The Cranleigh and District U3A Trustees’ Report for the Year ended 31[st] August 2023
This was a good year for our u3a, with membership continuing to recover slowly towards pre-pandemic levels. Some new interest groups were started, and some groups expanded to provide second sessions. Our Open Day in the Cranleigh Village Hall was very wellattended.
We continue to offer more than sixty interest groups and organise regular outings for our members. We are very grateful for the energy and enthusiasm of our many Group Leaders, Outings Organisers, and other helpers, without whom we could not exist; and we are always looking for additional volunteers to lead our interest groups and to start new groups. We continue to publish a quarterly newsletter and we maintain a simple website to help keep our members informed and to attract new members.
With increased subscriptions and continuing growth in membership, our income increased to £51,349 for the year. Inflationary pressures pushed up our costs, particularly for hall hire, and our expenditure increased to £53,047, leaving us with a deficit of £1,698 for the year. Our reserves as a result reduced to £17,928, and we will seek to maintain our reserves at or above this level in the future. Accordingly, we increased our subscription from £20 to £22 for the coming year.
Dot Mariner Secretary
Cranleigh & District U3A (Reg. Charity No. 1071260)
| Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 August 2023 Incoming Resources Subscriptions Income Tax/Gift Aid Recovered Income from Group Activities Note 1 Income from Outings Note 2 Interest Other Total incoming resources Resources Used Hall Hire Expenses from Group Activities Note 1 Expenses from Outings Note 2 Third Age Trust Membership Subscription Administration Costs Note 3 GL Meetings & Lunch Donations Equipment Total resources expended Net (outgoing) resources Balance Sheet at 31 August 2023 Current assets Prepayments Note 4 Bank Deposits Bank Current Accounts & Cash Note 5 Current liabilities Prepaid Subscriptions Prepaid Outings Fees Net current assets Represented by:- Accumulated Funds B/Fwd. (Deficit) for period Total funds |
2022/23 £ 19,194 3,360 11,654 16,901 90 150 51,349 £ 20,651 6,343 16,471 3,772 3,836 1,615 359 53,047 £ £ (1,698) 903 25,465 10,305 36,673 £ 18,661 84 18,745 £ 17,928 £ 19,626 (1,698) 17,928 £ |
2021/22 £ 15,257 2,621 6,708 15,696 3 40,285 £ 19,682 3,729 15,894 3,720 3,615 1,969 50 254 48,913 £ £ (8,628) 2,749 19,015 13,304 35,068 £ 15,442 15,442 £ 19,626 £ 28,254 (8,628) 19,626 £ |
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Roy Glasper Hon. Examiner
Martin Hayton Hon. Treasurer
Cranleigh & District U3A (Reg. Charity No. 1071260)
Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 August 2023
1. Income & Expenses from Group Activities
| Bridge Groups Musicals Wine Appreciation Italian Renaissance Arttists Speaker Meetings Other Groups 2. Income & Expenses from Outings Royal Pavilion, Brighton Denbie's Royal Albert Hall Fisherman's Friends the Musical V&A Museum Lewes Castle Sissinghurst Philharmonia Orchestra - Basingstoke Pashley Manor Great Dixter Tourist London Other |
Income 4,647 259 5,547 432 424 345 11,654 £ Income 1,252 1,537 1,825 2,085 832 1,620 1,607 2,806 945 1,560 832 16,901 £ |
Expense 138 5,567 328 310 6,343 £ Expense 1,294 1,545 1,684 2,213 667 1,400 1,657 2,757 1,044 1,405 644 162 16,471 £ |
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| 3. Administration Costs Postage Printing & Stationery Website & Zoom Beacon Licence PayPal Fees Copyright Licences Third Age Matters General Administration 4. Prepayments Outings Printing - 2023/24 Handbook & Forms PayPal Fees 5. Bank Current Account & Cash Central U3A Bank Account Bridge Bank Account Outings Bank Account PayPal Account Cash Held by Groups |
684 219 903 £ 5,493 395 4,387 21 9 10,305 £ |
254 1,450 85 941 262 64 485 295 3,836 £ |
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Independent Examiner’s report to the Trustees of the Cranleigh & District U3A (Reg. Charity No. 1071260)
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Cranleigh and District U3A (‘the Trust’) for the year ended 31[st] August 2023.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities 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 carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent Examiner’s statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act: or
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the accounts do not accord with those records; or
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the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form 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 drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed: ______ Date: _______
Mr Roy Glasper
Coombe Lea, Guildford Road, Cranleigh, GU6 8PP