## ## ## ## ||soRp||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||ref||||| |Summary
ofthe
purposes ofthe|Para
1.17|The advancement
of education,
and
in particular
the education
older people
and those who are retired
from fulltime
work,
by|||of
all| |charity as set out in||means|including
associated
activities
conducive
to learning|and|| |its governing||personal|development,
in Heswall
and its surrounding
locality.||| |document|||||| |Summary
ofthe
main activities
in|Para
1.17
and|In order
activities|to advance the education ofour members,
the provision of
ofa mental,
physical
and social nature. These are mainly||| |relation to those|1.19|in small|topic related Interest Groups formed
by ihe members,||| |purposes
for the||monthly|Speaker meetings
and occasional field trips. This year was||| |public benefit,
in||a continuation
ofthe restart post Covid restrictions.
This included|||| |particular,
the||rethinking
our Members'
meeting as we needed to allow our|||| |activities, projects||members|to feel they had space, rather than the pre-Covid
very||| |or services||crushed|environment.
As the year progressed
themed
meetings||| |identified
in the||commenced
but with careful attention
to space requirements.|||| |accounts.||Speaker|Meeting
hall layout was adjusted
and through
the year||| |||attendance
increased. Thanks to the enthusiasm
ofour Group|||| |||Leaders|Interest Groups' attendance
reverted to normal.
In||| |||addition,|new Interest Groups were formed and actively used by||| |||our members.|||| |Statement
confirming
whether|Para
1.18|The Trustees have regard to this guidance
in the provision
ofa
range ofactivities organised
by the members.|||| |the trustees have|||||| |had regard to the|||||| |guidance
issued by|||||| |the Charity|||||| |Commission
on|||||| |ublic benefit|||||| |Additional||information|(optional)|(optional)|| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |You ma|choose to include|||further statements
where relevant about|| |||||After initial|funding
support each Interest Group is planned
to be| ||||Para|financially|self-supporting.
Funds are used to provide for the| |Policy on||grant|1.38|administration
ofthe U3A, to assist the funding
ofactivities available|| |making||||to all members
and to support the setting
up of new and progressive|| |||||educational|activities to widen the membership
base. We continued| |||||to invest
in|zoom and digital speakers as several ofour members| |||||were continuin
toisolateonhealth
rounds.|| |Policy on
investment||social|Para
1.38|Funds are
range and|used to seek and support
new members,
also to widen the
scope of activities and events.| |including||program|||| |related investment|||||| |Contribution
made||||A considerable
number of Members take on active roles in the|| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |by volunteers||||organisation,
from teaching and assisting
learning,
through|| |||||organising
meetings
and groups,
helping
communications
between|| |||||Members, to providing
new joiners guidance
and to provide the|| |||||necessary
administration
ofthe organisation.
These roles are all|| |||||volunta|| |Achievements|and|||Performance|| |Summary
ofthe
main achievements|||Para
1.20|We consider our greatest success overall has been to maintain
member
involvement
throughout
an extraordinary
period and to|move| |ofthe charity,||||forward
in a controlled
manner
which has encouraged
members|to| |identifying
the||||return to both previous and new activities. Objective is lifelong|| |difference the||||learning
and laughter,
all at extremely
low cost. This for a post-|| |charity's
work has||||retirement
membership
who could be vulnerable
to loneliness,|| |made to the||||depression
and ill-health
brought about by inactivity,
but who, instead|| |circumstances
of
its beneficiaries||||are given the opportunity
to further their skills, learning
and fitness,
regardless oftheir age.|| |and any wider||||Our U3A is advertised
locally and via our website for the post-|| |benefits to society||||retirement
local community
to join.|| |as a whole.|||||| |Financial
Review|||||| |Review ofthe charity's
financial
position at the||||Para
1.21
f15884carried forward. This included a surplus of81057 in the
year to31.3.23.|| |end ofthe
eriod|||||| |Statement
explaining
policy for holding|||the|Para
1.22
It is our policy to hold reserves ofcirca six months
normal
main
account expenditure
in order to ensure we can plan and book|| |reserves stating
why they||||ahead to obtain the most suitable
meeting
locations and topics|| |are held||||for our membership.
Monies above six months
normal|| |||||expenditure
are currently
held and
it is planned
they are used|| |||||over coming years by holding our subscription
rate at the|| |||||current level. Certain required expenses to our umbrella|| |||||organisation,
The Third Age Trust, and for room hire are|| |||||antici
ated to increase.|| |Amount ofreserves||held||Para
1.22
E8000 included
in above E15884|| |Reasons for holding||zero||Para
1.22
Not applicable|| |reserves|||||| |Details offund materially
in deficit||||Para
1.24
Not applicable|| |Explanation
ofany
uncertainties
about||the||Para
1.23
Financially
not applicable|| |charity continuing|as a||||| |oin
concern|||||| |Additional
information|||(optional)||| |You ma
choose to|include|||further statements
where relevant about|| |The charity's
principal
sources offunds||||Para
1.47
Members
pay an annual
subscription,
F15 in 22-23, this gives
them access to events and activities which are run on a not for|| |(including
any||||profit basis and the National
Third Age Matters magazine|| |fundraising)||||delivered
to their homes 5times a year. There are no general|| |||||fundraising
activities. We are delighted
to have maintained|a| |||||high membership
renewal
rate and have gained
new members|| |||||who recentl
moved
into the area.|| |Investment
policy and
objectives
including
any||||Para
1.46
Our funds are kept in three HSBC current bank accounts. Social
investment
policy is not applicable as our funds are not invested|| |social investment|policy|||outside ofour bank accounts.|| |ado ted|||||| |A description
ofthe
principal
risks facing the|A description
ofthe
principal
risks facing the|Para
1.46
We
the|Para
1.46
We
the|consider the greatest
risk is the lack ofvolunteers
necessary
organisational
and administrative
roles.|consider the greatest
risk is the lack ofvolunteers
necessary
organisational
and administrative
roles.|to take on
We are|to take on
We are| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |charity|||continually
approaching
members
and encouraging
them||||into| ||||gradually
assisting.||||| |Structure,
Governance|||and Mana
ement||||| |Descri
tion of chari
's|trusts||||||| |Type ofgoverning
document|||Para
1.25|Constitution|||| |How is the charity
constituted'?|||Para
1.25|Unincorporated
association|||| |Trustee selection methods
including
details ofany|||Para
1.25|Trustees
resign at each AGM, prior to each AGM all
members are encouraged
to put their names forward|||to| |constitutional
provisions||||become Trustees at the AGM. Should|the number|of|| |||||members
putting
their names forward exceed the||number of|| |||||Trustees permitted
then Trustees would be selected|||by| |||||secret ballot at the AGM.|||| |Additional
information|(optional)||||||| |You ma
choose to include further statements
where relevant about|||||||| |Policies and procedures||||All prospective
and or appointed
Trustees are asked|||to read| |adopted for the induction|||Para|the Charity Commission
guidance
on Trustee|||| |and training
oftrustees|||1.51|responsibilities
and given the relevant|paperwork|and/or|| |||||weblink.
All Trustees are given access|to our Constitution,||| |||||to the current Policies and Procedures|in place and to The||| |||||Third A e Trust
uidance
a es.|||| |The charity's
organisational||||The Trustees are all unpaid
volunteers|who plan and||| |structure
and any wider|||Para|manage the strategic operations
and head up small sub-|||| |network
with which the|||1.51|committees
who plan and manage
the|agreed regular||and| |charity works||||occasional activities and events.|||| |||||Heswall
U3A is a member ofthe Wirral|&Deeside|Network|| |||||of U3As|||| |Relationship
with any
related parties|||Para
1.51|Heswall
U3A isa member ofThe Third
registered
charity number 288007, the|Age Trust,
National||| |||||Representative
body of U3As in the UK.|||| |Reference and Administrative||||details|||| |Charit
name|||Heswall
U3A||||| |Other name the charit|uses||Not a|licable|||| |Re istered charit
number|||1152217||||| |Charity's
principal address|||c/o Heswall
Community
Hall, Telegraph
Road, Heswall,|||Wirral.|| ||||CH60|OAF|||| ## |ofthe charity trustee|s who mana|ge the charity|| |---|---|---|---| |Trustee name|Office
(ifany)|Dates acted ifnot forwhole
year|Name ofperson (or body)
entitled to appoint trustee (if
an| |William Woods|Chair|Apptd as Chair 28.11.22|Trustees were elected by| |Neil Jones
Elizabeth Stewardson|Treasurer
Secretary||the Membership
at the AGM
on 28.11.22.The AGM date
was delayed
from summer| |Beryl Ashburner|||to maximise
attendance.| |Susan Mousley|||| |Raymond
Allan|||| |Lesley Dibben|||| |8|Alison Adlard|Chair until|28.11.22| |---|---|---|---| |9|Cees Parmentier|Resigned|28.11.22| |10|William Ashburner||| |11|Doug Maddock||| |12|John Lennox|Resigned|14.6.22| |13|Simon Cooper|Appointed|28.11.22| ## ## ## ## ## |INCOME|INCOME|INCOME||2022/23|2021/22|EXPENSES||2022/23|2021/22| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Subscriptions
Admin Fee
Gift Aid||||10,180
1,574|7,110
'l,093|Third Age Trust &Beacon
Subscriptions
Catering
Hall Hire||3,705
810
3,798|3,254
658
3,155| |EntranceNisitors
Speaker Meetings||Fees for Monthly|&|2,176||Newsletters
Speakers||939|1,140| |Other income||||631|15|Printing,
postage,
stationary,
internet and computer
supplies||630|1,315| |||||||Travel|||| |||||||Conference|||| |||||||Magazines
Equipment
Bank Charges
&Fees
Sundries||2,219
483
291
629|1,449
77
52
25| |Total Main A/c|Income|||14,561|8,773|Total Main A/c Expenses||13,504|11123| |SURPLUS or DEFICIT ON YEAR||||1,057|-2,360||||| |||||INCOME &EXPENDITURE||FROII OTHER EVENTS|&ACTIVITIES||| ||INCOME|||2022/23|2021/22|EXPENSES||2022/23|2021/22| |Events||||2,353|1,384|Events||1,497|1,371| |Field Trips||||4,377|154|Field Trips||4,336|539| |interest Groups||||17,902|9,344|Interest Groups||18,713|8,547| |Total Other Events &Activities
Income||||24,632|10,881|Total Other Events &
Activities Expenses||24,546|10,457| |TOTAL OF ALL||INCOME||39,193|19,665|TOTAL EXPENSES||38,050|21,580| ## ##