2022-01-31-accounts

Chairs report for the AGM 2022

Again, this has been a most unusual year, when most of our Committee and Monthly meetings have been held through Zoom. Once again, thank you to June Williams for organising all the on-line meetings, and thank you, Tony Pearce, for hosting the Zoom meetings.

The Committee have worked extremely hard this year, to ensure that we provide the best service we can in the circumstances, and to enable Stafford u3a to continue to thrive. So a huge thank you goes to the Committee and Group Leaders for their wonderful work; but I would also like to extend my thanks to all of you, for your unfailing loyalty and support. This has encouraged and invigorated all of us.

This year, we have all been kept well informed through our E-News, edited by Geoff Rowland, and the Newsletter, produced by Ray Braziel.

This year Norman Spearman has again organised many varied trips, which have been a great success and a welcome break. He is planning more for this coming year.

The walking Groups, and Cycling Groups are now fully active, thanks to the Group Leaders. Most of the outdoor Groups have recommenced. Many thanks to Helen and Phil Hood, and Russell Parsons, who have organised some fabulous H.F holidays, with more in the pipeline. The Hostelling Group are totally active now.

It is with great regret that we are losing a valued member of the Committee. Jenny Jewel has held many positions on the Committee, such as Vice-Chair, Group Leader and many more important roles which she conscientiously fulfilled. Luckily, she is staying as Group Leader for a number of roles. This would signify that a Committee role has become vacant, which hopefully a new Committee member will fulfil. Please seriously consider whether you would like to become a member of our Committee.

At this point, I would like to pay tribute to the members who have passed away in the last year. They have all been valued members, some of whom contributed enormously to the success of Stafford u3a.

In this coming year, we will hopefully have all our Monthly Meetings Face-to-Face. We are assembling a Technical Team to operate the Sound System, thus giving us more freedom in use, and also saving us money. June has also found willing volunteers to look after the Refreshments.

This year, we are looking forward to making closer links to Wolverhampton University. Their site in Stafford is opposite the new Library, making it very central for us, and they are offering us a variety of resources, including the use of 3 rooms of varying size, Graphics, Printing and other facilities.

We are looking forward to more Groups having Face-to-Face meetings in the coming Year – hopefully we will be relatively Covid free.

Once again, thank you, everybody, for your continued support, making this such an active and vibrant u3a.

Linda Adey Chair Stafford u3a.

STAFFORD U3A 1120043

Receipts and payments accounts

Period end date 31st January 2022

1st 1st February 2021

For the period from

To

Section A Receipts and payments

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Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds
funds funds funds
to the nearest
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
£
A1 Receipts
Subscriptions 10,926 - - 10,926
Gift Aid reclaimed 1,362 - - 1,362
Group session fees 30,300 - - 30,300
Monthly Meeting & social events 95 - - 95
Bank Interest 1 - - 1
Donations & sundries 23 - - 23
Days out & Trips 1,660 - - 1,660
Hostelling trips & HF holidays 27,738 - - 27,738
72,105 - - 72,105
Sub total (Gross income for AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total - - - -
Total receipts 72,105 - - 72,105
A3 Payments
Third Age Trust 6,734 - - 6,734
Room hire 5,211 - - 5,211
Group expenses 23,109 - - 23,109
Monthly Meeting & social events 1,021 - - 1,021
Admin & Committee operating costs 2,925 - - 2,925
Honoraria 829 - - 829
Days Out & trips 1,516 - - 1,516
Hostelling trips & HF Holidays 26,028 - - 26,028
- - - -
Sub total [ 67,373 ] - - 67,373
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - -
Total payments 67,373 - - 67,373
Net of receipts/(payments) 4,732 - - 4,732
A5 Transfers between funds - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end - - -
Cash funds this year end 4,732 - - 4,732
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

			Unrestricted		Restricted
Categories	Details		funds		funds
B1 Cash funds	No 1 Account No 2 Account Reserve Account Cash in hand Unpresented cheques Total cash funds		to nearest £ 6,339 4,230 11,054 8 1,587 23,218		to nearest £ - - - -
	(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))		Agreement Error	OK
			Unrestricted		Restricted
			funds		funds
B2 Other monetary assets	Details		to nearest £ - - - - - -		to nearest £ - - - - - -
B3 Investment assets	Details		Fund to which asset belongs	Cost (optional) - - - - -
B4 Assets retained for the	Details		Fund to which asset belongs	Cost (optional) -
charity’s own use					- - - - - - - -
			Fund to which		Amount due
B5 Liabilities	Details		liability relates		- - - - - (optional)
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees		Signature	Print	Name
	H Hood		Helen Hood

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CC16a
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Last year

to the nearest £

10,437 1,680 4,143 153 4 657 100 16,089 33,263

33,263

8,763 2,925 837 1,087 3,601 1,022 - 16,326 - 34,561

34,561 - 1,298 - 15,310

Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - -

OK Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - - - -

Current value (optional) - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - - - - - When due (optional)

Date of approval

2/6/2022