Trustees annual report for the period from 12 September 2023 to 9th July 2024.
Olton and District U3A Charity no 1177108
Objectives and Activities
The objective is the advancement of education and in particular the education of older people and
those retired from full time employment.
The main activities are the organisation of group based educational activities. These groups
undertake a wide range of activities such as family history, languages, as well as physical activities
such as line dancing and Tai Chi.
The Trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission guidance on public benefit.
Achievements and Performance
The charity has 297 members who are involved in a wide range of activities. During the last year 32
groups have met on a regular basis and I I Core meetings have been held with guest speakers. The
charity not only provides educational experience but also physical activity which improves health of
older people and the meetings in themselves provide opportunities for people to meet and socialise
which reduces potential isolation and improves health. The charity has also undertaken gardening
and tree planting in public areas.
The principal source of funding is subscriptions from members.
Structure Governance and Management.
The is an unincorporated members association and a member of the Third Age Trust. It's governing
document is a constitution based on the The Third Age Trust model constitution for England and
Wales. Trustees are elected annually at the AGM by a vote of the whole membership. Additional
Trustee may be co-opted to fill a vacancy. The period of co-option shall only last until the next
AGM.
The charity does not employ any staff.
Names of Charity Trustee for the period 2023 to 2024.
Jo Robinson Chair
Nick Beattie Vice Chair
Roy Welsby Treasurer
Jon Morris Business Secretary.
Val Rapson membership Secretary
Carniel Deakin Group coordinator.
The names of the Directors at the time the report was approved are
Jo Robinson, Nick Beattie, Roy Welsby, Jon Morris, and Val Rapson.
No Trustees hold title to property belonging to the charity, and no funds are held as a custodian
trustee on behalf of others.

OLTON AND DISTRicf U3A GROUP
REPORTOF THE AUDITOR TO THE MEMBERSOF THE OLTON
AND DISTRICTU3A GROUP ON THE INCOME AND EXPENDrruRE
ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR TO 31 MARCH 2024
I have examined the attached Income and Expenditure Account
and Balance Sheet for the year ended 31 March 2024.
l am satisfied that the records support the figures and they are
fairly described in the accounts. The surplus for the year is £3,795.16
and the accumulated surplus for all years is now £12.517.55
The funds are held in the name of the Olton and Distritt U3A.
Auditor
L Moore
Date
3010512024

OLTON AND DISTRI￿ U3A GROUP
TREASUREWS REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
Core
The accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024 showthat our core income {ie that not related to
interest groups) exceeded our core expenditure by £632 and this brought our core reserves up to
£5,627. This exceeded expectations and was a result of increased member numbers and control of
Costs, in particular room hire costs. When the committee set the membership subscription for the
year. the aim was to maintain our reserves at about £4.900 lie one yearfs projected income). The
excess will be used to fund first aid training during the current year.
Key items of income and expendtture are explained below-
Membership subscriptions totalled £5.076, being 282 members @ £18 (2022/23 £3.808 ie
272 @ £14).
Donations received of £79 represent the money raised from recycling ink cartridges donated
at our core meetings.
Following the closure of the Photography group. the remaining balance of £10 was
transferred to core funds.
Payments made to u3a National Office for caprtation. the magazine and Beacon totalled
£2,098 (2022/23 £1.955J, which is over 40% of the membership sUb￿riptIOnS received.
Miscellaneous expenditure includes costs relating to the Christmas lunch (£1611 and
promotional sponsorship of Olton Christmas lights i£i(J)i.
Since April 2023, committee meetings have been held at Olton Library which is significantly
cheaper than St Margaret's Church Hall.
The budget for 2024125 was prepared assuming both income and expenditure of approximately
£5.2(KJ, thereby breakingeven forthe year. This meant we have been able to maintain the
membership subscription at the 2023124 level of £18.
Interest groups
Interest group income was £24.773 (2022/23 £41.771) and expenditure was £21,599 (2022/23
£40,416) resulting in a surplus of income over expenditure of £3,163 {2022/23 £1,354) but this is. of
course, rnerely a matter of timing as to when funds were received and paid. At 31 March 2024. group
funds in hand amounted to £6.890 (2022 £3.727).
Overall, we had £16.190 (2022/23 £11,152) in the bank of which £3.672 (2022/23 £2,430J was from
membership subscriptions paid in advance.
Roy Welsby
Treasurer
Olton and District u3a
30 May 2024

ACCCIJNTS FtxniETrEAR ENDED JI MAROI 2024
8ALV4CEsHE￿As AT 3114WIOI 2024
&733n4
20221z3
CASH AT BAf4K
PLU5 UNCREfMTED LO￿EMENTS
LESS UNPRESENfEDCHEQUES
.62&50
563ffj5
12.S20.TI
11.818.381
1&189.55
IL152.39
1&189.55
IL152.39
LESS PREPAIDMEMBERSHIPSUB5(TtlPmCXIS
3.6nL(g
1143Q(
ASSE15 OVER iiA8lUmS
1151735
8.722.39
REPRESEi¥fED BY
CURE SURPLUS BROUGHf FOBWNJID
CORE SURPLUSlIt*FI(m FOR THE YEAR
CORE SURPWS CARRIEDFORWARD
5.87L17
1875.731
S￿27.48
4.995.44
IrffEREsf GROUPS SURPLVS BROUGFThFORWARD
INTERESTGROUPS SURPLUS FOR TTrIE YEAR
INTEREST GROUPS SiIRPLUS CARRIED FORWMD
3,726.95
3.163.12
1372.73
L3Y.22
J)7
3.726.95
1151755
8.72139
J Robinson
(FL4lRPE￿O￿
SIGNED
TRE
UR
DATE
30th May2024

CATON MID DISTRICT U3A GROUP
ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 PAIAOI 2Q4
INCOVE AND EXPENDrruRE ACCOUIIts F￿1 THE YEAR ENDED 31 WJIOI 2024
CORE
INCO
MEMBERS. SUBSCRIPTIONS
VISITOR5, FEES
tK)NAnoN5
TRANSFER FROM GROUPS
TOTAL INCOME
5.07&fJ)
3.808.(K)
79.20
10.50
5293.70
2fy1.50
4.066.50
EXPENDrruRE
CAPITATION FEES
COMMITfEE EXPENSES
tK)NATIONS
MISCELLAt4EOUS
ROOM HIRE
POST, STATrONERY AND TELEPFK)NE
SPEAKERS
TEAS
U3A NEWS tMRECt MML
6EACON
TOTAL EXPENDtTURE
1.052.CKJ
6L40
LXJ
31&63
L02&(N)
1.78
1227.45
229.64
517.10
62Q40
430.fY)
166.37
783.36
671.31
256.(￿)
4.66L66
4,942.23
CORE SURPLUSIIDEFIOT) INCCWE OVER ExFfPID￿￿RE
1875.731
INYEREST
GROUP5
GROUP INCOME
GROUP EXPENSES
TRANSFER TO CORE FUND5
24.772.
121599.281
li0.￿}
41,770.65
140.416.431
114TERE5T GROUPS SURPWS w4c0￿ OVER EXPENDITURE
J.163.
1.35422
TOTNI SURPWS INC￿￿ O￿A EXPENDITURE
3.795.16
478A9

OLTON AND DISTRI￿ U3A
INCOME AND EXPENDtruRE Accoupifs FOR ThE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH ZOZ4
IpirEREST GROUPS
blf*il
Ir￿￿ Eypenses Tr•￿
clfwl
800K CLUB
0.50
CHRISTMAS LUNCH
2.940.IJ) I2.940.￿)
CAKE AND CULTURE
COOKER Y CLUB
196.16
168.
172.151
292.01
CRAFT AND (TrIAT
165.87
244.(M)
1264.701
145.17
FRENCH
GARDENING
918.32
4,715.50
14.852.151
781.67
LINE DANONG
391.63
3.780.
li.M.201
2.373.43
LOCAL HISTORY
284.68 280.
{250.￿)
314.68
MEET AND EAT
64.25
PHOTOGRAPHY
10.50
110.501
MURDER MYSTERY
280.Tr)
ourzziNG
I3￿5
1565.591
116.26
SCRABBLE
53.63
159.
32.63
SWIMMING
rAI CHI
367.47
3.026.40
{2,271.501
1.122.37
THEATRE AND aNEMA
16.(01 L894.50
11.874.501
14.00
TRIPS
1.144.80
5.168.50
15.103.751
1,209.55
UKULELE
74.gj
11,426.741
61.25
WALKING
65.30
3.726.95 24.772.￿) 121.599.281
110.501
6.890.07

OLTON AND DISTRicf U3A GROUP
REPORTOF THE AUDITOR TO THE MEMBERSOF THE OLTON
AND DISTRICTU3A GROUP ON THE INCOME AND EXPENDrruRE
ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR TO 31 MARCH 2024
I have examined the attached Income and Expenditure Account
and Balance Sheet for the year ended 31 March 2024.
l am satisfied that the records support the figures and they are
fairly described in the accounts. The surplus for the year is £3,795.16
and the accumulated surplus for all years is now £12.517.55
The funds are held in the name of the Olton and Distritt U3A.
Auditor
L Moore
Date
3010512024

OLTON AND DISTRI￿ U3A GROUP
TREASUREWS REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
Core
The accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024 showthat our core income {ie that not related to
interest groups) exceeded our core expenditure by £632 and this brought our core reserves up to
£5,627. This exceeded expectations and was a result of increased member numbers and control of
Costs, in particular room hire costs. When the committee set the membership subscription for the
year. the aim was to maintain our reserves at about £4.900 lie one yearfs projected income). The
excess will be used to fund first aid training during the current year.
Key items of income and expendtture are explained below-
Membership subscriptions totalled £5.076, being 282 members @ £18 (2022/23 £3.808 ie
272 @ £14).
Donations received of £79 represent the money raised from recycling ink cartridges donated
at our core meetings.
Following the closure of the Photography group. the remaining balance of £10 was
transferred to core funds.
Payments made to u3a National Office for caprtation. the magazine and Beacon totalled
£2,098 (2022/23 £1.955J, which is over 40% of the membership sUb￿riptIOnS received.
Miscellaneous expenditure includes costs relating to the Christmas lunch (£1611 and
promotional sponsorship of Olton Christmas lights i£i(J)i.
Since April 2023, committee meetings have been held at Olton Library which is significantly
cheaper than St Margaret's Church Hall.
The budget for 2024125 was prepared assuming both income and expenditure of approximately
£5.2(KJ, thereby breakingeven forthe year. This meant we have been able to maintain the
membership subscription at the 2023124 level of £18.
Interest groups
Interest group income was £24.773 (2022/23 £41.771) and expenditure was £21,599 (2022/23
£40,416) resulting in a surplus of income over expenditure of £3,163 {2022/23 £1,354) but this is. of
course, rnerely a matter of timing as to when funds were received and paid. At 31 March 2024. group
funds in hand amounted to £6.890 (2022 £3.727).
Overall, we had £16.190 (2022/23 £11,152) in the bank of which £3.672 (2022/23 £2,430J was from
membership subscriptions paid in advance.
Roy Welsby
Treasurer
Olton and District u3a
30 May 2024

ACCCIJNTS FtxniETrEAR ENDED JI MAROI 2024
8ALV4CEsHE￿As AT 3114WIOI 2024
&733n4
20221z3
CASH AT BAf4K
PLU5 UNCREfMTED LO￿EMENTS
LESS UNPRESENfEDCHEQUES
.62&50
563ffj5
12.S20.TI
11.818.381
1&189.55
IL152.39
1&189.55
IL152.39
LESS PREPAIDMEMBERSHIPSUB5(TtlPmCXIS
3.6nL(g
1143Q(
ASSE15 OVER iiA8lUmS
1151735
8.722.39
REPRESEi¥fED BY
CURE SURPLUS BROUGHf FOBWNJID
CORE SURPLUSlIt*FI(m FOR THE YEAR
CORE SURPWS CARRIEDFORWARD
5.87L17
1875.731
S￿27.48
4.995.44
IrffEREsf GROUPS SURPLVS BROUGFThFORWARD
INTERESTGROUPS SURPLUS FOR TTrIE YEAR
INTEREST GROUPS SiIRPLUS CARRIED FORWMD
3,726.95
3.163.12
1372.73
L3Y.22
J)7
3.726.95
1151755
8.72139
J Robinson
(FL4lRPE￿O￿
SIGNED
TRE
UR
DATE
30th May2024

CATON MID DISTRICT U3A GROUP
ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 PAIAOI 2Q4
INCOVE AND EXPENDrruRE ACCOUIIts F￿1 THE YEAR ENDED 31 WJIOI 2024
CORE
INCO
MEMBERS. SUBSCRIPTIONS
VISITOR5, FEES
tK)NAnoN5
TRANSFER FROM GROUPS
TOTAL INCOME
5.07&fJ)
3.808.(K)
79.20
10.50
5293.70
2fy1.50
4.066.50
EXPENDrruRE
CAPITATION FEES
COMMITfEE EXPENSES
tK)NATIONS
MISCELLAt4EOUS
ROOM HIRE
POST, STATrONERY AND TELEPFK)NE
SPEAKERS
TEAS
U3A NEWS tMRECt MML
6EACON
TOTAL EXPENDtTURE
1.052.CKJ
6L40
LXJ
31&63
L02&(N)
1.78
1227.45
229.64
517.10
62Q40
430.fY)
166.37
783.36
671.31
256.(￿)
4.66L66
4,942.23
CORE SURPLUSIIDEFIOT) INCCWE OVER ExFfPID￿￿RE
1875.731
INYEREST
GROUP5
GROUP INCOME
GROUP EXPENSES
TRANSFER TO CORE FUND5
24.772.
121599.281
li0.￿}
41,770.65
140.416.431
114TERE5T GROUPS SURPWS w4c0￿ OVER EXPENDITURE
J.163.
1.35422
TOTNI SURPWS INC￿￿ O￿A EXPENDITURE
3.795.16
478A9

OLTON AND DISTRI￿ U3A
INCOME AND EXPENDtruRE Accoupifs FOR ThE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH ZOZ4
IpirEREST GROUPS
blf*il
Ir￿￿ Eypenses Tr•￿
clfwl
800K CLUB
0.50
CHRISTMAS LUNCH
2.940.IJ) I2.940.￿)
CAKE AND CULTURE
COOKER Y CLUB
196.16
168.
172.151
292.01
CRAFT AND (TrIAT
165.87
244.(M)
1264.701
145.17
FRENCH
GARDENING
918.32
4,715.50
14.852.151
781.67
LINE DANONG
391.63
3.780.
li.M.201
2.373.43
LOCAL HISTORY
284.68 280.
{250.￿)
314.68
MEET AND EAT
64.25
PHOTOGRAPHY
10.50
110.501
MURDER MYSTERY
280.Tr)
ourzziNG
I3￿5
1565.591
116.26
SCRABBLE
53.63
159.
32.63
SWIMMING
rAI CHI
367.47
3.026.40
{2,271.501
1.122.37
THEATRE AND aNEMA
16.(01 L894.50
11.874.501
14.00
TRIPS
1.144.80
5.168.50
15.103.751
1,209.55
UKULELE
74.gj
11,426.741
61.25
WALKING
65.30
3.726.95 24.772.￿) 121.599.281
110.501
6.890.07