## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 1st April 2022 to 31[st] March 2023** **Charity name: Bristol u3a** **Charity registration number: 291783** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**The advancement of education**
**and in particular, the**
**education of older people and**
**those who are retired from full**
**time work, by all means**
**including all associated**
**activities conducive to**
**learning and personal**
**development in Bristol and its**
**surrounding locality.**| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|Creation of Interest Groups for our
members to facilitate learning via a
wide range of activities These will
be at a much lesser cost than
equivalent educational bodies.
Membership of Bristol U3A is open
to all individuals who are
interested in furthering the work of
the U3A and who have paid the
annual subscription.
| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|Bristol U3A confrms that it
continues to carry out its activities
for the public beneft and that, in
doing so, the trustees have had
regard to the Charity Commission’s
public beneft guidance where
relevant.| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference Not applicable. All funds are used to support members participation e.g. venue hire etc. and Bristol u3a’s Para 1.38 operating costs. Policy on grant making |||| |---|---|---| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|N/A| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|The organisation has no paid staf so
survives by the active participation of
a range of members. Trustees and
postholders are all volunteers. Over
150 interest groups for members are
run by volunteers.| |Other||| ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|2022/23 has generally been a
positive and optimistic year as we
have started to emerge from the
worst of the Covid pandemic. Our
membership numbers have
continued to recover really well,
and we now have around 1400 in
Bristol u3a. Last year we also
celebrated in diferent ways the
40th Anniversary of the u3a
movement. New groups have also
been popping up at regular
intervals such as Tap Dancing,
Daytime Disco, Days Out, and
another Social Group in South
Gloucestershiretothenorthof| |||Bristol called The Stokes.
An annual Social for Group Leaders
commenced in November 2022,
and we have introduced a new and
concise_Group Leaders eUpate._
The Executive Committee has met
monthly, considering many and
varied issues, and overseeing the
work of our four Teams -
Organisational Efectiveness,
Strategy and Groups, Publicity and
Communications, and Diversity
and Inclusion. We have again been
keen to publicise ourselves more
widely in Bristol and beyond,
working in partnership with other
groups and organisations,
particularly those that have similar
aims and ambitions, together with
improving on our working
practices, such as in relation to IT,
fnancial management, and
succession planning. Importantly,
we have also been looking at ways
to increase our diversity and
geographical spread through the
Diversity and Inclusion Team, and
have also successfully introduced
a new system for supporting
groups with their venue costs.
Our monthly meetings, now back
in person, but with some hybrid
using Zoom, which attract an
audience of 70-100. We have had
many excellent speakers at our
monthly general meetings on a
variety of eclectic topics.
A Government Report in 2022
showed that**l**
oneliness is
associated with negative physical
health outcomes, including earlier
deaths, an increased risk of
dementia, Alzheimer’s, heart
disease and stroke. Loneliness is
also known to have an association
with mental healthconditions. By| |---|---|---| encouraging those no longer in full time work to participate in regular social and educational activities Bristol u3a is helping to combat this and unlock the potential of all of its members for an active and fulfilling third stage of their lives. **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: **----- Start of picture text -----**
Achievements against
objectives set Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set Para 1.41
Investment performance
against objectives Para 1.41
Other
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## **Financial Review** |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|During the current year there was
a small excess of income over
expenditure of £2689.
Bristol u3a has £22.3k in hand at
the year-end counting a £5k
reduction in the Deposit Account in
accordance with the Executive
Committee’s decision to maintain
£10.5k Reserves.| |---|---|---| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Bristol U3A aims to maintain a
level of reserves of about six
months expenditure. This is in
line with Charity Commission
guidance| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£10.5k**| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|N/A| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|N/A| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|No particular concerns| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:||| |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|In the year £27,611 was received
from membership subscriptions,
£2067 was received in grants from
other charities, and £140 was
received in donations.| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy||A deposit account is maintained with
a High Street bank within the
Financial Services Compensation
scheme and is used for the Reserves.| |**Additional information (optional)**|**Additional information (optional)**|**Additional information (optional)**|| |---|---|---|---| |You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|||| ||||In the year £27,611 was received| ||||from membership subscriptions,| ||||£2067 was received in grants from| ||The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including||other charities, and £140 was
received in donations.| ||any fundraising)|Para 1.47|| ||||A deposit account is maintained with| ||Investment policy and
objectives including any||a High Street bank within the
Financial Services Compensation
scheme and is used for the Reserves.| ||social investment policy||| |adopted|Para 1.46|| |---|---|---| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|Previously reported was the disruption
to socialisation and drop in
membership numbers due to the
Covid pandemic. The committee
decided to keep subscription rate rise
to a minimum 22-23 and membership
now is slowly growing back. We are
mindful that many venues are passing
rising costs of electricity and heating
on to groups by raising venue
charges, but this is being monitored.
Similarly, because of the cost of living
crisis, future subscriptions will have to
be carefully considered to maintain
afordability and keep members.| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution, as amended 17th April
2018| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Unincorporated association| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|Annual election or re-election by
membership at AGM (except for
Treasurer who is elected for a
three year term of ofce)| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|Incoming trustees normally
participate on a half-day induction
meeting introducing adopted
policies and procedures and are
provided with a copy of the Third
Age Trust document. “Trustee Code
of Conduct (England & Wales)”| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|The charity is afliated to the Third
Age Trust, the national umbrella
body for Universities of the Third
Age. It is also a member of the
South West Region| |Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|Annual subscription of £6810 paid to
use u3a UK Head ofce infrastructure
including paid staf, policies and
procedures, resources and group
wide purchased insurance and
copyright licences.| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Bristol u3a| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|Bristol University of the Third Age| |Registered charity number|291783| |Charity’s principal address|11, Alexandra Park,
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**any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Ian Bickerton|Chair||| ||Kristin Payne|Vice Chair||| ||Martin Bromberg|Treasurer||| ||David Wilson|Secretary||| ||LindsayGough|||| ||Peter Loy-
Hancocks|||| ||Linda Soutter|||| ||Simon Hebditch||June-July2022|| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved ## **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|| |---|---|---| |||| |**N/A**||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets None held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional) Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** ||**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**| |---|---|---|---| ||**Type of**
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