2023-08-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 1[st] September 2022 To 31[st] August 2023

Charity name: Poole University of the Third Age

Charity registration number: 1019559

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	To advance the education of the public in the Poole area, and in particular the education of older people and those retired from fulltime work by all means including associated activities conducive to learning and personal development.
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	The provision of classes in a wide variety of subjects covering intellectual, physical & social activities.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	The trustees do have regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit, and the contents of this Annual Report demonstrate the value of our work to the public.

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	SORP reference
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38	Na
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38	Na.
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	Poole u3a has the support of numerous volunteers without whose help it would be unable to function. These include volunteers who help with running the charity, and volunteers who lead our classes.

Na. Other

Achievements and Performance

	SORP reference
Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.	Para 1.20	The charity makes a valuable contribution to the mental & physical wellbeing of older people by giving them the opportunity to participate socially in a wide range of mental & physical activities which help to maintain their mental acuity & physical health.

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41	The membership target of 1000 was again slightly undershot, there being a total of 889 members at the end of August 2023.
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41	Na.
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41	Na.
Other		Na.

Financial Review

Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of theperiod	Para 1.21	See the Annual Accounts & Treasurer's Report associated with this Annual Return.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves statingwhytheyare held	Para 1.22	Reserves are held to cover at least 50% of budgeted expenditure.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£39,309.18
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	Na.
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	Na.
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuingas agoingconcern	Para 1.23	Plans have been drawn up to stop the decrease in reserves which has occurred in each of the past fouryears.
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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	Membership subscriptions
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46	Na.
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46	1. A decline in membership 2. Large increases in the costs of hiring activity venues
Other		Na.

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	A Constitution last updated in October 2018 & derived from Poole u3a's membership of the Third Age Trust
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association,CIO)	Para 1.25	Unincorporated association
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees	Para 1.25	Trustees are appointed or reappointed annually at the Annual General Meeting in November. Trustees may be co-opted during the year but must then be elected at the next AGM.

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51	Poole u3a is managed by the trustees meeting monthly as a committee. Ad-hoc sub- committees may be appointed to report on issues of major importance.
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51	None
Other		Na.

Reference and Administrative details

Charityname	Poole Universityof the Third Age
Other name the charityuses	Poole u3a
Registered charitynumber	1019559
Charity’s principal address	The Spire, High Street, Poole BH15 1DF

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity (August 2023)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)
	Alan Jowsey	Chair
	Jacqueline Bettess
	Ruaraidh MacKay	Treasurer
	Sarah Faux
	Margaret Riggs
	Linda Larcombe
	Susan Thomas
	Andrew Tyson
	Siobhan Coleman	Secretary

Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name Na.

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name	Dates acted if not for whole year
Na.

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets held Na. 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 for Na. safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

ames and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	ames and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	ames and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address
Na.
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

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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) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date
	Alan Stuart Jowsey	Ruaraidh Donald James MacKay
	Chair	Treasurer
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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustees Poole UnpRrsty of the Third Ag8 On accounts lor the year ended 31° August 2023 Charlty no (if any) 1019559 Sot out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity {Ihe Trusf) for the year ended R•spon8ibllltios and ba818 of rnport A8 the charfvs trustees. you are responsible lor the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Acf). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's account8 carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commi88ion under section 145(5){b) of th8 Ac. Independent examinerf8 Statement apph6￿]]. Debte [ ] rfnot 8pplicabl8. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matter8 hove come to my attention in connection ith the examination1gtheFt 416610￿.) which give8 me cause to belk8ve that in, any material respect.. the accounting records re not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act. or the accounts did not accord with the accounting r8cords,' or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements ¢onceming the forn and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'tTue and fairf view which is not a matter Considered as part of an indep8ndent examination. I have no concerrts and have comè across no other matters in connection th the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. . Please delete the woKls in the brackets rfthey do not apply. Signed: 1.10.23 Name: Relevant professional IER Oct 2018

qualbficationls) or body (ff any): Address: 23 CL￿& Section B Disclosure Only complete Jf the examiner needs to h￿hlIght matenal matters of concern (see CC32. Independent examination of charty accounts: directions and guidan￿ for examiners). Give here briof details of any Items that the examlner wlshes to dlsc1080. IER Oct 2018