Stourbridge University of the Third Age (Stourbridge u3a)
Charity Registration Number 1166067
Trustees’ Report 2025
We are an independent organisation working under the umbrella of the national body, The Third Age Trust.
Stourbridge u3a is run entirely by unpaid volunteers. The main committee is made up of four executive officers: Chair, Vice Chair, Treasurer and Business Secretary, plus eight further members. All the committee are also the trustees of the charity.
We currently have in the region of 600 members, up from 550 members last year. We are a self-help organisation offering 46 interest groups ranging from Astronomy and book groups through crafting, and modern languages to photography, ukulele, walking cricket and pickleball. Each group is led by a member with the aim of facilitating the participation of others.
Each member contributes £1 per session towards the group’s expenses. This in no way covers the cost of the venue for many of the groups. The exceptions being those, such as the walkers, bussafari and cycling groups, which incur no overheads and help subsidise those that do.
We receive no outside funding, relying upon annual subscriptions and members’ contributions to group funds.
Stourbridge u3a has been using its reserves to fund the difference between income and expenditure.
The groups are aimed at providing mental and physical stimuli and, most importantly, a friendly atmosphere where social interaction can take place.
Our members are either retired or not currently in full time work and many are widowed or live alone so opportunities to meet
others, and the ability to have a chat and a cup of tea is important to their wellbeing.
We have stayed connected with our members through social media, emails, our website, and an excellent newsletter. We also have gone out to community groups, health care settings and set up visual displays to raise awareness of the benefits of our u3a.
Our events sub-committee have organised outings to places that are of interest to a cross section of the members.
Every month we invite a speaker to give a talk, normally attended by about 100 members. We pay for most of these guest speakers but there is also the opportunity for members to highlight their own interests.
One of the areas we are working on is increasing and supporting diversity and inclusivity, and above all in getting across the message that,
“It is not what the u3a can do for you but what you can do for the u3a”.
We are a small organisation working hard to do what we can for the mental, intellectual, and physical wellbeing of our community.
Trevor Hähn
Business Secretary
On behalf of Stourbridge u3a Trustees
December 2025
STOURBRIDGE U3A
INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT
For The Year Ended 28 February 2025
| INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT For The Year Ended 28 February 2025 |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notes INCOME Membership Subscriptons Group Income 1 Events & Outngs 2 Visitors Donatons and Other Income 3 Interest from Bank EXPENDITURE Group Expenses 4 Events & Outngs 5 Third Age Trust Members' Newsleters Monthly Meetngs AGM / Membership Expenses 6 Commitee Expenses 7 Paypal Commission Bank Charges SURPLUS OF INCOME OVER EXPENDITURE BALANCE SHEET as at 28 February 2025 Assets Bank Accounts: Business Account Deposit Account Paypal Account Cash 8 Creditors: Group fees received late Events advance bookings Events expenses paid in advance Group accommodaton expenses due AGM and members renewals in advance Commitee expenses paid in advance Net Assets Represented By: Reserves: Balance Brought Forward Surplus / (Defcit) for year Adjustments to the accounts: Group income Per Beacon accountng system Advance canal trip receipts at 28 Feb 2023 |
2025 2024 £ £ 9123.00 8000.00 15009.91 9841.28 13594.50 9313.50 90.00 94.00 828.64 1042.32 313.87 214.47 |
| 38959.92 28505.57 |
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| 14521.92 10678.47 12839.03 8520.18 4178.81 3485.98 19.29 51.54 2240.81 1943.98 710.45 96.00 752.91 690.01 85.69 117.45 165.58 168.80 |
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| 35514.49 25752.41 |
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| 3445.43 2753.16 |
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| 2025 2024 £ £ 1527.39 2325.26 15981.27 12767.40 48.93 67.62 299.16 248.44 |
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| 17856.75 15408.72 |
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| 0.00 -30.00 1086.00 1648.00 -672.00 0.00 614.00 192.00 -212.90 -347.50 -350.00 0.00 |
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| 465.10 1462.50 |
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| 17391.65 13946.22 |
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| 13946.22 11193.06 3445.43 2753.16 |
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| 17391.65 13946.22 |
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| 2025 2024 £ £ 15039.91 9219.28 0.00 592.00 |
Group fees received late at 29 Feb 2024
| Group fees received late at 29 Feb 2024 2 Events and outngs income Per Beacon accountng system Advance tcket sales at 28 Feb 2023 Advance tcket sales at 29 Feb 2024: Windsor Tyntesfeld Advance tcket sales at 28 Feb 2025: B'ham Rep Tredegar 3 Donatons and other income Per Beacon accountng system U3a grant at 28 Feb 2024 4 Group expenses Per Beacon accountng system Accommodaton costs payable at 29 Feb 2024 Accommodaton costs payable at 28 Feb 2025 5 Events and outngs expenses Per Beacon accountng system Expenses paid in advance at 29 Feb 2024: Windsor outng Expenses paid in advance at 28 Feb 2025: B'ham Rep : Deposits for the coach hire in 2025 6 AGM expenses and members renewal expenses Per Beacon accountng system Paid in advance for 2024 Paid in advance for 2025 7 Commitee expenses Per Beacon accountng system Paid in advance at 28 Feb 2025 8 Cash in hand Per Beacon accountng system Cash refunds due for outng paid in advance |
-30.00 30.00 |
|---|---|
| 15009.91 9841.28 |
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| 12796.50 10151.50 0.00 1046.00 1084.00 -1084.00 800.00 -800.00 -271.00 0.00 -815.00 0.00 |
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| 13594.50 9313.50 |
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| 828.64 991.56 0.00 50.76 |
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| 828.64 1042.32 |
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| 14099.92 10486.47 -192.00 192.00 614.00 0.00 |
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| 14521.92 10678.47 |
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| 13471.03 8560.18 40.00 -40.00 -222.00 0.00 -450.00 0.00 |
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| 12839.03 8520.18 |
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| 575.85 443.50 347.50 -347.50 -212.90 0.00 |
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| 710.45 96.00 |
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| 1102.91 690.01 -350.00 0.00 |
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| 752.91 690.01 |
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| 299.16 444.44 0.00 -196.00 |
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| 299.16 248.44 |
Inde eDd¢nt Exgjoiner's Re rt to the Trnstee8 I have completed my ¢xamiMation of the Accounts for Slowbridge U3A for the Financial Pvriod l March 2024 to 28 february 2025. I confm that no rnaterial matters have come to my attention ill connertion with the examination which gives m¢ cause to believe thdt in, any FTrat¢rial respect.. the accounting records were not kept in ac¢ordanc¢ with section 132 of the Clwities Act 2011. or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records I have no concerns and have come aeross no (jthermatters in connectton with the examination to which attention should be drnwD in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 6kJ6 W John Gripton IPFA 18 Mar¢h 2025