01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC039266
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- TD1 3HN
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Provide a network of activities and contact with other retired and semi-retired people living in and around the Galashiels and District area. We host monthly social gatherings 11 months of the year, with speakers on a wide range of topics, u3a information and light refreshments. We currently have 25 varied interest groups run by members.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended
Beneficiaries
- Older People
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- 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 in Galashiels and its surrounding locality.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £18,922 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £457,966 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | Not supplied |
| 31 March 2025 | £17,270 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £16,319 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 31 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £15,692 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £14,569 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 6 July 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £15,637 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £16,697 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 3 September 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £5,562 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £4,737 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 26 July 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
- Heywoods, 63 Abbotsford Road, Galashiels
- Website supplied to OSCR
- https://u3asites.org.uk/three-brethren/welcome
- Parent charity
- The Third Age Trust · 288007
No direct external links on this profile. The official OSCR record and source documentation are available through BritDB’s dedicated source page.
05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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