# Bishop Auckland and District U3A

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1086702
- **Other names:** WEAR-TEES U3A, WEAR-TEES UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** May 22, 2001
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1086702


## Contact

- **Address:** 127 Watling Road, BISHOP AUCKLAND, County Durham
- **Postcode:** DL14 6RR
- **Phone:** 07802 705284
- **Email:** chair.baanddu3a@gmail.com
- **Website:** https://u3asites.org.uk/bishop-auckland/welcome



## Activities

**Objects:** THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND, IN PARTICULAR, THE EDUCATION OF OLDER PEOPLE AND THOSE WHO ARE RETIRED FROM FULL TIME WORK, BY ALL MEANS INCLUDING ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES CONDUCIVE TO LEARNING AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT.

**Activities:** Bishop Auckland and District U3A is a learning organisation in which members teach each other. We meet for educational and recreational purposes.

**Area of benefit:** WEAR VALLEY DISTRICT AND TEESDALE DISTRICT




## Classification

- **How:** Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Amateur Sport, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** Elderly/old People



## Areas of operation

- Darlington
- Durham



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 31, 2025 | £48276 | £45136 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2024 | £45304 | £47785 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2023 | £42512 | £44376 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2022 | £17680 | £2592 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2021 | £13983 | £4861 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Gerald Cumming** (Chair) — appointed Sept. 1, 2019
- Christopher Marsh — appointed Oct. 7, 2024
- Janet Preshous — appointed Nov. 11, 2025
- John Strickland — appointed Oct. 7, 2024
- Kathleen Scales — appointed Oct. 30, 2021
- Susan McGuire — appointed Oct. 7, 2024
- Terence James Bacon — appointed Sept. 1, 2015
- Trevor Hewitt — appointed Oct. 7, 2024
- Valerie Strickland — appointed Oct. 7, 2024