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# Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 01/09/2022 Period start date To 31/08/2023
## Period end date
Charity name: Biddulph u3a
## Charity registration number: 1121494
## Objectives and Activities
|Objectives and Activities|Objectives and Activities|Objectives and Activities|
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Summary ofthe purposes of | Para 1.17
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|the charity as set out in its||particular, the education ofolderpeople and|
|governing document||thosewho are retired from full time work by|
|||all means, including associated activities|
|||conducive to learning and personal|
|||development.|
|Summary ofthe main
activities in relation to those|ee 1.17and|Thereare50+groups meeting on aweekly
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|purposes forthe public||to maintain and improve physical and mental|
|benefit, in particular, the||health and wellbeing. Activities include Art,|
|activities, projects or services||Computing, Craft, Dance, Fitness, Games,|
|identified in the accounts.||Language, Musicand Sport.|
|Statement confirming|Para 1.18|The Trustees confirm thatthey have regard|
|whether the trustees have||for the guidance on public benefit published|
|had regard tothe guidance||by the Charity Commission.|
|issued by the Charity|||
|Commission on public|||
|benefit|||
|Additional information (optional)|Additional information (optional)|||
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|Policy on social investment|Para|1.38||
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## Achievements and Performance
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|identifying the difference the||mental and physical activities help to|
|charity's work has made to||maintain a healthy lifestyle and improvethe|
|the circumstances of its||wellbeing of our members.|
|beneficiaries and anywider|||
|benefits to society as a|||
|whole.|||
## Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|Achievements against|Para 1.41|
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|objectives set||
|Performance offundraising
activities against objectives | Para 1.41||
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|Investment performance|Para 1.41|
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## Financial Review
|Review ofthe charity’s|Para 1.21|The financial position is betterthan previous|
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|financial position at theend||year, improving aftercovid.|
|ofthe period|||
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
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bankaccount at a level to cover expenditure
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|Explanation ofany|Para 1.23||
|uncertainties about the|||
|charity continuing as a going|||
|concern|||
## Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
||Annual Membership Fee and Weekly|
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|The charity’s principal
sources offunds (including —_| Pata 1.47|Session Fees|
|any fundraising)||
|Investment policy and||
|objectives including any
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|social investment policy||
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## Structure, Governance and Management
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|Type ofgoverning document|||Governing document is a deed oftrust.|
|How isthe charity|Para 1.25||Unincorporated members association|
|constituted?||||
|Trustee selection methods|||The constitution calls for
a committee of|
|including details ofany|||eight people and are elected by the|
|constitutional provisions e.g.|||membership attheAGM. The committee|
|election to post or name of|||may fill anyvacancy arising amongst the|
|any person or body entitled|||Officers until the following Annual General|
|to appoint one or more|||Meeting. Any such appointee must be a|
|trustees|||member ofThe U3A. A person so appointed,|
||||who shall have full voting rights, may stand|
||||forappointment toa first full term atthat|
||||meeting. The committee meets on a|
||||monthlybasistoagreeanymajordecisions.|
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|Policiesand procedures||
|adopted forthe induction and||
|training oftrustees|Para 1.61|
|The charity’s organisational||
|structure and anywider||
|networkwith which the||
|charityworks|Pere 1.51|
|Relationship with any related||
|parties|Para1.51|
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## Reference and Administrative details
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Registered charity number 1121494
Charity’s principal address Lund House
Lawton Street
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|assets|are|held|and|how|this|
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|charity’s|objects|
|Details|of arrangements|for|
|safe|custody|and|
|segregation|of such|assets|
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## Additional information (optional)
## Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of Name Address adviser
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
## Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non-disclosure of;a details
## Other optional information
## Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
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Full name(s) William Alec Hancock
Biddulph U3A
Statement of Accounts: all accounts Printed 20th April 2024 10:23
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Income & Expenditure, ist September - 3ist August
Start year 2022 d024
Category In Out In Out
Account Transfers £ 200.00 £ 200.00
Affiliation Fees £ 2,315.00 £ 2,348.00
Amazon £ 38.68 £ 20.18
Bank interest rec'd £ 338.60 £ 139.26
Capital Expenditure £ 508.98 £ 350.00
Cleaning and Malntainance € 1,918.49 £ 704.28
Consumables £ 223.84 £ 90.17
Donations £ 227.30 £ 5.00 £ 669.60
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Electricity £ 1,232.26 £ 1,055.23
Fund Raising £ 203.50
Gas £ 2,846.55 £ 1,414.17
Gift Aid £ 1,316.91 £ 1,532.65
Grants £ 350.00 £ 1,950.00 |
Health And Safety £ 68.95
I.T. Expenses £ 99.68 £ 29.76
Insurance £ 878.40
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Lund House £ 3,715.00 £ 5,198.98
Magazine Subscriptions £ 147.93 £ 139.90
Membership £ 7,125.00 £ 30.00 £ 6,646.50
Photocopying/ Stationery £ 543.19 £25.55 £ 605.67
Rent £ 21,068.28 £ 16,110.96
Repairs and Renewals £153.00 £ 250.00 £ 690.50
Subs £ 34,811.00 £ 6.00 £ 34,823.52 )
Sundries £ 174.00 £ 1,004.50 £ 100.00 £954.57
Telephone £270.16 £271.06
Sub-totals £ 44,381.49 £ 36,966.26 £ 46,560.76 £ 30,232.20
: Brought forward £ 67,800.88 £ 51,472.32
Total £ 75,216.11 £ 67,800.88
Balance Sheet |
Current £ 32,281.12 £ 25,161.89
Petty Cash £24.51 £ 67.11
Reserve Account £ 42,910.48 £42,571.88 —
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Social Account £ 0.00 £0.00
Total £ 75,216.11 £ 67,800.88
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# ry . CHARITY COMMISSION| Independent examiner's FOR ENGLAND AND WALES report on the accounts — SectionA ~~» Independent Examiner’s Report ("2 00 8 ee eam asian Report to the trustees/ he members of | BIDDULPH U3A On accounts for the year | 31 AUGUST 2023 Charity no | 1121494 ended (if any)
| report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above Chany (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31 / 08 / 2023.
Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act’). | report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, | have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. Independent | have completed my examination. | confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: e accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
e the accounts do not accord with the accounting records | have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed: pirie—— Date: | 21/05/2024 Name: | Mr David Meech Relevant professional qualification(s) or body ; (if any): Address: | 25A Daisybank Drive Congleton Cheshire CW12 1LX
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