## **LITTLEHAMPTON u3a ANNUAL REPORT 2025** ## **CHARITY NUMBER 1158275** Littlehampton u3a has 43 groups this year including Acoustic Guitar, Table Tennis, Yoga, Tai Chi, Keep Fit, Ten Pin Bowling, Patchwork and many more diverse activities. Unfortunately, a couple of groups have closed due to group leaders not being able to run the groups anymore. The income of £37,738 comes from membership fees, Gift Aid and events such as Coffee Mornings and Speaker Meetings. The expenditure of £37,853 pays for the hire of venues for events and other group activities, Third Age Trust affiliation fees, printing and postage together with sundry expenses. Events such as Coffee Mornings and meetings with different speakers on a range of subjects are held each month. A Christmas party is an annual event which is very popular, and we have also introduced a schedule of outings and coach excursions for the members which have proved to be in great demand. Geraldine Goodacre Business Secretary Littlehampton u3a CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Llttloh•mpton u30 1158275 Recei ts and ments accounts CC16a For thè ￿rIOd from To 01103r2024 2810212025 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Restrictgd lunds to th• nMr••te Endowment funds Total funds Last year to th• to the noarost£ toth• n••mt£ to th• nvr••t£ A1 Recol MEMBERSHIP FEES GIFT AID GROUPS EVENTS SUNDRIES DONATIONS 537 405 405 Sub total (Gross income forAR) an nv•8 en Sub total 37.73 GROUPS ACCOUNTANCY T.A.T. AFFILIATION T.A.T. MAl￿ZINE & BV4CON COMPUTER DONATIONS 213 213 163 762 512 363 512 363 È I I; EQUIPMENT EVENTS & HOSPITALITY POSTAGE 8 STATIONERY PRINTING PUBLicir( SUNDRIES PAYPAL COMMISSION 35 35 112 574 106 112 574 106 210 601 91 36 116 116 Sub total 221 A4 Asset and InV￿tment purcha￿5. Sub total Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers betwe•n funds 11 115 928 CCXX R1 a￿￿Urrts ISSI 1910512025 A6 Cash funds last v•ar end Cash funds this year end Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestrictgd funds to noar•*t£ Restrictod funds to nMY••l£ Endowment funds to n••rn•t£ Cateqories Details B1 Cash fund$ BARCLAYS 2￿20￿2 Ao* No.. 53252604 0,794 2.609 PAYPAL m•rthant ID HCJM837M9FM2 Tot•1 c•sh lun(ts 9,453 l•Brn• ￿￿nce# reNApts p8ym8n Xfft(•l) Unre5trl¢ted funds to n••rn•l£ Rutrlctod funds Endovnnent funds to neirn•t£ Details n•aroSt£ - Z041 Fund to whkh b•lon Details Co•t loptlon•ll CuTh•ntv•lu• Fund to wthkh Cyrt•ntvalu• Details Co•tloptbDn*ll B4 A8¥Jets rotalned for tho charlty's own u80 Fund tr• whkh Amountdu• Ylh•n du• 85 Llabllltle8 Membership pr8-paid PayPal fee$ Independent examlnation- accrual 2616 103 450 Signed by one or truslees on bgh8lf of all the trustees Dale of roval ture Print Name ia £kcK CCXX R2 arK4Junts ISSI 1910512025 Brenda Peers-Ross 29 Drift Road, Selsey West Sussex P020 OPW To the Trustees: LITTLEHAMPTON U3A Registered Charity Number: 1158275 INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT ON THE ACCOUNTS Responsibilities and basis of report. I have Independently Examined the Financial Statements on fom CC16a, for the financial year ending 28" February 2025. Respective responsibilities of Trustees and Examiner As the charity's Irustees, you are responsible for the preparations of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ("the 2011 Act"). The charity's Trustees consider an audit is not required for this year under section 144{2) of the Charities Act 2011 and that an independent examination is needed. I report on my examination of the Charity's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. Basis of Independent Examiner's Report My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by the Charity Commission and in accordance with seclion 145 of the Charities Act 2011. An examination includes 2 review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presenled with these records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from you the trustees concerning such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair view., and the report is limited to those matters set out in the next statement. Independent Examiner's Ststement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection wilh the examination giving me cause to believe that in material respect: the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act: or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records. I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Brenda Peers-Ross ' FMAAT ACIE 3181 May 2025