U3A ARE:TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND IN PARTICULAR THE EDUCATION OF PEOPLE NOT IN FULL TIME GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT WHO ARE IN THEIR THIRD AGE (BEING THE PERIOD OF TIME AFTER THE FIRST AGE OF CHILDHOOD DEPENDENCE AND THE SECOND AGE OF FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT AND/OR PARENTAL RESPONSIBILIY)RESIDING IN LEIGH ON SEA AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.

09 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures