OSCR Scottish charity profile

Dundee U3A

ActiveCharity number SC022156
Registered10 December 1993
Main locationDundee City
Legal formUnincorporated association

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC022156
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
DD5 3LT
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OSCR note: Previous charity name Dundee University Of The Third Age - U3a Dundee from 10.12.1993 to 13.6.2019

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

Dundee u3a has been active for over 30 years and is proud to be one of the longest running groups in Scotland alongside Perth & Edinburgh.We have over 40 interest groups and welcome new members. There is no minimum age, but a focus on people who are no longer in full-time employment or raising a family .(eg retired, non employed or employed part time, with spare time to be involved in our interest groups )Our founders envisaged a collaborative approach with peers learning from each other. The u3a movement was to be self-funded, with members not working towards qualifications but learning purely for pleasure. There would be no distinction between the learners and the teachers – everyone could take a turn at being both if they wished.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education

Beneficiaries

  • Older People

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

The Charitable Purpose of The U3A is the advancement of education, and in particular the education of older people who are retired from full time work, by all means, including associated activities conducive to learning and personal development, in Dundee and its surrounding locality.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 March 2026£27,679£26,099022 July 2026
31 March 2025£32,778£28,153016 May 2025
31 March 2024£40,842£37,075014 June 2024
31 March 2023£31,526£35,83201 May 2023
31 March 2022£24,789£11,575016 November 2022

Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.

04 Contact record

Principal office or trustees address

Address supplied to OSCR
34 Beaumont Crescent, Broughty Ferry, Dundee
Website supplied to OSCR
dundee.u3asite.uk
Parent charity
The Third Age Trust · 288007

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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