## **Trustees’ Annual Report** ## **1 September 2021** to **31 August 2022** ## **Alsager and District University of the Third Age** ## **1072030** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||Statement of
Recommended
Practice
(SORP) reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of the
charity as set out in its governing
document|Para 1.17|Educational and recreational activities aimed
at improving the physical, mental and social
welfare of people in the Alsager and
surrounding district who are no longer in full
time employment| |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
Para 1.19|Operate a variety of classes and group
meetings covering both educational and
amateur sporting activities. Also, arrange a
number of travel options for both educational
and recreational purposes. The Charity with a
local travel firm also facilitates holidays for
members.| |Statement confirming whether the
trustees have had regard to the
guidance issued by the Charity
Commission on public benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees remain aware that the prime
objective is to ensure that the senior
members in the community of Alsager and
District who are no longer in full time
employment have the opportunity to remain
active and involved in a wide variety of
activities, which helps in their wellbeing.| 1 ## **Achievements and Performance** SORP reference Para 1.20 Summary of the main achievements of The Charity were very pleased to announce the the charity, identifying the difference the restart of most activities of Alsager U3A in charity’s work has made to the September 2021 when the Covid restriction were circumstances of its beneficiaries and relaxed. any wider benefits to society as a whole. Trustees regarded the first term to December 2021 as a new start for all activities and offered support to groups due to the uncertainty of membership and costs of operating some activities as the country started to resume more normal activities. Current Membership is healthy and at end of August 2022 was 830. The major activity remains the weekly Charity hub meeting at the Civic Centre and also includes some groups activities along with the unique Talk Time events which attract an average attendance of over 40 members 2 ## **Financial Review** ||SORP
reference|| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s financial
position at the end of the period|Para 1.21|The Trustees anticipated that there would be some
financial assistance required to support the start up
on groups. This has not had a significant impact on
reserves and the impact can be absorbed in the
overall assessment of Alsager U3A finances| |Statement explaining the policy for
holding reserves stating why they are
held|Para 1.22|Sufficient funds are held in reserve to ensure that
all financial commitments can be met in the event
of winding down the Charity. The reserves have no
restrictions as to their proper use by the charity.
The amounts in reserve were originally capped at
six months turnover but due to the impact of
COVID the trustees deemed this was not an
acceptable indicator and will review the balance of
reserves when a more normal basis of activity is
restored.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|The Committee are aware of the guidance that
reserves should not be greater than 50% of
turnover.
The current reserves balance at 31 August 2022 is
£26,567 and is 47% of last year’s turnover.| |Reasons for holding zero reserves|Para 1.22|Not Applicable| |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|None| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Type of governing document|Para 1.25|Trust Deed| |---|---|---| |Constitution of the Charity|Para 1.25|Part of National Organisation
Third Age Trust| 3 ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity Name|Alsager and District U3A| |---|---| |Registered Charity Number|1072030| |Charity’s principal correspondence
address|3 Belvedere Terrace
Rode Heath
ST7 3SA| ## **Names of the Trustees who manage Alsager & District U3A Charity** |**Trustee Name**|**Office**|**Dates acted**|**Who Appoints Trustees**| |---|---|---|---| |Roger Poole|Chair|01/09/21 - 25/10/2021|CharityAGM 2020| |Roger Poole|Trustee|25/10/2021 - 31/08/2022|CharityAGM 2021| |Alan Bell|Trustee|01/09/21 - 25/10/2021|CharityAGM 2020| |Alan Bell|Chair|25/10/2021 - 31/08/2022|Charity2021 AGM| |Christine Bell|Secretary|01/09/2021 - 31/08/2022|Charity2020 & 2021 AGM| |Robert Simpson|Treasurer|01/09/21 - 25/10/2021|CharityAGM 2020| |Robert Simpson|Trustee|25/10/2021 - 31/08/2022|CharityAGM 2021| |Robert Simpson|DeputyChair|10/11/2021 - 31/08/2022|Executive Committee| |Harold Paterson|Treasurer|25/10/2021 - 31/08/2022|CharityAGM 2021| |Christine Butler Meadows|Trustee|01/09/2021 - 31/08/2022|Charity2020 & 2021 AGM| |Pam Abbott|Trustee|01/09/2021 - 31/08/2022|Charity2020 & 2021 AGM| |Pat Arnott|Trustee|01/09/21 - 25/10/2021|Executive Committee| |Pat Arnott|Trustee|25/10/2021 - 31/08/2022|CharityAGM 2021| |Pam Rayworth|Trustee|01/09/21 - 25/10/2021|Executive Committee| |Pam Rayworth|Trustee|25/10/2021 - 31/08/2022|CharityAGM 2021| |Angela Alcock|Trustee|25/10/2021 - 31/08/2022|CharityAGM 2021| |Jean Steer|Trustee|25/10/2021 - 31/08/2022|CharityAGM 2021| |Geraldine Dalton|Trustee|11/05/2022 - 31/08/2022|Executive Committee| ||||| 4 **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** |Description of the assets held in this capacity|None| |---|---| |Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and
how these falls within the custodian charity’s objects|None| |Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets
from the charity’s own assets|None| ## **Declarations** The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees Robert Simpson Deputy Chair 24 October 2022 5 ## **Alsager & District** **Annual Accounts for the Year 2021/2022** **for the Year Ending 31 August 2022** |**Income**
Annual Enrolment Fee
Class Attendance Fees
Gift Aid
Teas and Coffees
Donations Received
Sale of Equipment
Bank Incentive/Compensation
Magazine Advertising
**Total Income Main Activity**
**Travel Income**
**Total Income**
**Expenditure**
Room Hire & Rentals
Other Class Costs
Talk Time Fees & Expenses
Leader Meetings
Third Age Trust
Purchase of Equipment
IT Support
Donations Made
Postage
Stationary Support Costs
Bank Fees
Administration
Photocopier
Magazine Costs
**Total Main Activity Expenditure**
**Travel Expenditure**
**Total Expenditure**
**Surplus (Deficit) for the Year**
Contribution towards Equipment Purchase|**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
9,420
-
7,650
-
32,056
-
4,917
-
1,830
-
1,356
-
306
-
-
-
96
-
277
-
475
-
-
25
-
1,500
-
96
-
368
-
-
-
475
-
44,304
16,543
12,260
1
**56,564**
**16,544**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
30,204
-
5,030
-
3,231
-
468
-
1,365
-
1,125
-
1,120
-
-
4,403
-
3,443
-
2,730
-
1,041
-
1,178
-
1,907
-
285
-
310
-
334
-
900
-
288
-
411
-
145
-
123
-
175
-
1,343
-
-
-
2,962
-
-
-
2,577
-
45,458
21,638
11,373
-
**56,831**
**21,638**
**(267)**
**(5,094)**
**2022**
**2021**
**2022**
**2021**|**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
9,420
-
7,650
-
32,056
-
4,917
-
1,830
-
1,356
-
306
-
-
-
96
-
277
-
475
-
-
25
-
1,500
-
96
-
368
-
-
-
475
-
44,304
16,543
12,260
1
**56,564**
**16,544**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
30,204
-
5,030
-
3,231
-
468
-
1,365
-
1,125
-
1,120
-
-
4,403
-
3,443
-
2,730
-
1,041
-
1,178
-
1,907
-
285
-
310
-
334
-
900
-
288
-
411
-
145
-
123
-
175
-
1,343
-
-
-
2,962
-
-
-
2,577
-
45,458
21,638
11,373
-
**56,831**
**21,638**
**(267)**
**(5,094)**
**2022**
**2021**
**2022**
**2021**|**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
9,420
-
7,650
-
32,056
-
4,917
-
1,830
-
1,356
-
306
-
-
-
96
-
277
-
475
-
-
25
-
1,500
-
96
-
368
-
-
-
475
-
44,304
16,543
12,260
1
**56,564**
**16,544**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
30,204
-
5,030
-
3,231
-
468
-
1,365
-
1,125
-
1,120
-
-
4,403
-
3,443
-
2,730
-
1,041
-
1,178
-
1,907
-
285
-
310
-
334
-
900
-
288
-
411
-
145
-
123
-
175
-
1,343
-
-
-
2,962
-
-
-
2,577
-
45,458
21,638
11,373
-
**56,831**
**21,638**
**(267)**
**(5,094)**
**2022**
**2021**
**2022**
**2021**|**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
9,420
-
7,650
-
32,056
-
4,917
-
1,830
-
1,356
-
306
-
-
-
96
-
277
-
475
-
-
25
-
1,500
-
96
-
368
-
-
-
475
-
44,304
16,543
12,260
1
**56,564**
**16,544**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
30,204
-
5,030
-
3,231
-
468
-
1,365
-
1,125
-
1,120
-
-
4,403
-
3,443
-
2,730
-
1,041
-
1,178
-
1,907
-
285
-
310
-
334
-
900
-
288
-
411
-
145
-
123
-
175
-
1,343
-
-
-
2,962
-
-
-
2,577
-
45,458
21,638
11,373
-
**56,831**
**21,638**
**(267)**
**(5,094)**
**2022**
**2021**
**2022**
**2021**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||30,204
3,231
1,365
1,120
4,403
2,730
1,178
285
334
288
145
175
-
-|-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
45,458
11,373|5,030
468
1,125
-
3,443
1,041
1,907
310
900
411
123
1,343
2,962
2,577|-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
21,638
-| |||||| |||**56,831**||**21,638**| |||**(267)**||**(5,094)**| Alsager U3A Annual Accounts 2021-22 ## **Alsager & District** ## **Annual Accounts for the Year 2021/2022** ## **Balance Sheet as at 31 August 2022** |Travel Prepayments
General Activity Debtors
Travel Bank Account
Bank Accounts and Cash in hand
Less Creditors as at 31 August
Reserve for Table Tennis Equipment
Receipts in Advance from Members
Main
Travel
Provision
**Total Net Assets**
**General Reserve**
Main Activity Balance Brought Forward
Main Activity Surplus (Deficit) for the year
Receipt from Travel Funds
Closing Balance
**Working Capital**
Travel Balance Brought Forward
Travel Surplus (Deficit) for the year
Transfer to the General Reserve
Closing Balance
**Total Reserves**|**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
1,558
980
387
3,030
5,755
26,174
24,658
(2,448)
(346)
26,756
30,067
260
(1,547)
(572)
(587)
-
-
(3,900)
(2,134)
(4,472)
**26,567**
**26,835**
20,220
25,315
(1,154)
(5,095)
3,502
-
22,567
20,220
6,615
6,614
887
1
(3,502)
-
4,000
6,615
**26,567**
**26,835**
**2022**
**2021**|**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
1,558
980
387
3,030
5,755
26,174
24,658
(2,448)
(346)
26,756
30,067
260
(1,547)
(572)
(587)
-
-
(3,900)
(2,134)
(4,472)
**26,567**
**26,835**
20,220
25,315
(1,154)
(5,095)
3,502
-
22,567
20,220
6,615
6,614
887
1
(3,502)
-
4,000
6,615
**26,567**
**26,835**
**2022**
**2021**|**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
1,558
980
387
3,030
5,755
26,174
24,658
(2,448)
(346)
26,756
30,067
260
(1,547)
(572)
(587)
-
-
(3,900)
(2,134)
(4,472)
**26,567**
**26,835**
20,220
25,315
(1,154)
(5,095)
3,502
-
22,567
20,220
6,615
6,614
887
1
(3,502)
-
4,000
6,615
**26,567**
**26,835**
**2022**
**2021**| |---|---|---|---| ||1,558
387
3,030
26,174
(2,448)
26,756
(1,547)
(587)
-
(2,134)
**26,567**
20,220
(1,154)
3,502
22,567
6,615
887
(3,502)
4,000
**26,567**||980
5,755
24,658
(346)
30,067
260
(572)
-
(3,900)
(4,472)
**26,835**
25,315
(5,095)
-
20,220
6,614
1
-
6,615
**26,835**| ||||| |||**26,567**|| I certify that in my opinion, this account is in agreement with the records submitted and is a true and fair statement thereof. Independent Examiner and Hon. Auditor T Smith FCA Date On behalf of the Trustees Hon. Chair A Bell Date Hon Treasurer H Paterson Date Alsager U3A Annual Accounts 2021-22 **November 2019** |**05/09/2020**
**Petty Cash**
Income Receipts
155.25
Purchase of Equipment
-
Payments
(155.25)
Provision
**Transaction Totals**
-
Balance B/f
0.18
Transfers
Advance Repayment
-
**Totals**
**0.18**
**Bank Reconciliations**|||||**Accounts For Year to 31 August 2020**
**Alsager U3A**|**Accounts For Year to 31 August 2020**
**Alsager U3A**|**Accounts For Year to 31 August 2020**
**Alsager U3A**|**Accounts For Year to 31 August 2020**
**Alsager U3A**|**Accounts For Year to 31 August 2020**
**Alsager U3A**|**Accounts For Year to 31 August 2020**
**Alsager U3A**|**Accounts For Year to 31 August 2020**
**Alsager U3A**|**Accounts For Year to 31 August 2020**
**Alsager U3A**|**Accounts For Year to 31 August 2020**
**Alsager U3A**|**Accounts For Year to 31 August 2020**
**Alsager U3A**|**Nat West**
16,708.00
-
(16,430.89)
277.11
10,491.28
-
(2,300.00)
**8,468.39**
(2,754.00)
900.00
**6,614.64**
£
4,658.64
-
-
(132.00)
**Group**|**Nat West**
16,708.00
-
(16,430.89)
277.11
10,491.28
-
(2,300.00)
**8,468.39**
(2,754.00)
900.00
**6,614.64**
£
4,658.64
-
-
(132.00)
**Group**|**Totals**
54,752.32
-
(308.40)
(51,675.40)
(2,500.00)
268.52
33,514.11
-
2,500.00
-
**36,282.63**
(2,754.00)
900.00
**34,428.88**
£
32,857.99
-
0.00
(517.11)
**32,340.88**
1,988.00
100.00
**34,428.88**
**Alsager**
**U3A**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||**Main Activities**||||||||||||| ||**Petty Cash**
155.25
-
(155.25)||**Barclays**
-
-
-||**Britannia**
44.43
-
-||||||**Nat West**
33,846.64
(308.40)
(34,976.58)
(2,500.00)||**Sub Total**||||| ||||||||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||38,044.32||||| ||||||||||||||-||||| ||||||||||||||(308.40)||||| ||||||||||||||(35,244.51)||||| ||||||||||||||(2,500.00)||||| ||||||||||||||||||| ||-||-||44.43||||||(3,938.34)||(8.59)||||| ||0.18
-||1.28
-
-||23,249.36
(23,293.79)
-||||||(385.74)
27,308.98
2,500.00
2,300.00||||||| ||||||||||||||23,022.83||||| ||||||||||||||-||||| ||||||||||||||2,500.00||||| ||||||||||||||2,300.00||||| ||||||||||||||||||| ||**0.18**||**1.28**||**-**||||||**27,784.90**||**27,814.24**||||| |Balances at Bank
Provision
Income not yet on
Statement
Unpresented Cheques /
Direct Debits
**Balance as per SAGE**
**Ledger**|£
0.18
-
-||£
1.28
-
-||£
-
-
-||£
-
-
-||£
27.88
-
-||£
28,170.01
-
(385.11)||£||£||£| ||||||||||||||28,199.35||4,658.64||32,857.99| ||||||||||||||||-||-| ||||||||||||||-||-||0.00| ||||||||||||||(385.11)||(132.00)||(517.11)| ||||||||||||||||||| ||**0.18**||**1.28**||**-**||**-**||**27.88**||**27,784.90**||**27,814.24**||**4,526.64**||**32,340.88**| ||||||||**Balance Sheet**
**Reconciliation &**
**Adjustments**||||Outstanding Repayment
Prepayments 2020||||||| ||||||||||||||||1,988.00||1,988.00| ||||||||||||||||100.00||100.00| ||||||||||||||||**6,614.64**||**34,428.88**| ||||||||||||||||||| Year End August 2020 Committee Finance Report Sep.xlsx