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The Croydon University Of The Third Age

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1029466
Status
Registered
Registered
Nov. 30, 1993
Legal form
Other
Area of benefit
Croydon And Its Surrounding Locality.

Address

Address
3 Loxwood Close
ORPINGTON
BR5 4PQ

Activities

Croydon U3A provides opportunities for participation in over 65 member-led groups including languages, chess, rambling, history, Scrabble, poetry - to name but a few. There is a lively outings and holidays programme and a monthly general meeting to which an outside speaker is invited. Members can attend summer schools run by the U3A national office, and study days organised by other local groups.

Objects: [i] To Advance Education And In Particular The Education Of People Not In Full Time Gainful Employment Who Are In Their Third Age (being The Period Of Time After The First Age Of Childhood Dependence And The Second Age Of Full Time Employment And/or Parental Responsibility) Residing In Croydon And Its Surrounding Locality.[ii] To Provide Or Assist In The Provision Of Facilities For Leisure Time And Recreational Activities With The Object Of Improving The Conditions Of Life For The Above Persons In The Interests Of Their Social Welfare.

Classification

How
Provides Human Resources, Provides Services
What
Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Recreation
Who
Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Local Authority
Croydon

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
July 31, 2025 £64,835 £59,483
July 31, 2024 £51,384 £52,717
July 31, 2023 £41,935 £35,709
July 31, 2022 £33,260 £34,170
July 31, 2021 £19,386 £13,608

Trustees

Name Appointed
Jennifer Wilson (Chair) Oct. 12, 2016
Angela Stagg Oct. 8, 2025
Anne Tanner Oct. 8, 2025
Fenella Cardwell Oct. 9, 2024
Joy Ellery Oct. 14, 2015
Karen Hook Oct. 9, 2024
Linda Grigsby Oct. 11, 2017
Margaret Elizabeth Chan Oct. 22, 2020
Paul Smith Oct. 12, 2016
Patricia Holmes Oct. 11, 2023
Steven May Oct. 11, 2023