OSCR Scottish charity profile

Four Border Abbeys University Of The Third Age - U3a

Known as Four Border Abbeys U3A

ActiveCharity number SC035226
Registered17 March 2003
Main locationScottish Borders
Legal formUnincorporated association

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC035226
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Wider, but within one local authority area
Volunteers
51-100 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
TD12 4EN

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The advancement of education of older people in Kelso and the surrounding area, through providing meetings and activities for our members

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education

Beneficiaries

  • Older People

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

the advancement of education and in particular the education of older people and those retired from full time work by all means including associated activities conducive to learning and personal development

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 December 2025£11,500£10,757029 March 2026
31 December 2024£16,374£15,755017 April 2025
31 December 2023£9,170£8,79902 April 2024
31 December 2022£4,844£5,37102 July 2023
31 December 2021£3,413£2,121023 March 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
6 Lambton Green, Coldstream
Website supplied to OSCR
Fourborderabbeys.u3asite.uk
Parent charity
The Third Age Trust University of the Third Age · 288007

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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