## **2025 AGM for Financial Year 2023/2024** 

## **Chairman’s Report** 

I said when I took on the role of chairman that I would not serve the full 6 years which are al-lowed under our constitution so I start this report saying I will serve for one more year. There are two reasons for this: it is important that committee members do not all retire at the same time so as to have an overlap and secondly as I grow older I would like more time with my family and for other activities. I am very grateful that some officers remained on the committee after they relinquished their officer role and have been a massive support to me. 

Cockermouth u3a is thriving if you measure its finances, its activity, and its membership but there are signs that are disturbing. Like many organisations there is a paucity of keen members will-ing to take on leadership roles despite u3a being a “self-help” organisation. There is a demand out there for new groups especially in outdoor activities but encouraging leaders to come forward is hard. Help is at hand for volunteers and we must solve this problem if we are to survive. 

Moving on to finances. We have a healthy surplus - too healthy in fact - and we encourage groups to apply for funding to pursue the group’s activities. Some groups charge an amount that is more than sufficient to meet their costs, (room hire refreshments etc). This can be avoided by reducing the charge or giving a “free” week for example. All that the committee ask is that groups are self-financing with a little bit extra to maintain a central fund to support emerging groups or central activities. 

After a few false starts we have opened a business account with the NatWest which has over-come the problem we had with the Cumberland BS which does not do internet banking. The ac-count at the Cumberland BS is still active. 

And lastly. This is your u3a. It will flourish or decline as you wish but we are 800 strong and we must find the will (or George or Mary or Jill or Jack or ……… ) to continue 



u3a
RECEivfs & PAYMENTS for ye 31 July 2024
Cock•rmouth
INCOME
Yè 3117R4
Ye 3VTf23
£342.25
£274.
BdlrrNJm TUES £233>Xmts 9451 £L717.95
70.(
£1.171.03
£1.￿9.￿)
lic￿ l Latin 8¢*r￿er$ bYEDS
8tJlicth) l Latin
C&d Maki
Carrel
£420.
£434.
£LOU.62
£48&41
E388.81
7L76
ELUL
EL14L(X)
Drama lind ordw* w£11661
m&￿4c
£L329.52
£L120.
Ernt*rAdery
E￿lISh Ftdk D•Kh
75.78
EAILg)
£4LiXI
IT Gr(x¥J
£L(0187
£L076JJ
-E17.S9
LcthNJ at FictL¥es
£o.(x)
£970.BB
Sowe & Techrtkgy
Ser￿e
fA16.03
96.
s.mtde Steps
ThJiThJ IOT Fleaslwe
CydirnJ
Sparith Werfs (gross £1￿
Taa
iALdde
E3Lry)
£176.SS
WdkiNJ
Wiibng
£494.
£li.609.89
Klerthshps- ¢•sh •KI
£L692.
£&3)S.34
£aSU3¥
8.193.
tkThth'on lfv¢yn Naiion31 u3a for
£0.
9.32
£I.CEI.32
£24.W.81

u3a
RECEIFrrs & PAYMENTS for ye 31 July 2024
Cock•nnouth
Ye 3yTr24
£27,47160
Ye 31r1123
TOTAL INCOIIIE
£24.884.81
SEE OETAIL ON INCOME P￿E
EXPENSES
ommodaiicm lwxl L￿wary £2666.68)
U3A Twst Cap'iati(Mi
Lf3A Tiust m￿￿s{2 yts in 20231
., thascd isoe dekL4 bekm?
GeneraVAdftrrin
Web supwt12 YTS pd in 2023 ￿e[S
OFen Day
Refreshments Grp Ldrs MeeiiiwJ
Postage & Stati(x
Pnnting. PLt4itity
Trav
£19.248.93
140.QM)
£3.(￿.
£467.31
£1.917.82
£L2￿.97
£￿.50
£45.75
£27.IN)
£31.
PREPARED BY:
v 2av/s
Date..
ELAMINED BY.
'1 >- SLANE)W
£ts&22
TO￿ equipnxnt49 abow ￿927￿ £L917
Mc•71
Meeti
ers&
£247.76
£275.51
8d11c￿M DanciNJ. refrestwnent&
lem7￿ dances ￿ Ca*ie Inn
Gedcw- wiz Fvtte. speak
FLYmln L)ancing. ￿￿￿er rrwj
£S*'llIi￿, mlc sE*Mce. shoAf lee
Sciellce & Tecl*KAr4y. sFtakers
£i.sx
£27.9)
7.59
&'ngiro for Aeasure. regjw
T& Cts". rewar ttrtor
y￿a, regular tuti
(KI.CK)
£52fl.(X>
£TrJ.(
£i.(m.(
ToiLII GIULIP I)clyTntnls 2023124
Clos•ng Funds tht 31 2024
£3.XWJ.44
£24.i32.24
Nat West ctmrent
£12.612
TOTAL IM BA14KS at 31 Juby 2024 U6.11194
E3i? 57
£24.884.81

u3a
RECEivfs & PAYMENTS for ye 31 July 2024
Cock•rmouth
INCOME
Yè 3117R4
Ye 3VTf23
£342.25
£274.
BdlrrNJm TUES £233>Xmts 9451 £L717.95
70.(
£1.171.03
£1.￿9.￿)
lic￿ l Latin 8¢*r￿er$ bYEDS
8tJlicth) l Latin
C&d Maki
Carrel
£420.
£434.
£LOU.62
£48&41
E388.81
7L76
ELUL
EL14L(X)
Drama lind ordw* w£11661
m&￿4c
£L329.52
£L120.
Ernt*rAdery
E￿lISh Ftdk D•Kh
75.78
EAILg)
£4LiXI
IT Gr(x¥J
£L(0187
£L076JJ
-E17.S9
LcthNJ at FictL¥es
£o.(x)
£970.BB
Sowe & Techrtkgy
Ser￿e
fA16.03
96.
s.mtde Steps
ThJiThJ IOT Fleaslwe
CydirnJ
Sparith Werfs (gross £1￿
Taa
iALdde
E3Lry)
£176.SS
WdkiNJ
Wiibng
£494.
£li.609.89
Klerthshps- ¢•sh •KI
£L692.
£&3)S.34
£aSU3¥
8.193.
tkThth'on lfv¢yn Naiion31 u3a for
£0.
9.32
£I.CEI.32
£24.W.81

u3a
RECEIFrrs & PAYMENTS for ye 31 July 2024
Cock•nnouth
Ye 3yTr24
£27,47160
Ye 31r1123
TOTAL INCOIIIE
£24.884.81
SEE OETAIL ON INCOME P￿E
EXPENSES
ommodaiicm lwxl L￿wary £2666.68)
U3A Twst Cap'iati(Mi
Lf3A Tiust m￿￿s{2 yts in 20231
., thascd isoe dekL4 bekm?
GeneraVAdftrrin
Web supwt12 YTS pd in 2023 ￿e[S
OFen Day
Refreshments Grp Ldrs MeeiiiwJ
Postage & Stati(x
Pnnting. PLt4itity
Trav
£19.248.93
140.QM)
£3.(￿.
£467.31
£1.917.82
£L2￿.97
£￿.50
£45.75
£27.IN)
£31.
PREPARED BY:
v 2av/s
Date..
ELAMINED BY.
'1 >- SLANE)W
£ts&22
TO￿ equipnxnt49 abow ￿927￿ £L917
Mc•71
Meeti
ers&
£247.76
£275.51
8d11c￿M DanciNJ. refrestwnent&
lem7￿ dances ￿ Ca*ie Inn
Gedcw- wiz Fvtte. speak
FLYmln L)ancing. ￿￿￿er rrwj
£S*'llIi￿, mlc sE*Mce. shoAf lee
Sciellce & Tecl*KAr4y. sFtakers
£i.sx
£27.9)
7.59
&'ngiro for Aeasure. regjw
T& Cts". rewar ttrtor
y￿a, regular tuti
(KI.CK)
£52fl.(X>
£TrJ.(
£i.(m.(
ToiLII GIULIP I)clyTntnls 2023124
Clos•ng Funds tht 31 2024
£3.XWJ.44
£24.i32.24
Nat West ctmrent
£12.612
TOTAL IM BA14KS at 31 Juby 2024 U6.11194
E3i? 57
£24.884.81