Woking Area u3a
Annual Report forthe year ending31" August 2024
Constitutional and administrative information
Woking Area u3a was established via a constitution in September 1993 and is registered
with the Charity Commission (No. 1031717). The correspondent is the Secretary, Peter
Grieve, whose address is 4 Church Close, Horsell. Woking, Surrey GU214QZ.
The trustees are the members of the committee, they are elected or re-elected annually by
the members at the Annual General Meeting or appointed or co-opted by the committee in
the interim. The members of the committee on August 31, 2024 are: Barbara Nicholson
(Chair), Sue Holmes (Treasurer), Peter Grieve (Secretary), Anne Turvey (Venues Co-
ordinator), Derek Hancock (Membership Secretary), Christine Maunders (Beacon
administrator), Alan Chalmers (Special Projects). Philip Heaton (Groups Co-ordinator) and
Christine Cunliffe (Events organiser) were co-opted.
The main bankers are Barclays Bank plc, Woking. We also have an account with the Metro
Bank Woking. The independent examiner is Mr Phillip Smitham, 107 Old Woking Road,
West Byfleet, KT14 6HY.
Objectives and organisation
Woking Area u3a is a self-help organisation for people who are no longer in full-time
employment. Its primary objective is providing educational, creative and leisure opportunities
for its members by its members. The trustees confirm that they have complied with the duty
in section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to public benefit guidan
published by the Charity Commission in determining the activities undertaken by the chartty.
The committee usually hold monthly fa￿-tO-faCe meetings to review operational and
financial matters. Meetings with Group Leaders and new members are organised during the
year while monthly meetings, open to all members, are held at St Andrew's Church,
Goldsworth Park.
Overview
Woking Area u3a was founded in 1993 as an offshoot from Guildford u3a. Membership on
August 31, 2024 was 1332. This compared to a final total of 1282 the previous year. A
number of events to mark our 30th anniversary were held - some for members only but
others to get the name of the organisation into the public domain and improve recruitment.
An Open Day involving around 20 groups and a great deal of planning went down well and
the AGM in November was attended by the Mayor of Woking (and a record number of
members). It also featured members, videos, a speaker and a cake-cutting. A number of
subsidised fish and chip lunches and curry suppers were well attended and could well be
repeated (but without the subsidy!). Credit goes to Sue Holmes for organising them. We also
had stalls at two summer fairs and the Genealogy group created a dynamic display which
was staged at the Open Day and throughout the summer at Surrey History Centre.
A determined effort was made this year to encourage members to volunteer for tasks to ease
the load of running and improving the organisation. This has had some success, with help

given to IT, creating a revamped website and with gathering material for the Guide for
Members. There is still a need for more people to come forward - most of those who have
done so have enjoyed the experien￿, so it benefits them as well as the organisation.
As well as a new membership secretary, elected at last year's AGM, our Chair Barbara
Nicholson managed to recruit a new Groups Co-ordinator when Hazel Buxton had to retire
through illness. find a new Newsletter editor and re￿ntly, an Events Organiser to join the
committee, among others.
All three have been very busy- a newsletter was printed with the summer mailing within two
months of Nicole Scully's appointment., events organiser Christine Cunliffe has arranged a
number of-outings while Groups Co-ordinator Philip Heaton has revamped the GL
guidelines, recruited some volunteers for the summer fairs and is in the prO￿sS of
organising some risk assessments and safety meetings for GLS.
There were the usual changes in groups- some closing, others being created and a few
merging. Assorted difficulties with third parties providing u3a matters magazine to our
members and our email system were dealt with.
The most visual improvement of the year is the new website- much easier to navigate,
clearer words and loads of pictures. Credit there must go to Venues
Co-ordinatorAnne Turvey, webmaster Kevin walla￿ and volunteers Chris Bunyan and Paul
Owen who managed to put it logether to coincide with renewal season.
The most obvious improvement though is that because of various factors and despite a bit of
rampant inflation and a fairly heavy outlay on 30 anniversary events, we have not only
decided to maintain last year's 'anniversary special. subscription fee of £10 but halved the
cost of most group meetings for the following year.
The committee has monitored the proposed restructuring of The Third Age Trust. The aim is
to have a more inclusive, modern, UK-wide organisation where u3as will have a better
opportunity to influence the development of the movement. A Special Resolution will be
voted on at their AGM in October. Our committee has concluded that whatever the decision it
is unlikely to have any impact of the running of our u3a.
Financial
The attached financial statement sets out the financial position of Woking Area u3a as at 31
August 2024. The statement shows a surplus of £6,223 which is a decrease of £8.703 from
the previous year. We budgeted £10,000 as the cost of celebrating our 30th anniversary but
the increase in our membership for the year is much greater than expected.
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The accumulated funds for Woking Area u3a as at 31"August 2024 were £78,934 compared
to £64,141 for the previous year.
The accumulated surplus will finance the continued reduction in the membership fee to £10
and also the reduction in meeting fees to £1.
Peter Grieve, Secretary (on behalf of the committee)
16th October, 2024

Independent Examiner's Report
I report to the trustees on my examination of the aLcounts of Woking Area U3A.
Charity nurnber 1031717 ('the charity,), set out on pages 4 to 6, for the year ended 31
August 2024.
As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in
accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Acl.).
I report in respect of my examination of the charity s accounts carried out under
section 145 of the 2011 Act and. in canying out my examination, I have followed all
the applicable DireLtions given by the Charity Commission under section 145{5)(b) of
the Act.
I have completed my examination. I confinn that no material matters have come to
my attention in connection with the examination that give me cause to believe that, in
any material respect:
the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the
Act; or
the accounts did not accord with the accounting records. or
the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the
fonn and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports)
Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and
fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent
examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the
examination to which attention should be dralvn in this report in order to enable a
proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
P Smitham
Chartered Accountant
107 Old Woking Road
West Byfleet
Surrey
KT14 6HY
1 L W-october 2024

Woking Area U3A
Statement of FinAnciAI ActTVtties for the ye9r endlng 31 st August 2024
2024
2023
,M¥ThbLY subscripltons
(Jift Aid and dOn￿l￿n5
Group nI￿lIng$ ¢Olliribuiiuns
l)Jiin8s wnlribuiions
20.110
3,376
50.026
26.726
252
208
Iul 298
2.420
58.017
31.968
InicNs1
Totsl iuc(JmiDg Ytjourres
992
1(16.970
Resovrtts Expended
Thi￿ A8e Trust and M¢7nb¢tship system
LapiiatioD fffs and B£&￿n
PayPd IE
7.422
296
6.618
252
7.718
6.870
M¢etitl8 C-0515
N'eauc hETE Ch￿
Monihly m￿lIng$ ￿p￿Se$
GL l.xp¢rE5¢5
41.527
1,688
1.847
590
35.938
.473
1.510
771
45.652
39,692
Commun*L*ions Nith mL7n1￿￿
Ihi¥d Age M&t¢rs
Pnniing
Posia8& Phone & Wtbsiie
7.484
2.391
3.182
2,826
13.771
10.108
Losi of Outin
Equipm*)i
CLA
RaiTcmenl presents
(iT0￿p l.thler and Loom L osis
30th Anniietsm. Exptns
30th Annili¢r5m. M¢￿$
Sundry ¢Kl*Obl¥
ExaminL*s blonoF&Tium
Kiaiiort
30.146
198
27.439
64
547
149
621
30
218
187
2.045
234
184
448
33.(
Totsl rtsollrcts expttsded
86.-172
d iucoming nSou￿t5
6,223
14.920
FuDd5 Xt 810rt of year
64,141
49.215
Fy&d$ 41 tlld ofytsr
70.364
64.141
1911012023

Woking Area U3A
Balance Sheet as at 31st August 2024
Noles
2024
2023
Fix￿1 As$ets
Equipmenl
1.344
1,79?
Cu rrnit Assets
Cash
Prepayments
83,010
75,614
10
85,930
77,733
Le55: Liabiliti￿, amounts falling
due within one year
69,020
62.349
Net Cu rrent Assets
Total Assets less Liabilities
64.141
Repres¢néed by
Funds
General Futtd
70,364
64,141
Total Funds
Bart)ard Nicholson, Chaimian
Susan Gal liflent-Holmes, Twsur¢r
For and on behallof the Committee

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2023
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8.614
19.038
I.￿5
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890
8.584
tirt)u￿ AL¥x)unt
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Pfjyp
2.565
19.348
18.?49
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2024
2023
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2,920
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20?4
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ExahiDWS tiwor￿U
Tol
12,534
4,276
1.974
16.910