## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 1[st] September 2021 To 2022**
**31[st] August**
**Charity name: Poole University of the Third Age**
**Charity registration number: 1019559**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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SORP reference
Summary of the purposes Para 1.17 To advance the education of the
of the charity as set out public in the Poole area, and in
in its governing particular the education of older
document people and those retired from full-
time work by all means including
associated activities conducive to
learning and personal
development.
Summary of the main Para 1.17 and The provision of classes in a wide
1.19
activities in relation to variety of subjects covering
those purposes for the intellectual, physical & social
public benefit, in activities.
particular, the activities,
projects or services
identified in the
accounts.
Statement confirming Para 1.18 The trustees do have regard to the
whether the trustees guidance issued by the Charity
have had regard to the Commission on public benefit, and
guidance issued by the the contents of this Annual Report
Charity Commission on demonstrate the value of our work
public benefit to the public.
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SORP reference **na.** Para 1.38 Policy on grant making **na.** Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including
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program related
investment
Poole u3a has the support of
Para 1.38 numerous volunteers without
Contribution made by whose help it would be unable to
volunteers function. These include volunteers
who help with running the charity,
and volunteers who lead our
classes.
na.
Other
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## **Achievements and Performance**
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SORP reference
The charity makes a valuable
contribution to the mental &
physical wellbeing of older people
Summary of the main by giving them the opportunity to
Para 1.20
achievements of the participate socially in a wide range
charity, identifying the of mental & physical activities
difference the charity’s which help to maintain their
work has made to the mental acuity & physical health.
circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any
wider benefits to society
as a whole.
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A membership target of 1000 was
only slightly undershot, there
Achievements against Para 1.41 being a total of 959 members at
objectives set the end of August 2022.
na
Performance of
fundraising activities Para 1.41
against objectives set
na
Investment performance Para 1.41
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against objectives
## **na**
Other
## **Financial Review**
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Review of the charity’s Para 1.21 See the Annual Accounts &
financial position at the Treasurer's Report associated with
end of the period this Annual Return.
Statement explaining the Para 1.22 Reserves are held to cover at least
policy for holding 50% of budgeted expenditure.
reserves stating why they
are held
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 £48,019.37
Reasons for holding zero Para 1.22
reserves
Details of fund materially Para 1.24
in deficit
Explanation of any Para 1.23 A decrease in reserves which has
uncertainties about the occurred in each of the past three
charity continuing as a years needs to be stopped.
going concern
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## **Additional information (optional)**
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Membership subscriptions
The charity’s principal
sources of funds Para 1.47
(including any
fundraising)
na
Investment policy and
objectives including any Para 1.46
social investment policy
adopted
1. A decline in membership
2. Large increases in the costs
A description of the Para 1.46 of hiring activity venues
principal risks facing the
charity
na
Other
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## **Structure, Governance and Management**
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Description of charity’s
trusts:
Type of governing Para 1.25 A Constitution last updated in
document October 2018 & derived from Poole
(trust deed, royal charter) u3a's membership of the Third Age
Trust
How is the charity Para 1.25 Unincorporated association
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)
Trustee selection Para 1.25 Trustees are appointed or re-
methods including details appointed annually at the Annual
of any constitutional General Meeting in October.
provisions e.g. election to Trustees may be co-opted during
post or name of any the year but must then be elected
person or body entitled at the next AGM.
to appoint one or more
trustees
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na
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction Para 1.51
and training of trustees
Poole u3a is managed by the
trustees meeting monthly as a
The charity’s committee. Ad-hoc sub-committees
organisational structure Para 1.51 may be appointed to report on
and any wider network issues of major importance.
with which the charity
works
None
Relationship with any Para 1.51
related parties
na
Other
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## **Reference and Administrative details**
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Charity name Poole University of the Third age
Other name the charity Poole u3a
uses
Registered charity 1019559
number
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Charity’s principal The Spire,
address High Street,
Poole
BH15 1DF
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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Dates acted if Name of person (or body)
Office (if
Trustee name not for whole entitled to appoint trustee
any)
year (if any)
1 Miranda Douce Chair AGM
2 Janet Crouch Vice-Chair AGM
Siobhan Secretary AGM
3
Coleman
Ruaraidh Treasurer AGM
4
MacKay
Jacqueline AGM
5
Bettess
6 Linda Larcombe AGM
7 Margaret Riggs AGM
8 Susan Thomas AGM
9 Elizabeth Torode AGM
10
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12
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14
15
16
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## Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name**
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## Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
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Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole
year
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## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets na held in this capacity Name and objects of the na charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements na for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
## **Additional information (optional)**
**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of adviser Name Address na Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) na**
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
## **Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details**
**na Other optional information na**
## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)** Ruaraidh Donald James MacKay **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Treasurer **etc)**
**Date** 16[th] June 2023
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|lncome|2020121|2021122|Notes|
|---|---|---|---|
|Members' Subscriptions|E272.OO|E49,459.00||
|GiftAid|e0.00|t7,572.74||
|Donalions|t736.00|€1.00||
|Savings Bank lnterest|8116.72|t115.90||
|Travel Group lncomeforyear||E't,284.00|1|
|Tota!lncome|81,124.72|e58,432.64||
|Expenditure|2020t21|2021t22||
|Membership refunds|€1,641.00|e913.00||
|Gift Aid|€33.75|||
|VenueHire||f51,865.93||
|Zoom licences|€1,941.5'l|e1,682.58||
|Ofiice Rent&Service Charge|f2,832.48|L4,324.59|J|
|Third Age Trust AffiliationFee|[2,915.50|€3,676.75|3|
|:.13ATrust News|€0.00|e890.32||
|Printing|f879.99|f1,367.95||
|Stationery|8294.75|€98.80||
|Postage|e1,430.00|f408.00||
|Telephone|8132.15|t156.12||
|EquipmenUCourseAids|f60.00|€184.89||
|Speakers'Fees|€50.00|€450.00||
|Leaders' Meetings||||
|Sundries|e58.78|-f)44 A)|4|
|DepreciationonTangible Assets|1804.23|f1,006.06|6|
|Travel Group expenditureforyear||e1,361.65||
|Total Current Expenditure|113,074.14|e68,130.22|6|
|Total Capital Expenditure|t1,227.70|f1.329.00|5|
|Excess/(Deficit) of lncome over Expenditure -
Travel group|e0.00|-877.65||
|Excess/(Deficit) of lncome over Expenditure|-f.13,177.12|-€10,948.93||
||t1.124.72|f58.432.64||
|Liabilities|2020t21|2021t22||
|---|---|---|---|
|Accumulated ReserveFund|€56,307.65|e48,019.37|2|
|Correctionofoverstated accruedhirecharges|f1,537.50|||
|Travel Group ReserveFund|[1,430.86|e1,353.21|1|
|Unpresented cheques|€518.00|||
|SUSPENSE ACCOUNTS||||
|Members' Subscriptions ReceivedinAdvance|t38,373.00|t42,6',12.00||
|Accrued expenses|Q777.61|14,092.44|3|
|GiftAid repayment|€33.75|||
||€98,978.37|L96,077.02||
|Assets|2020t21|2021t22||
|Cash at Savings Bank|€40,908.18|841,024.08||
|CashatNatwest Bank|e30,804.54|f41,181.90||
|CaShatHSBC|124,617.32|t9,629.82||
|Cash atHSBC(TravelGroup)|€1,430.86|t1,353.21||
|TangibleFixedAssets|t1,217.47|11,507.41||
|SUSPENSE ACCOUNTS||||
|VenueHirecharges PaidinAdvance||L1,234.20||
|Venue hire refunddue||f146.40||
||€98,978.37|E96,077.02||
##
|6|ReconciliationofCurrent & Cash Expenditure||
|---|---|---|
||Cash expenditure asperCashbook|f65,377.33|
||deduct||
||Accrued costs from 2024-21|t777.61|
||Capital expenditure|f1,329.00|
||Refunds of 2022-23membershiPs|t353.00|
||add||
||Refunds ot2Q21-22 membershipspaidlastyear|f114.00|
||Depreciation|f1,006.06|
||TAT Capitation fee|83,676.75|
||Accruedhirecosts(TheSpire)|t415.69|
||Current Expenditure asperAccounts|f68,130.22|
CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
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order lo enatrAe a w¢per wthrstsr*JiiY4 ofthe a¢Unts to te roac*d.
24 September 2022
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