isf J)3xe• 35O>X¢4 2.4b4lXI J)Jtt IJYJS) wgJ 26.42537 pthtiry 7J￿ •ddf*7iP5 0gJO 2WJO I7J51AV I7221 •J 73kJ 40 22323 334*) lJ37Y •)1￿￿7 6.>3lJ¥ IWJg JD 76LJ7 Ew 67a 4.131J7 #2.YAJ4 4A.JOtJs .197YI 16.44421 l7J19SQ 17.414A)J 1641428 7D.￿3$4 T7 641 2.035*' *641JO 97T 4&9J7 99.441)) ASAT .0) 25 ¥JlQ74 .14JJ 20.7é623 IV.7ZY.99 9.J79L3 64.46407 66274ZI 69K521 41YJth) 3.K938 iJ2P.90 ?.(W40 &b.Jb227 74m9J2 74.03992 UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE ALTON BRANCH I have Vlo 8818rth aB at 318t Marth 2025 and mx•J Prcfft wxl Lo$$ P*count the end&Y 3151 Ilarch 2025 from th8 aThJ bwchers of the Akn U.3A aThJ lo the best of my kwh¥l* Sh￿ a true fair Vi￿ ofts slate ofthe AlIC￿ U.3A Daw z-3_ •TrL/ Qo23- We havè tsh&1 B¥Br￿ Sh8•t as al 31st Marth 2025 Proll￿￿ LrAs Acoj for th8 yearto 31st Math 2025 Alton V.3A. togèthwwlth Ix**s ¥￿￿1￿. B ## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 01/04/2024 Period start date To 31/03/2025 Period end date** ## **Charity name: The Alton University of the Third Age** ## **Charity registration number: 1035164** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**Provision of education by way of**
**courses, activities, lectures and cultural,**
**artistic and informative trips for the**
**retired and semi-retired.**| |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 Trustees have provided almost over**
**60 different courses and activities for**
**members, plus coffee mornings,**
**luncheon club, holidays, excursions and**
**classical concert visits.**| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**These activities have been provided in**
**accordance with their duty under**
**guidance issued by the Charity**
**Commission to provide a public benefit.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |||**N/A**| ||Para 1.38|| |Policy on grant making||| |||**N/A**| ||Para 1.38|| |Policy on social investment||| |including program related||| |investment||| ||Para 1.38|| |Contribution made by||| |volunteers||| |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 Trustees have provided over 60**
**different courses and activities for**
**members, monthly talks open to**
**members of the public, luncheon club,**
**classical concert visits, excursions and**
**holidays in accordance with their duty**
**under guidance issued by the Charity**
**Commission to provide public benefit.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||| |---|---|---| |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**Our funds are in good order to see us**
**forward to the current year.**| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**The charity aims to have and does have a**
**reserve to cover 25% of its annual**
**turnover.**| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£38,000**| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**N/A**| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**None**| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**N/A**| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Constitution**| |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|**Election by membership at general**
**meetings and by trustees at Trustee**
**meetings**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||| |---|---|---| |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|**The Third Age Trust**| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|The Alton University of the Third Age| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1035164| |Charity’s principal address|Alton Community Centre
Amery Street
Alton
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|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee(if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||Alan Robb|Chair||||**Membership at general**
**meetings and by trustees**
**at Trustee meetings **| |||James
Bartholomew|Treasurer||||**Membership at general**
**meetings and by trustees**
**at Trustee meetings**| |||Colin Britchford|Course Director||||**Membership at general**
**meetings and by trustees**
**at Trustee meetings**| |||Colin Aiken|Membership
Secretary||||**Membership at general**
**meetings and by trustees**
**at Trustee meetings**| |||Eileen Fawcett|Secretary||||**Membership at general**
**meetings and by trustees**
**at Trustee meetings**| |||Malcolm Cooper|||||**Membership at general**
**meetings and by trustees**
**at Trustee meetings**| |||Diane Johnston|||||**Membership at general**
**meetings and by trustees**
**at Trustee meetings**| |||Paul Turner|||||**Membership at general**
**meetings and by trustees**
**at Trustee meetings**| |||Penelope Peters|||||**Membership at general**
**meetings and by trustees**
**at Trustee meetings**| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| |||Corporate trustees–names of the directors at the date the report was approved
**Director name**|||||| |||**Director name**|||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements 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 Name Address adviser** **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **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**||| |---|---|---| ||Penelope Peters|| ||
Secretary|| ||10/12/2025|| ||10/12/2025||