Todmorden RegitrffdCh4rty 1145S137 ANNUAL REPORT AIW ACCOUNTS 2024-25 UDtvet5ity of the Third Age TlMOth w&8 established in April 2(M)8 and became a registered clwity in Febnwy 2012. Its governing d(ull is the COnltution adopted on 19 July 2018 as amended on 21 (ktober 2021. The purpose of the clwity is the advan(*ment of edUti in particular. the educatAon of older people and those v/ho ar¢ r¢titrd fiDm time WO by all mcaD4 induding &ssociknd a¢tivities onducive to learning and E081 devel(VEnenL in the Upper Calder Valley aad suryounding areas. TrnsteeJ The t[ste¢S are apEM)inted by the membership 8t the AGM. Office[5 app)inted for a period of 2 y¢aTS and other conllnittee memlm for 3 ye8TS. Th¢ constitirtiOD provides that the Con)nttee may app)int 2 cwted memkn for the period of the cmt year. The tswtees dunng the year to 30 April 2025 wer¢: David Tyas Michael Astrop Fiona Ryland Mike Benton From October 2024. sretaiY from January 2025 Emily Watnick Tre&8ureT Gail Allaby To October 2024 Brenda Botten Peter Gibson Barbarn Wigley Elisa1 Furloog William Black Jerome Way Paul JohDson Vice Chair From September 2024 From May 2024- July 2024 Membership Membersbip wntinues to IK)Id steady at just over 51M) membe[4 who rernt a wide Trnge of ages and backgrounds. We ty to be sensitive to their diffaiug e.g. we lW offer 5 different paym¢nt J)iethods. including face to facc. Ac¢essibility is iD]portant to Us" we continue to offer various Group activities and Talks via ZA)0 especially during the Willt month& for those with mobilitylhealth i&8u&s. In contras( our newest Groups offer more physical activity- Walknng Cricket goes from strength to strength with keen particii)8tion in the U3A Lwe, and Pickle Ball is pmving increasingly pUlar. The Committee w(xks to ¢xpand our rdnge of Groups and to s>t and encourage p)tential leader especially within the ffjore recent cohort of new M¢mkn. Membership is open to all Ew)le who are retred or no longer in full time wotk in the up Calder Valley.
Artivities- Report from the Chalr For the second year we have held our monthly meetings aDd sevaal of our group &tivities in the Todmorden Learning Centre and Community Hub cfL£CH). This ljas prov to be a most satisfactory venue with up to date audio visual eqUIpent and with spaces to COrnn gmups of all sizes. Faciltties at TtLCH coniiDue to be inwed to our advantsge, including a project to improve the entrnne¢ hall. With the Fielden Hall in Todmorden being out of action during n0VatiOn in the latter part of the year. these facilities PLDved invaluable. Amongst many other venues used by groups around the area we ¢ontinue to make use of facilitie5 at the Central Methodist Church. Our monthly meetings continue to be well atteAyJ&£ ll811y with over IIXI memba3 present. OUT speakers have entertained and inform&J us with topics rangÈng from Tr HIOry of the Halifax Zoo" and'The Assassination of President Kennedy- to the of Everything-. and the careff of one speaker which took bim-From Barrow to Baghdad-. fascinating and edwating tsles to tell. Group convenors coniinu¢ to wolk hard to provide eotatsining and eknional activities for our members, and they must be congrntulated for their continued efforts. We now have 42 groups meeting tn the year in qUtIon. a lon8-StandiDg member. (hil Allaby. sadly died Gail was a vociferous supporter of T(thwrd¢n u3a who undert(h)k many iMt roles in our organisatsoJL Sh¢ will be Miss by us all. During the year sevetal key rnembeTS of TIMlmordeD u3a gave notice that they would stand down from their current roles. Fiona Ryland has epped dovm as Secretary after providxng outstanding service but remaTlls on the comtrllttee. and we welcome Mike Benton as our new Secfftary. Emily WatnicK who has been instnunentai in bringing the role of tre&8urer up to date with the fulj use of internet bankin& tire$ in October 2025. We thank ber ftir 9 ye8rs scryicc in this cDxial rolc. I atn ple&sed to report that we have a willing and able replacement in Alan McDonald. ETwe RO Linda Cook and Jrene Wilkinson also decided to stsnd down from the organiwon of Y£ts Go" trips. a task they knve undertaken brilliantly for many years- many tbanks to th¢nL After a hiatus of som¢ month& new convenors have agreed to undertake this important tasl and their first tiip took place in June 2025. Th¢ financial position remains healthy with g¢[al rewves standtng at £22.538. an increase of £3176 tn the year. and total charitable fimds at £25.635. The surplus reflects the steady increLse in m¢mbership numbers and the effect of the Subs}ption rate inCTease to £20 fJom May 2024. Expenditut¢ on the General Fund In by just over £1 l(Kl Pared to 2023124. wimarily to increased payments to our parent b(Kty th¢ Third Age TTiisL aDd higber venue charges. tA>wer income and eXIditu on the ScKial Fund is due to the Let's Go programme being inactive in the latter part of the year. The resve$ position allows us to sUp)rt new s1*1 interest grOll inv&8t in new equtpmenL and ope with fiirtber Cost irVeas in 202516 rdngjng from )sta1 charges to venue hire. We will also be able to new initiatives such os the short course pn)grdn]me planned for the aubjmn of 2025. Given the ¢uttent position the wmmittee is not planning another incre&se for several years at least. Designated fvtmjs hold moni&8 paid by members in yes¢t of of Lrt's Go trips, and ny)ni¢s held ftir hall
Bank¢ Prlnclpal Address Virgin Money 25 Manchester Rd. Burnley BBII IHX Fielden Hall Ewood tane Todmorden OL14 7DD Reserves Poli The reserv policy is to maintain a level of geaI urr¢stricted funds sufficient to wver around 6 months of an ordinary year's rutlg costs to ellsure that activities Can be maintained whilst seeking alternative fulldiDg, and to allow for the fidillg of new initiativcs. Reserv&% are More than adequate for this PUTP)s¢. and it is ther¢foTe intende4J to retsin the £20 m¢mber5hip fee for several years at leas¢ while expanding activities and dealg with jJreasing costs. The w>licy is reviewed annually by the Trustees. Accounts The a¢¢ounts have been prepared in accordance with the relevant requirements of the Charity ComMisOn and have been reviewed and agreed by the Committee. An independent examination of the accounts was undertaken by Paul Fisher, ex-Treasurer of Clitheroc U3 His report is set outbelow. Independent Examiner's Report Report ts the tnteel of The University of the Third Age Todmordety eharity no. 1145937, on 8ollnts for the year ended 30 Aprll 2025, set owt on pages . I report to the trS on my examination of the aCCOUDts of the above Lawity for the year ended 30 April 2025. As the clwity tnLSt¢es you are Te$)$1b1¢ for the prqwation of the ac£ounts in with the requirements of the CEwities Act 2011 (ffie Acn. report in of my examinatson of the Clwity's accouDts carrled out section 145 of the 2011 Act and in ying out My examitio I have followed the applicable D1CtiOnS given by the Charity Commission undff section 145(5Xb) of th¢ ACL I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in comiection with the eumination which give me cae to b¢lieve thaL in any mat¢Tial respect ounting records wer¢ not kept in a(xordance with section 130 of the A¢ The accouttts do not accord with the accounting records. I have no concerns and have ¢ome acri8 no othermatters in connection with the examiDation to wbich attention should be drawn in order to enable a propu Ullder of the aLYounts to Ix reacheil Paul Fisher Clitheroe u3a 5 August 2025
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