# THE SWINDON U3A

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 298853
- **Other names:** SWINDON UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE, THE THAMESDOWN GROUP OF THE THIRD AGE TRUST, SWINDON U3A
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** March 15, 1988
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=298853


## Contact

- **Address:** Swindon U3A office, Gorse Hill Community Centre, Chapel Street, Swindon
- **Postcode:** SN2 8DA
- **Phone:** 07823 722812
- **Email:** office@swindonu3a.org.uk
- **Website:** www.swindonu3a.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND, IN PARTICULAR, THE EDUCATION OF OLDER PEOPLE AND THOSE RETIRED FROM FULL-TIME WORK, BY ALL MEANS INCLUDING ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES CONDUCIVE TO LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT IN SWINDON AND SURROUNDING DISTRICT.

**Activities:** Various groups are run for the educational, social and wellbeing of the mature person and other persons eligible for membership due to no longer being in full employment.

**Area of benefit:** THAMESDOWN AND ITS SURROUNDING LOCALITY




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Amateur Sport
- **Who:** Elderly/old People



## Areas of operation

- Swindon
- Wiltshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 31, 2025 | £107200 | £104463 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2024 | £82139 | £95242 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2023 | £145023 | £108849 | — | — |
| July 31, 2022 | £119888 | £113127 | — | — |
| July 31, 2021 | £23482 | £33100 | — | — |



## Trustees

- David George Todd — appointed Nov. 14, 2022
- Eric George Hewitt — appointed Jan. 30, 2024
- Linda Mary Young — appointed Nov. 24, 2020
- Madeline Gillian Brain — appointed July 29, 2025
- Monica Jill King — appointed June 27, 2023
- Peter Cook — appointed Dec. 10, 2025
- Rose Clarke — appointed Nov. 10, 2025
- Susanne Wigmore-Bond — appointed Nov. 25, 2025