OSCR Scottish charity profile

University of theThird Age (U3A) in East Kilbride

ActiveCharity number SC041004
Registered5 November 2009
Main locationSouth Lanarkshire
Legal formUnincorporated association

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC041004
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Wider, but within one local authority area
Volunteers
0 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
G74 1AJ

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

We are set up to provide educational, creative and leisure opportunities for our membership. We draw upon the skills, knowledge and expertise of our members to provide the courses and activity groups requested by them. Courses and activity groups available include art, foreign languages, photography, horticulture, crafts, reading for pleasure, sign language, history and walking plus others such as golf, family history, yoga and table tennis. These are part of over thirty activities that are available to our membership.

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£9,490£8,955029 July 2026
31 December 2024£10,053£9,620024 August 2025
31 December 2023£9,987£9,906028 June 2024
31 December 2022£8,286£8,25505 June 2023
31 December 2021£5,450£5,414017 August 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
7 Creighton Grove, East Kilbride, Glasgow
Website supplied to OSCR
https://eastkilbride.u3asite.uk
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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