CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Trustees, Annual Report for the porlod From 1 Septsmbor 2023 P•rlod start dato To August 2024 Perlod end date Charlty name: Th• Cardlff u3a Charlty rnglstratlon nurnr 1033518 Objoctlvos and Activltles Summary of tho purFK)ses of the tharlty 88 set out kn its vemlng d0ment Porn 1.17 Tha charws obJ•ctlv• (Th• ObJKtlv•) Is tho advancom•nt of •ducatlon and In p•rdGular tho •ducaUon of oldor peo• and th0 r1r8d from full tlm• work. by all m•ans Includlng assoclat•d actlvltl•8 conduclv• to loamlng and p•r40nal dev•lopm•nt In Cardlff and Surroundng r•a. Th• charlty carrfm out tho followlng *ctlvlde• In rnlatlon to Its obJ•ctlv•s: Summary ofthe maln actlvltle8 In relatlon to th088 purp08e8 for th8 publlc benefft, In Partilar, the acOvltle8. wolects or 88rvI kjenlfied kn th8 P•rA I.17d 1.19 Th•r•18 a monthty open mo•tlng ta wItt all ffl•mb•rn ar• thvlt•¢L Curr•nty thorn aro 50 group• covorfng a wld• rang• of toplcs from art appr•clatlon. lornlgn languag• group•, gardenlng. hl8tory. through to chang• and Memb•r¥ arn fr•0 to Joln 88 m•ry qn>ups as thdr tlm• allty. At Chrlstmas there 18 a lunch to whlch all arn Invltod. Thorn ar• coff•• mornlngB to kome and wo8p•dlv• m•mborn An anmial 'meet tho group•. so current and pP•clIv• m•mb•rn An annual nowslottor l• clrculat•d. Pflmarlty onllno, with hard copl•s avallable as r•qulrn Several group8 arrang• outlngs to place8 of Intsrest to that group. In addttlon. thorn ale two group8 vthose purw is 8ohty to go ¢
Statement nfim71ng whether Ihe lJust8es have had r8gard to the guldance 188ued by the Charfty Commlsth public Parn 1.18 In ord•r to onhanco the publlc berwfi Ihe trustees have endors•d th• fomiatlon of nv4V groups and the contlnuatlon •xlstlng ones. The tru8tee8 ondorn• th• thrne Statomonts soclally: enjoy an a¢tlvo and enloyablo 80clal tlrn and make frl•ndB Mentslly. 8tlmulathig COnr$atIon, l•arn now thlng8. Improvo confidenc• PhysIcall. •nhanc• fftn•ss by att•ndlng outlngs. ovonts and group Thè trusttss lleYe that all u3a actlvltlo8 ar• carrl•d oul for th• bllc b•n•fft Addltlon•l Infonnatlon (Opt11) You m8 c0088 to Indude further Stateffts where relevant about Par• 1.38 Pollw on grant maklng P• 1.38 Pollcy on sxxal Inve8knent Indudlng program related Invesknent Pw• 1.a8 Contrlbullon made by volunteer8 Other
Achlevements and Perfornianco Irtn9 the y•ar, th• charfty has bn wothng to In¢rnas• Its membornhlp. Although the all•cts of Covld are dmlnlshed th• m•mbernhlp hasnl fully r•covern& At th• ond of the year, ti momb•rnhlp had rfsen to 874, frorn 4 I at th• •nd of August 2021 of 6X Surnmary ofthe makn Parn 1.20 Identlfylng the differen the thartty'8 viork has nMde tho drnStanS of its befiar1aS and any wkaer beneffts to soaety 88 a ole. To •neourag• gr•at•r memb•rnhlp ot u3a, a publklty ¥ub•P was fornwd noarth• •nd af th• ymr wtth the alm of Increaslng tho mombarshlp. It Is planned to put loafi•ts advertlslng Cardlff u3a In • wld• rnng• of oryanlsatlorn. Th• charfty b•lhves that nMmb•rnhlp of u3a ha• wld• ranglng bon•fft8. helplng to rfjdu •oclal Isolatlon and lonolln•u. lrnprov• phy•lGal and mortal pA*llbelng and confidonc•. Addltlonal Informatlon (opknal) You ma th008e to Indude further 8tstements where rnlov8nt at Ath1ev8M agalnst ob88 Sat Pw• 1.41 Perfonnance of fvndra18ing activftle8 agalnst obp(th88 Pwa 1.41 Inv8stsnent perfomwn agalnst Ltyctives Other
Flnancial Revlew ReW of the thartV8 Ilnancial at the end ofthaw Parn 1.21 At the year •nd. Cardlff u3a was In a healthy po•ltlon, havlng a Surp1 of over £2.300. son ofwhlch rnlato• to actlvlUM In tho Ing year. Wlth tho figurns r•mov•d. a surplu8 rf over £1.700 r•malns. Tho mmbornhlp f•0 for exlstlng nwmbers was rndUc for 23r24 as th• r•8wvw at th• corr•ct l•v81. In addlllon. the f••8 by th• group• worn r•vl•w•d p•rlodlc•lty to try to onsurn th•y flnlshod clow to zèro. The gurns forthe group hav• bo•n dstorted by money amountlng to belng tsken In the yoar rnlatlng to th• noxt flnanclal Th rMom• arn hold to enabl• Cardlff U3Ato m••t th• flrnnclal commltm•nt• to th• Thlrd Ag• Tru•t kn th• •vant of unplann•d ¢1u and to complot• th• m•mb•rnhlp y•ar wlthln whlch th1• statsmt axplalnlrvJ tha pollcy for holdlng re8efve8 8tallng why they are held Parn 122 In •xc•s• of tho amount r•qulr•d. th•n m•mb•r•hlp f•H wlll bo r•duc•d or walv•d In that flnal y•ar. JTh)unt of re8erve8 h8ld Reasons for holdlng zero Para 1.22 Parn 1.22 £1 NIA 000 Detsll8 offund matstslly in Pw• 1,24 WA Explanalk)n of any uncortalntles about Ihe charty wnlnulng a8 a In COnM Pm 1.23 Thorn aro currnntly no uncortalntss about th• wh•thor tha charlty l• a golng Addltlonal Infomiallon {opllona You ma 008e to Indude further 8tsternents where relevant abwt The charlty'8 sourc of fund8 (Indudlng any fundra18ing) Px 1A7 Inve8trwit pollcy and obiectsves induding any 80cial Investment pd adopted rn 1.46
Structure, Governance and Management Des1p11C of tharlty'8 Typo of govamlng document Pr•• 125 How 18 the thartty nstituted? l Q.q Lliiin(;orpoitate" Pwa 125 Unlncorpatrd auoclatlon Trustse 8eleckn method8 indudlng detai18 of any t))n8OttJtional PrO810n8 e.g. elecllon to P08t or name of any p8r80n or body enooed to appolnt one or more Parn 1.25 Ncpone may be elerted a trustee or an offlcer at any annual general meeting unless prfor to the meetlng the charity Is given a notlce that: (a) is slgned a mernber proposln8 a candidate who Is entltled to vote at the meetlng: (b) Is slgned by an unconnected member secondlng the same candidate who is entltled to vote at the meetln8; Ic) is slgned by the pérson who Is to be proposed to show thelr wlllln8ness to be ppolnted. In the event of a casual vacancy among elected or COwOPted charlty tnjstees, the charlty trustees may appolnt a person who is wllllng to act to be charlty trustee. A chartty trustee so appolnted shall hold office only untll the next annual general meetlng. Should more candidates be proposed than places on the board. a vote is to be taken. Addltlonal Informallon (opdonal) You ma th0088 to Indude fvther Statsrnnts whern relevant about Pollde8 and procedures adoptsd for tha inducllon and traknlng of tru8te88 Pw• 1.51 The chaiity's organlsational *ucbJre and any wkler netvK)rk wlth tho charity wo3 1.51 Relaknshlp wlth any related parties
A descrlpllon of the prlndpal risks facing the ch8rfty 1.46
Nam•8 ofth• dwr1tytruste who manag• the charfty l)fflc• {11 *ry) D•ts• a¢t•d W not nt tru•t•• Mark) Greanlng Nonn Vaughan Catherine Jews1ry Mary rgaret Rlchards Jano Evan8 Chalr Trea8ur8r Susan ThThYta8 Julie Waller Anthony Balnes Gary HamrrKffld Kemlng 5r2r24 814r24 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 rats tsu8t888 - names of the diroctor8 at the dats the ra Non• Name of tru8t888 hohylng ttoe to proparty belonglng to the charlty Non•
Funds held as custodlan trustees on behalf of others De8cription of the 888ets NIA hdd In this carAdty Name and objects oflhe thaiity on wh088 behalltho a888ts twld and how thls fall8 wlthln the cu8kndkn charW8 objects NIA Dets118 of arrangermnts for safe cu8tody 88gregatk)n of suth assets from thg charftys (T•vn a880ts NIA Addltlonal Infonyffltlon (optl¢Jnal) N•ffl•• and addrw•H d adv11 (Optlonal Infornl0n> Typ• of Nam• advlsor N•m• of ¢hl•f •x•¢utlv• or n•rn•s of Mnlor Staff m•mbor• (Ortlonal Inforni•tlon) Exomptlons from dlsclosurn Reason for non4118dwre of I detsll8 Other o lonal Informatlon
Doclaratlons Th• trustees d•claro that tw hav• apwoved the tt008, rnport akn. 8lgMd on ly•half rfth• charfty• trustse• sIgna(S) F1 narno(8) Po•ltlon (•g S•crotary. Chatr, •tc) AJK. TrERSuAER a7,
Reforence and Admlnlstratlva detalls name Other name the cha ' Reg18tsrnd tha number Charws princ*al address The Cardlff u38 Canllff u38 1033518 Clty Unlted Refomwd Church Wind8or Pla( Card CF10 3BZ
THE CARDIFF U3A
Accounts for period ending 31 August 2024
| 23/24 | 22/23 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Income | |||
| Subs | 9,173.00 | 8,625.00 | |
| Donations | 53.00 | 35.00 | |
| Bank interest | 276.00 | 0.00 | |
| Group income | 13,914.10 | 11,523.72 | |
| Grant from Third Age Trust | 0.00 | 150.00 | |
| Gift Aid | 1,192.46 | 982.83 | |
| Open meeting | 0.00 | 809.00 | |
| Social (Christmas lunch) | 2,356.00 | 2,088.00 | |
| 26,964.56 | 24,213.55 | ||
| Expenditure | |||
| CLA licence | 67.21 | 64.20 | |
| TAT: mem fees | 3,132.00 | 2,512.00 | |
| TATTL Beacon | 773.00 | 622.00 | |
| TATTL Magazines | 1,494.16 | 1,099.44 | |
| Groups | 13,256.87 | 11,650.69 | |
| Printing & photocopying | 308.59 | 221.45 | |
| Committee meetings & exp | 378.33 | 643.22 | |
| Publicity | 0.00 | 601.42 | |
| Postage | 0.00 | 157.25 | |
| Website & emails | 319.20 | 249.58 | |
| Miscellaneous | 452.69 | 0.00 | |
| Social (Christmas lunch) | 2,422.75 | 2,088.25 | |
| Zoom | 31.18 | 179.88 | |
| Convenors meeting & lunch | 591.00 | 333.75 | |
| Meetings and study days | 37.50 | 369.23 | |
| PayPal commission | 244.44 | 217.58 | |
| New members coffee morning | 44.85 | 87.10 | |
| Open meeting expenses | 1,085.34 | 1,056.35 | |
| 24,639.11 | 22,153.39 | ||
| Surplus | 2,325.45 | 2,060.16 | |
| Bal b/fwd | 21,933.65 | 19,873.49 | |
| Total | 24,259.10 | 21,933.65 | |
| Balance Sheet | |||
| Cash | £ 330.05 | £ 74.81 | |
| Current | £ 8,045.13 | £ 7,799.10 | |
| Deposit | £ 14,000.00 | £ 12,000.00 | |
| PayPal | £ 1,883.92 | £ 2,059.74 | |
| Total | £ 24,259.10 | £ 21,933.65 |
Surplus contins the following relating to future years
| £ | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sunday Lunch deposits | 290.00 | |
| Music outing 24 | 160.00 | |
| Gardening outing | 139.10 |
589.10
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Inclepcndcnt Exaniiiicf s Report Raport to the trustso81 members of THE CARDIFF U3A On accounts for tho year ended 31ST AUGUST 2024 Charlty no (If any) 1033518 Set out on page8 I report to the trustees on my 8xamination of the accounts of the above charity ('the Trust") for th8 year ended 3110812024. R88ponslbllltles and As the charity tnJst8es of th8 Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basls of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charitie5 Act 2011 ("the Act.). I report In respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrylng out my examination, I have followed the applicabl8 Direction8 given by the Charity Commls8ion under $8Ction 145{5){b> of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention ( ') in connection wlth the examination which glves me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. accounting records wer8 not kept in acc(wdanc8 wlth section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connectlon with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. ' Please delete the words i brackets rf they do not apply. Independent axarnlnorf8 Statomont Slgnad: Dato: 1012 Namo: CHRISTINE PRITCHARD Relevant profasslonal quallflGation(sl or body Ilf any): FCA Address: 18 GOLD TOPS NEWPORT NP20 5WJ IER October 2018
Section B Disclosiire Only comp18te Ir the examiner n88d3 to highlight matters of concgm (see CC32, Independent examination of charlty account& dlrectlon8 and guldance for examiners). Glvg hore brlef deta118 of any Items that tha oxamIr wlsh•8 to dlsclos8. IER October 2018
THE CARDIFF U3A Accounts for perlod endln8 31 Au8u<< 2024 Incom8 Sub5 DotiOnS Bank Interest Group incomè Grant from Thlrd Trust GIftAld Open meetlng Soclal IChr15tmas lunch) 9,173.0) 53,00 276.00 13,914.10 1625. 35.LYJ 11,523,72 150. 982.83 L192.46 O.t)) 2356.lJO I604. 2,088.00 14213.55 Exp•ndllur• CLA Ikènee TAT.. mem le•1 TATTL 8eacon TAM Maqazln•s Groups Prlntln8 & photocopyl Commltt•e m••tlny & exp Publlclty Postsie Webslte & emalls Mlscell•neous Soel41 {Chrlst¢nM lunthl Zoorn Con¥enors meetln8 & M¢etln8s and $tudy days yPal eommlsslon New TrMberS coHee mornlns Open meetlng exp¢nw$ 67.21 3,132.ry) 773.IXI L494.16 13,256.87 a08.59 373.33 OA o. 319.20 452.69 1422.7S 31.18 591. 37,50 2,511.00 622.00 1.099.44 11,650.69 221.45 643.22 601.42 157.25 249.58 2m.25 179.88 333.75 369.23 217.58 87.10 L056.35 22,153.59 1,085.34 24h39.11 rpluj Bal blfwd 2325.45 21,933.65 2,06&16 19,873.49 Tot41 14259.10 39.6$ £ 330.05 £ 8.045.13 £ 141JL¥.fJO £ L883S2 £ 74.81 £ 7,799.10 Curtent Paypal £ 2,OS9.74 £Z4Z5i10 Surplus contins the followlng relatlng to fuvlrt years sunday tsjnth d8pos1ts Music Outlns 24 Gardonin8 Qutlng 290,C4) 160. 139,10 589.10 1711012