## ## |||Charity name||RAYLEIGH University|ofThe Third Age| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |Other names charity is known
by|||||| |Registered|charity number (ifany)|||1134068|| |Charity's||principal address|c/o The Secretary, Jane Reeve||| ||||11A, The|Chase|| ||||Rayleigh,|Essex|| ||||Postcode|SS66QL|| **==> picture [510 x 299] intentionally omitted <==** |f|d|t We are governed
by our Constitution
which was formally adopted
on
1"February 2008. Itwas amended
on 6/2/09, 6/4/17, 5/1 0/17, 3/5/18|t We are governed
by our Constitution
which was formally adopted
on
1"February 2008. Itwas amended
on 6/2/09, 6/4/17, 5/1 0/17, 3/5/18| |---|---|---|---| |||and 3/1 1/21.|| |Hpw the chanity is cpnstituted||A member ofthe Third Age Trust as an Unincorporated
Association.|| |Trustee selection|methods|Elected by the membership
at the Annual
General
Meeting. Two|| |||new Trustees can also be co-opted between
AGM's if required,
and|| |||then stand for election at the next AGM.|| |Additional
governance|issues|(Optional
information)|| |ma
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ahput|The charity isa member ofthe Third Age Trust which provides
additional
help, information 5advice. The Trustees take their responsibilities
seriously
and are mindful
that they exercise due diligence and care.|| |policies and procedures|adopted||| |for the induction
and training of||Rayleigh
u3a, like other u3as, is a mutual
aid organisation,|| |trustees;||operationally
independent
but a member ofthe Third Age Trust, which|| |the charity's
organisational||requires adherence
to the guiding
principles
ofthe u3a movement
(to be|| |structure
and any wider|network|found on the Trust's website www. u3a.org.uk )|| |with which the charity works;|||| |relationship
with any related||The Trustees have considered
risks and take professional
advice as|| |parties;||appropriate.
We have adequate
insurance
cover through
our national|| |trustees'
consideration|ofmajor|body. We do not employ staff, hold leases or property.|| |risks and the system and
procedures
to manage
them.||No payments
are made to members
for services rendered
to any u3a.
Each u3a is self-funded
with membership
subscriptions
Ik costs kept as|| |||low as possible. This is particularly
important
given the sector ofthe public|| |||we serve who are no longer in full-time
employment.|| |||Rayleigh u3a is a member ofthe East of England Association
ofu3a's|| |||which is set up to exchange good practice 8coordinate
regional events.|| ||||||The objects of Rayleigh u3a are:| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |Summary ofthe objects
charity set out in its||||ofthe|The advancement
ofeducation
and
in particular,
the education
ofolder
people and those who are retired from full-time
work,
in varied ways| |governing||document|||including
activities conducive to learning
and personal
development.| ||||||The Trustees have regard to the guidance
issued
by the Charity| ||||||Commission
on public benefit and work to further our Charity's
objectives,| ||||||whilst having
regard to changing
legal requirements.| ||||||We held our AGM in May 2023, all paperwork
was emailed or posted| ||||||to all members
in advance.| ||||||Accounts were filed as income was above L25K.| |Summary
undertaken||ofthe main activities
for the public|||The Committee
ofthe Trustees met in person on 20th January,
17e
February, 17"March, 21stApril, 19
May, 16'"June, 21"July, 1st| |benefit|in|relation tothese|||September,
13th October and 10th November 2023| |objects
section|(include within this
the statutory||||Membership
ofa u3a is open to all in their third age, which is defined
not by age but by a period
in life in which full time employment
has| |declaration|||that trustees|have|ceased. Members
promote the values of lifelong learning
&the| |had regard|||to the guidance||positive attributes
ofbelonging
toa u3a, particularly
at a time of life| |issued|by|the Charity|||when social contact may have decreased. Trustees tt members
do all| |Commission|||on public benefit)||they can to ensure that people wanting
to join the u3a can do so.| ||||||We provide a Newsletter
to our members
on a regular basis along| ||||||with access to our dedicated
Rayleigh u3a website, which has contact| ||||||details for the Officers and Committee.| ||||||We hold monthly
meetings
open to all members
(except for August| ||||||and December)
with a variety ofspeakers.| ||||||Members
form interest groups covering as wide a range oftopics 8| ||||||interests as are desired. Members organise their own activities 8 offer| ||||||their skills, knowledge
8 experience for the benefit offellow members.| ||||||There are 47 active groups at present 8 a list ofthese, together
with| ||||||contact details, is available
on our website.
We are constantly
trying to| ||||||set up new groups and some groups cease over time as members| ||||||move on.| ||||||The Groups' Coordinator,
who isa trustee, keeps a record of unfuliilled| ||||||requests for specific groups 8 helps to facilitate the setting
up ofnew| ||||||groups. Advice is given on venues, Lthe setting
up ofa new group.| ||||||Each group has a Group Leader who liaises with the Groups Co-| ||||||ordinator.| ||||||We continue to use a u3a backed database
called Beacon, which| ||||||enables the Trustees to be able to work with their data in a more secure| ||||||environment.| |Additional||details ofobjectives|||and activities (Optional
information)| |You may|choose toinclude|||further|| |statements,||where relevant,||about:|We particularly
value the fact that all our members,
who give oftheir time| |policy|on|grantmaking;|||and expertise
in different capacities, are all volunteers.
Members are| |policy pmgramme
related
investment;|||||more than willing to help their fellow members
ifthey are in need of
assistance.| |contribution|||made by||| |volunteers.|||||| |~|~||e
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e|| |---|---|---|---|---| |Summary|ofthe main|||| |achievements||ofthe charity|Our main achievement
this year has been to run our monthly
meetings,|| |during the|year||groups and educational
events on a regular basis and we have attracted|| ||||more new members
and provided
additional
interest groups.|| ||||We hold our main monthly
meetings
in Rayleigh
Mill Hall.
This venue|| ||||allows us to welcome more members.|| ||||This year the annual cost ofmembership
was maintained
atf20 and|we| ||||have been able to hold meetings
and social events as normal
during|| ||||2023. Our membership
fee allows members
toaccess groups, and|| ||||includes the following:|| ||||1:A full and varied programme
of monthly
meetings,
which are detailed|| ||||on both the newsletter
B the website. These have continued
to attract a|| ||||wide audience
together
with the opportunity
to socialise more widely.|| ||||They are held at a venue
with disabled access K amplilication
for those|| ||||hard of hearing. We held main members
meetings
in every month apqrt|| ||||from August and December.|| ||||2:A newsletter,
published
every 2/3 months,
continues
to be sent to|all| ||||members
by e-mail or post. This helps keep members
informed
8 is|| ||||particularly
beneficial to those without easy internet access.|| ||||This year we introduced
New Members
meetings
and a specific group for|| ||||new members.
The aim ofthis is to ensure new members
are fully|| ||||orientated
to the u3a and their attendance
and involvement
is|| ||||encouraged.
The New Members
group leader, Membership
Secretary|| ||||and Groups Coordinator
work closely together to ensure our new|| ||||members
feel welcomed
and are able tojoin interest groups or form|new| ||||interest groups as required.|| ||||3:We held regular Talks for All educational
events and visits during|ttle| ||||year which have been well attended. There isa nominal cost for|| ||||members to cover expenses.|| ||||4:Social Events are also available to all members
on a cost basis—|| ||||these have included
quizzes,
outings and visits.|| ||||5:Membership
also includes subscription
to the national
u3a publication|| ||||"Third Age Matters"|| ## **==> picture [450 x 154] intentionally omitted <==** **==> picture [21 x 8] intentionally omitted <==** ## ## ## ## ##