2024-07-31-accounts

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 istered Chari No. 1117650 Income & Ex enditure Account for the Year Ended 31 Jul 2024 2024 2023 Income Subscriptions Attendance Fees Gift Aid Bank Interest Donations Group Visits TOTAL 9,753 8,268 1,714 164 20 9,911 29,830 9,197 7,079 1,682 32 57 12,462 30.510 Ex endlture Third Age Trust Membership Fee - 3rd Age Trust Beacon Fees U3A Magazine Monthly Meetings Room Hire & Expenses Speakers Groups, Room Hire Other Group Expenditure Postage, Printing & Stationery Committee Expenses Licences Equipment Group Visits TOTAL 2,160 566 800 2,048 528 599 749 531 9,733 413 424 767 144 462 9,711 26.460 530 570 8,681 586 312 229 80 26 12,114 26,303 Surplus For Year Reserves at Start of Flnanclal Year Reserves at End of Financial Year 3,370 16,896 20,266 4,206 12,689 16,896 Re resented B Cash at Bank Creditors Debtors and Payments in Advance Receipts in Advance 21,869 -747 97 17,732 -436 81 -953 20.266 -481 16,896 uth Forbes Chair Martin Sutton Treasurer Date

Independent ExamIne￿S Report to the Trustees and Members of Stokesley & Dlstrict U3A I report to the Trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity I'the Trust") for the year ended 31 July 2024. As the charws trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 20111"the Acv). I report in respect of my examlnation of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carryin8 Out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given ky the Charity Commission under section 14515llblof the Act. I have completed my examination. I conflrm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act,. or the accounts did not accord wlth the accounting records; or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concernlng the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair, view which is not a matter consldered as part of an independent examlnation. I have no concerns and have come across 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 reached. Signed Date l )August 2024 David Rossiter 38 Hlgh Street, Swainby, Northallerton, N Yorkshire, DL6 3EG