NEWHAVEN AND PEACEHAVEN U3A — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 16 May 2016
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 August 2025 – 31 July 2026
Latest income: £141,266
Latest expenditure: £137,608
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 33 Balcombe Court, Balcombe Road, PEACEHAVEN, East Sussex, BN10 7QW

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

The University of the Third Age provides activities for retired people over the age of sixty. This includes singing groups, game playing groups (e.g. bridge, scrabble), ukulele groups, photography and discussion groups. There are also meetings for lunches and theatre trips.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2026
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Reporting Due Date: 31 May 2027
Date Annual Return Received: 21 October 2026
Date Accounts Received: 21 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £141,266
Total Gross Expenditure: £137,608

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: 29 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 29 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £98,472
Total Gross Expenditure: £99,721

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: 23 December 2024
Date Accounts Received: 23 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £91,959
Total Gross Expenditure: £91,345

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: 29 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 29 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £77,021
Total Gross Expenditure: £70,572

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: 17 March 2023
Date Accounts Received: 17 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £33,039
Total Gross Expenditure: £32,774

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2026
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2027
Ar Received Date: 21 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £141,266
Total Gross Expenditure: £137,608
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: 50

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
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: 29 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £98,472
Total Gross Expenditure: £99,721
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: 50

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
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: 23 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £91,959
Total Gross Expenditure: £91,345
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 30

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
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: 29 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £77,021
Total Gross Expenditure: £70,572
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: 150

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
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: 17 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £33,039
Total Gross Expenditure: £32,774
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: 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: 30

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: NEWHAVEN AND PEACEHAVEN U3A
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2016-05-16T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 05 SEP 2013AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 12 JUL 2018AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 05 SEP 2019
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 IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.
Area Of Benefit: NEWHAVEN AND PEACEHAVEN AND THE SURROUNDING LOCALITY.

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Charity Policy

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Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures