# WITHAM & DISTRICT (ESSEX) U3A

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1100042
- **Other names:** THE U3A WITHAM AND BRAINTREE DISTRICT
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Oct. 13, 2003
- **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=1100042


## Contact

- **Address:** Social Hall, Witham Town Football Club, Spa Road, Witham, Essex
- **Postcode:** CM8 1UN
- **Phone:** 01376 503634
- **Email:** Secretary@withamu3a.uk
- **Website:** https://witham.u3asite.uk



## 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:** 1. To advance the education of the public, in particular of older people no longer in full time gainful employment, in Witham and Braintree and the surrounding locality.2. To provide facilities for leisure,recreational and educational activities by the establishment and running of interest groups and by the interchange of knowledge and experience specific to those groups.

**Area of benefit:** WITHAM AND BRAINTREE AND THE SURROUNDING LOCALITY




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Services, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Amateur Sport, Environment/conservation/heritage, Recreation
- **Who:** Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities



## Areas of operation

- Essex



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 30, 2025 | £3944 | £3865 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2024 | £3008 | £3292 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2023 | £3088 | £3363 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2022 | £3453 | £4108 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2021 | £1684 | £3139 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Dawn Wilding — appointed Nov. 26, 2020
- Hazel Lawrence — appointed Nov. 24, 2022
- Jackie Lesley Gascoigne — appointed Jan. 1, 2024
- John Richard Foote — appointed Nov. 28, 2024
- Margaret Jane Barton — appointed Jan. 8, 2021
- Marion Mary Vanovitch — appointed Nov. 27, 2025
- Peter William Booth — appointed Nov. 27, 2025
- Ray Hardisty — appointed Nov. 24, 2016
- Susan Janet Foote — appointed Nov. 28, 2024