2025-05-31-accounts - Basingstoke- Old Basing U3A

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 01 June 2024 Period start date To 31 May 2025 Period end date

Charity name: Basingstoke – Old Basing u3a

Charity registration number: 1086263

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	Our main purpose is the continuing education and personal development of those who have reached retirement. There is also the wider social benefit of our members coming together with like-mindedpeople.
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	We hold a monthly general meeting, which all members are invited to attend, featuring refreshments and a talk by a (usually external) speaker. Occasionally, the speaker may be replaced by a social gathering. We also operate over 80 special interest groups, meeting at different venues across Basingstoke and the surrounding area and at different times and frequencies each month. These groups are open to all members. Members are regularly encouraged to invite friends to our meetings, in the hope that they will be interested in joining our u3a. non- members may attend one meeting of up to three groups on a trial basis.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	Our main activities are as set out above. The trustees have had regard to the Commission’s guidance on public benefit.

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	This year our organisation has provided our local communities with local activities that helps reduce social isolation, and provides local people with opportunities to increase their mental health, increase their learning, and improve their fitness and well-being. Membership has now grown to over 1,143, representing an increase of nearly 15% on the previousyear.

We have increased our special interest groups to 84 groups, meeting at different times and frequencies each month. This gives our membership a wider choice of activities to keep them active and involved.

Additional information (optional)

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Membership numbers continue to increase in line with targets. Achievements against Para 1.41 objectives set

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	Income = £95,169 Expenditure = £101,090 Expenditure over income = £5,921 These accounts have been independently examined
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	Reserves are held to enable the u3a to withstand unexpected/unbudgeted events One significant risk is a major decline in membership which alone could reduce income by as much as £10,600. While the risks identified are the most likely, the reserves are available for use if other risks jeopardise the future of the u3a. The reserves policy is reviewed twice a year.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	The total amount of reserves held is £17,700
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	n/a
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	n/a
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	n/a

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	Membership fees and receipts for Social Excursions.

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document	Para 1.25	Constitution, approved by the Charity

		Commission and the Third Age Trust.
How is the charity constituted?	Para 1.25	An unincorporated members’ 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	Trustees are drawn from the membership of our u3a. Every trustee is elected or re- elected for the coming 12 months at our Annual General Meetings. In the event of a vacancy, the committee may appoint a member willing to fulfil a particular role to stand until the following AGM at the latest. The Committee may also co-opt up to 3 additional members co-opted to stand until the following AGM at the latest. Various limits on the time an individual can serve as a trustee or as an Officer (Chair, Vice-Chair, Treasurer and Secretary) are set out in our Constitution.

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para1.51	Training of trustees is in line with information provided by the Third Age Trust

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Basingstoke–Old Basing u3a
Other name the charity uses	n/a
Registered charity number	1086263
Charity’s principal address	97 Pack Lane, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG22 5HG

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
Paul Dodge	Chair		Members of Basingstoke – Old Basing u3a elect up to 12 committee members at an AGM. In the event of a vacancy between AGMs, the committee may appoint a member willing to fulfil a particular role to stand until the following AGM at the latest. The Committee may also co-opt up to 3 additional members co-opted to stand until the following AGM at the latest. Note that some committee members were appointed to replace other committee members standing down during the year. At no time were there more than the maximum 15 committee members permitted by the constitution.
Rod Marshall	Vice- Chair
Simon McCarthy	Secretary
Phil Ryan	Treasurer	Assistant Treasurer to 10-Jul-241 Treasurer from 10-Jul-241
Nick Gosby
Alastair Sim
Marilyn Bennett
Charles Miller		From 23-Apr-252
Jean Herbert		From 14-Apr-252
Janet Field		From 09-Jan-252
Popi Daouti-Edwards		From 09-Jan-252to 18-Feb-253
Tony Summers		To 11-Dec-243
Richard Field		From 24-Oct-242
Anne Mallinson		From 10-Jul 241to 31-Jan-253
Tre McCamley		To 20-Dec-243
Colin MacDonald		To 31-Oct-243
Christine Rowley		To 31-Oct-243
David Noble		To 10-Jul-241

1 AGM date

2 Date appointed/co-opted

3 Date resigned/changed role/stood down

Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved - n/a

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity - NONE

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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
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| report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust’) for the year ended 31/05/2025
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’).

| 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, | have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent | have completed my examination. | confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention tetherthan-+thatdisclesed-belew-*) in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
e accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
e the accounts do not accord with the accounting records

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| 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.
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IER

October 2018

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.

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IER

October 2018