2022-07-31-accounts - The Congleton And District University Of The Third Age

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date Day01 08 2021 31 07 2022

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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name

Congleton & District University Of The Third Age

Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1076203

Charity's principal address C/O Eileen Grigg

14 Southlands Road Congleton, Cheshire Postcode CW12 3JY

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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Dates acted if not for Name of person (or body) entitled
Trustee name Office (if any)
whole year to appoint trustee (if any)
1 S Boynton Chair Members at AGM
2 A Gubbins Vice Chair Members at AGM
3 J Bardgett Secretary Members at AGM
4 E Grigg Treasurer Members at AGM
5 H Davies Membership Sec Members at AGM
6 L Messham Groups Co-ordinator Members at AGM
7 J Provis Technical Support Members at AGM
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Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Constitution, Version 7.0.2, 12 April 2018 Type of governing document

(eg. trust deed, constitution)

Trust How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Election by members at Annual General Meeting. Chair and Vice Chair Trustee selection methods serve a fixed two year term. Secretary, Treasurer and Membership (eg. appointed by, elected by) Secretary serve a five year term and other trustees three years.

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

Affiliated to the National U3A Trust organisation.

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

Promotion of educational and physical activities, on a self help basis, primarily to semi/fully retired individuals in the local community, on a totally non-discriminatory basis

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The trustees are satisfied that the objectives and activities above meet the aims and objectives of the public benefit principles of the Charities Act 2011.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

No external grants were made by the organisation but the trustees authorised expenditure from time to time to assist the U3A groups with the purchase of equipment and materials.

Tuition and leadership is mainly on a voluntary basis.

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

The organisation was severely impacted by COVID 19 in the previous year.

Membership level was maintained and groups slowly started to throughout the year.

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

Details of any funds materially in deficit

To maintain the main account end of year reserve at a level between three and six months operating costs.

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);

The principal income was from the £20 per member annual subscription and the resulting Gift Aid.

No investments other than cash on deposit.

how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Anne Gubbins Eileen Patricia Grigg Full name(s) Anne Gubbins Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Vice Chair Treasurer etc) Date 11 January 2023

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Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Charity Name

Report to the trustees/ Charity Name members of The Congleton & District University of The Third Age

On accounts for the year 31 July 2022 Charity no 1076203 ended (if any) Set out on pages 6 and 7 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/07 2022.

Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report 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 the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention ( ~~other than that disclosed below~~ *) in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

accounting records were not kept in accordance with 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 connection 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 in the brackets if they do not apply.

Signed: Date: Name: John Tudor Relevant professional ACMA qualification(s) or body (if any):

Address: 6 Brereton Court Brereton Heath, Congleton Cheshire, CW12 4TP

October 2018

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Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

October 2018

IER

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Charity Name No (if any)
Congleton & District University Of The Third Age
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period Period start date Period end date
To
from 01/08/2021 31/07/2022
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Membership Subscriptions 24,345 - - 24,345 15,798
Badminton 58 - - 58 -
Bank Interest 225 - - 225 -
Paid Instructor Fees 13,728 - - 13,728 841
Gift Aid 3,322 3,322 -
Day trips 73 - - 73 -
Socials, theatre trips and UK holidays 629 629 -
Holiday Commission 819 819 -
Other - 2,860
Sub total (Gross income for
43,199 - - 43,199 19,499
AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 43,199 - - 43,199 19,499
A3 Payments
Rent 26,932 - - 26,932 526
3rd Age Trust Affiliation 5,434 - - 5,434 4,919
Diaries - - - -
Administration 360 - - 360 465
Group Expenses - - - -
Computer Expenses 1,584 - - 1,584 471
Paid Instructor Costs 13,944 - - 13,944 840
Catering & Cleaning - - - -
Newsletter - - - 4,464
Stripe Charges 470 - - 470 356
Telephone 10 10 864
Equipment 459 459 -
Socials, theatre trips and UK holidays - -
Holiday Commission - -
Zoom - 1,503
Other 81 81 371
Sub total [ 49,274 ] - - 49,274 14,779
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments 49,274 - - 49,274 14,779
Net of receipts/(payments) - 6,075 - - - 6,075 4,720
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 40,806 - - 40,806 36,086
Cash funds this year end 34,731 - - 34,731 40,806
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

11/01/2023

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Unrestricted funds to nearest £ - - - 34,731 OK Unrestricted funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which liability relates	Restricted funds to nearest £ - - - - OK Restricted funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Amount due (optional)	Endowment funds to nearest £ - - -
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		OK
		Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - - - - - When due (optional)
	- - - - -
Print Name Anne Gubbins, Vice Chair Eileen Grigg, Treasurer		Date of approval 11.01.23 11.01.23

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

11/01/2023

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

11/01/2023

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets	Signature Details Details Details Details *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - 34,731 - OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name Anne Gubbins, Vice Chair Eileen Grigg, Treasurer	Endowment funds to nearest £ - - -
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			OK
			Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - - - - - When due (optional) Date of approval 11.01.23 11.01.23

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

11/01/2023

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Charity Name

Report to the trustees/ Charity Name members of The Congleton & District University of The Third Age

On accounts for the year 31 July 2022 Charity no 1076203 ended (if any) Set out on pages 6 and 7 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/07 2022.

accounting records were not kept in accordance with 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 connection 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 in the brackets if they do not apply.

Signed: JGTudorJGTudor (Jan 22, 2023 11:12 GMT) Date: 22 Name: John Tudor Relevant professional ACMA qualification(s) or body (if any):

Address: 6 Brereton Court Brereton Heath, Congleton Cheshire, CW12 4TP

October 2018

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Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

October 2018

IER

Charity Commission Independent Examiner Report 2022

Final Audit Report

2023-01-22

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