2025-07-31-accounts

Stokesley and District u3a annual report 2024-2025

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 (£4.00 per annual subscription)

• Monthly meetings

• Room hire for monthly meetings

• 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.

Stokesley& District U3A RegisteredCharity No. 1117650

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Income & Expenditure Account for the Year Ended 31 July 2025

			2025	2024
			£	£
Income
Subscriptions			9,942	9,753
Donations			30	20
Bank Interest			220	164
Gift Aid			)	1,714
Attendance Fees			9,252	8,268
Group Visits			12,041	9,911
TOTAL			31,485	29,830
Expenditure
Third Age Trust
Membership Fee	- 3rd Age Trust		2,204	2,160
Beacon Fees			579	566
U3A Magazine			659	800
Monthly Meetings
Room Hire & Expenses			734	749
Speakers			635	531
Group Costs
Groups' Room Hire			11,348	9,733
Other Group Expenditure			933	413
Operating Costs
Committee Expenses			225	230
Group Leader Meetings			790	471
General Meetings			221	66
Postage, Printing	& Stationery		398	424
Licences			197	144
Equipment			71	462
Group Visits			11,808	9,711
TOTAL			30,802	26,460
Surplus For Year			683	3,370
Reserves at Start of Financial Year			20,266	16,896
Reserves at End of	Financial Year		20,949	20,266
Represented By		4
Cash at Bank			21,932	21,869
Creditors			-325	-747
Debtors and Payments in Advance			69	97
Receipts in Advance			-727	-953
			20,949	20,266
PCCM.
Peter Collins	Chair
Me
Martin Sutton	Treasurer
Date ZO	Augus,2025

Independent Examiner's Report to the Members of the Stokesley and District U3A

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I report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 July 2025.

Respective responsibilities of members and examiner

The charity’s members are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s members consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed.

It is my responsibility to:

• e examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act;

• ° follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act; and

• ° state whether particular matters have come to my attention.

Basis of independent examiner's statement

My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from you as members concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a “true and fair view” and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

Independent examiner's statement

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:

• 1 which gives me reasonable cause to believe that, in any material respect, the requirements:

• ° to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; and

• ° to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act

have not been met; or

• 2 to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

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