# ARDEN (SOLIHULL) UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1142408
- **Other names:** ARDEN U3A
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** June 14, 2011
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1142408


## Contact

- **Address:** 42 Eastbury Drive, SOLIHULL, West Midlands
- **Postcode:** B92 8TL
- **Phone:** 07753245750
- **Email:** distrong13@gmail.com
- **Website:** http://u3asites.org.uk/arden/



## Activities

**Objects:** THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND, IN PARTICULAR, THE EDUCATION OF OLDER PEOPLE AND THOSE WHO ARE RETIRED FROM FULL TIME WORK, BY ALL MEANS INCLUDING ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES CONDUCIVE TO LEARNING AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT.

**Activities:** Arden (Solihull) u3a meets every Monday with a visiting/member speaker.  Currently, there are 7 Activity Groups meeting monthly, covering a wide range of interests: Current Affairs, Geography & History, Go and Do, Play Reading, Rambling, Reading for Pleasure, Science Today.

**Area of benefit:** SOLIHULL




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services
- **What:** Education/training, Recreation
- **Who:** Elderly/old People



## Areas of operation

- Birmingham City
- Solihull
- Warwickshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2025 | £5579 | £7105 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £8218 | £7145 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £7291 | £7198 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £6293 | £5299 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £2333 | £3509 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Andrea Bembridge — appointed March 9, 2026
- Diana Strong — appointed Feb. 24, 2025
- Elizabeth Allister — appointed Feb. 24, 2025
- Gail Bagnall — appointed March 6, 2023
- Rosalyn Kench — appointed Feb. 24, 2025
- Rosemary Couch — appointed March 4, 2024
- Sandra Coull — appointed March 4, 2024
- Susan Mary English — appointed March 9, 2026