CCEW Charity Commission profile

HGS U3A

Registered charity 1182530 · organisation 5138702

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
CIO
Registered
19 March 2019
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 June 2025 – 31 May 2026
Latest income
£53,381
Latest expenditure
£53,340
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
Yes

Public contact address: 13 HOLLY PARK, LONDON, N3 3JB

Website recorded by the regulator: https://hgsu3a.uk/ (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

1.. To advance the education of middle-aged and older people who are not in full timegainful employment, 2. The provision of facilities for leisure time and recreational activities.3. It enables its members to share knowledge and experience thereby continuing to learn, in particular through establishing Interest Groups and convening meetings of members with shared interests.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 June 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 May 2026
Ar Cycle Reference
AR26
Reporting Due Date
31 March 2027
Date Annual Return Received
4 August 2026
Date Accounts Received
4 August 2026
Total Gross Income
£53,381
Total Gross Expenditure
£53,340
Fin Period Start Date
1 June 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 May 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 March 2026
Date Annual Return Received
19 September 2025
Date Accounts Received
19 September 2025
Total Gross Income
£35,743
Total Gross Expenditure
£41,202
Fin Period Start Date
1 June 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 May 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 March 2025
Date Annual Return Received
9 August 2024
Date Accounts Received
9 August 2024
Total Gross Income
£37,937
Total Gross Expenditure
£39,736
Fin Period Start Date
1 June 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 May 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 March 2024
Date Annual Return Received
7 June 2024
Date Accounts Received
7 June 2024
Total Gross Income
£17,836
Total Gross Expenditure
£19,667
Fin Period Start Date
1 June 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 May 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 March 2023
Date Annual Return Received
7 November 2022
Date Accounts Received
7 November 2022
Total Gross Income
£14,258
Total Gross Expenditure
£14,996

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 June 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 May 2026
Ar Due Date
31 March 2027
Ar Received Date
4 August 2026
Total Gross Income
£53,381
Total Gross Expenditure
£53,340
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
175
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 June 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 May 2025
Ar Due Date
31 March 2026
Ar Received Date
19 September 2025
Total Gross Income
£35,743
Total Gross Expenditure
£41,202
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
85
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 June 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 May 2024
Ar Due Date
31 March 2025
Ar Received Date
9 August 2024
Total Gross Income
£37,937
Total Gross Expenditure
£39,736
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
100
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 June 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 May 2023
Ar Due Date
31 March 2024
Ar Received Date
7 June 2024
Total Gross Income
£17,836
Total Gross Expenditure
£19,667
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
80
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 June 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 May 2022
Ar Due Date
31 March 2023
Ar Received Date
7 November 2022
Total Gross Income
£14,258
Total Gross Expenditure
£14,996
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
50

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Barnet
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater London
Welsh Ind
No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
202
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Elderly/old People

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
HGS U3A
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
CIO registration
Date Of Event
2019-03-19T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 19 Mar 2019 as amended on 25 Jul 2024
Charitable Objects
THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS 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.

09 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests