Stokesley and District u3a annual report ## **Aim and purpose** The objective of the Stokesley and District u3a is the advancement of education, and in particular the education of older people and those retired from full time work, by all means including associated activities conducive to learning and personal development in Stokesley and surrounding area. ## **Activities** Monthly meetings open to all members There is normally a monthly meeting held in Stokesley Town Hall to which all members are invited so that they can socialise, listen to a speaker, take part in general discussions and find out about the u3a’s interest groups. Interest groups These are formed to satisfy interest in any subject, with frequency, location and timing of meetings decided by the group members. A Stokesley and District member acts as the group’s leader/organiser/tutor. There is a wide range of interest groups covering subjects such as archaeology, art appreciation, creative writing folk dancing, foreign languages, gardens, guitar playing, history, music appreciation, poetry, science, singing, ukulele playing, walking and yoga. ## **Funding** Members pay a £17 annual subscription. In addition, members pay a £1 attendance fee for each interest group meeting that they attend, when the meeting is held in hired premises. Small donations are occasionally received from members. When an interest group arranges a visit to an attraction, for example an ornamental garden or theatre, members pay the u3a to cover the cost of the trip. The aim of all such trips is to breakeven. Details of income can be found in the accompanying annual accounts. ## **Expenditure** Money has been spent on the following items. - Third Age Trust related items - Third Age Trust membership fees (£4 per member) - Use of Third Age Trust’s Beacon system used to record and maintain members’ data, finance transactions (£1 per member) - Third Age Trust’s Third Age Matters magazine subscription (£3.60 per annual subscription) - Monthly meetings - Room hire for monthly meetings - `o` External speakers for the monthly meetings - Interest groups - Room hire for interest group meetings. - Incidental expenditure incurred by interest groups such as photocopying - Interest group visits - Admission fees - Coach hire - Committee expenses - Postage, printing and stationery - Copyright and Microsoft 365 annual licences. Details of expenditure can be found in the accompanying annual accounts. Stokesle & District U3A Re istered Chari No. 1117650 Income & Ex enditure Account for the Year Ended 31 Jul 2023 2023 2022 Income Sub5cription5 Attendance Fees Gift Aid Bank Interest Donations 9.197 7.079 1,682 32 57 12,462 30￿10 8,801 5.392 1,603 Group Vi51ts TOTAL 6,115 21,920 nditure Third Age Trust Membershlp Fee- 3rd Age Trust Beacon Fees 2,048 528 599 1.984 516 620 U3A Magazine Monthly Meetings Room Hire & Expenses Speakers Groups. Room Hire Other Group Expenditure Postage, Printing & Stationery Committee Expenses Licences Miscellaneous Bank Charges Equipment Group Visits TOTAL 530 570 8.681 586 312 229 80 525 660 7,576 264 423 514 371 17 12 6,052 19.533 26 12,114 26.303 Surplusl-Deficit Fot Year Reseryes at Start of Financial Year Reser4es at End of Financlal Yeai 4.206 12.689 16,896 2.387 10.302 12.689 Re resented Cash at Bank Creditors Debtors and Payments in Advance Receipts in Advance 17,732 436 81 13.322 -739 106 16.896 12.689 Ruth Forbes Chair Martin Sutton Treasurer Date 2zA Independent Examlnerfs RewKt to the Trustees •MI Members of Stokesley & Distrkt U3A I report to the Trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity 1.the Trustr) forthe year ended 31 July 2023. As the d)aritVs trustees. you are responsible tor the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 20111.the Acfl. I report in respect of my examination of the Trusys accounts Ca￿led out under section 145 of the 2011 Act an(1 in carrying out my examination. I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under sertion 14515llb)of the Art. I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have come to my attention In connettion with the examination whith w'ves me tsuse to believe that in. any material respect. the accounting records were not kept in accor(lance with section 130 of the Charities Art,. or the accounts did not accord with the accourrting records,. or the accounts did not Comply with the applicable requirements concernlng the form and content of accounts set out in the Chartties (Accounts and Report51 Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts glve a'true and fairf view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examin*ion. I have rKtr concems and have come auoss no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reathed. Signed . Oatel3August 2023 David ossiter 38 Hlgh Street. Swainby. Northallerton, N Yorkshire. DL6 3EG