## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 01/04/2022 Period start date To 31/03/2023 Period end date** **Charity name: University of The Third Age Leeds** ## **Charity registration number: 518366** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The charity’s object is 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 associated activities
conducive to learning and personal
development in Leeds and the
surroundingareas.| |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|The charity is a mutual self-help
organisation which holds fortnightly
general meetings, open to all
members, with invited speakers or
occasional quiz and similar activities.
Speaker topics are selected to inform
and to entertain: these may be local
history or local matters of interest, or
life experience stories, but also new
developments e.g. university PhD
students explaining their research
subjects
The charity has over 45 Activity
Groups for specific interests,
variously covering arts and literature,
music, languages, sports and fitness,
et al.
Alongside its educational aims U3A
Leeds aims to promote the concepts
of social interaction, social inclusion
and wellbeing.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity|Para 1.18|The trustees are all aware of the
Charity Commission’s public benefit| Commission on public benefit guidance and have reviewed the draft of this report in light of that guidance ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|The charity’s Finance policy states
that small grants may be made to
assist the startup of new Activity
Groups within the charity, or to
support a specific and unusual event
within an Activity Group or the charity
as a whole.
The charity does not make grants to
or for any outside purpose or
organisation.| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|Not applicable| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|All trustees, all leaders of Activity
groups, and all other helpers within
the charity are volunteers and
members of the charity.| |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|The charity’s ongoing success is
demonstrated by its rising
membership numbers, its increasing
turnout at general meetings, its
increasing number of activity groups,
and the positive comments made to
committee members by attendees at
events.
As a mutual self-help organisation it
provides life-long learning,
recreational and social activities to
people no longer in full-time work,
usually retired. It enables people to
get out of their homes and meet new
people,make friends,and stretch| their brains: thus combating loneliness and social isolation. The charity is careful to ensure that all public venues used have disabled access. ## **Additional information (optional)** |**Additional information (optional)**|**Additional information (optional)**|| |---|---|---| |You may choose to include further statements||where relevant about:| |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|As stated, our membership is growing, as
are our activities.| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|Not applicable| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|Not applicable| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|We made a modest surplus during the
year due to increased activity| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|A separate fund is maintained as the
charity received a legacy from a
deceased member, specifying the
money should be used for the benefit
of all members.
The committee therefore specifies
when it is using some of this fund, and
thepurpose of the spend.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|Our Finance Policy is “to keep a level
of reserves that will cover 6 months of
regular operatingactivity”| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|Not applicable| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|Not applicable| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|Not applicable| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**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|Membership fees| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|Our legacy and any surplus funds are
invested with CCLA. This was
selected as recommended by the
Charity Commission at the time, and
agreed for continuation in 2021. This is
currentlybeingreviewed.| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|The main risk facing the charity is a
lack of volunteer willing to take on
Trustee roles.| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|
Para 1.25|Constitution: latest version adopted
20/09/2022| |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|Trustees are appointed or re-
appointed annually at AGM; there is
also provision for co-opted Trustees
to be added by the committee
between AGMs.| ## **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|The charity supplies new Trustees
with
-
Trustee Induction document
-
Trustee Code Of Conduct
document
-
Constitution
-
Directs them to the websites of
the Charity Commission and
the Third Age Trust (our parent
organisation)
-
Other policy documents as and
when required
-
Provides access to, and
instruction for, the membership
database
-
Any or all verbal or email
conversations required to help
them familiarise themselves
with the charityand their role| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|The charity is part of the Third Age
Trust network and abides by its rules
and regulations
The charity is part of the Third Age
Trust’s ‘Yorkshire and The Humber’
regional network
The charity is part of a less formal
local network of u3as,CYGnet| |Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|As above| Other ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|UniversityOf The Third Age Leeds| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|U3a Leeds,or Leeds u3a| |Registered charity number|518366| |Charity’s principal address|Moor Allerton Sports and Social Club
Stonegate Road
Leeds
LS17 6EL| ||| **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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14|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||David Ball|Chair||| ||Susannah
Buchan|Secretary||| ||Maureen Lewin|Treasurer||| ||Linda Greenland||From 06/03/23|| ||Janet Powell|Speaker Finder||| ||Jo Turner|Groups Co-
ordinator||| ||Steve McGrail|Membership
Secretary||| ||Linda Filewood|Assistant
Membership
Secretary||| ||Max Dudley|||| ||Gary Thurston|Publicity Co-
ordinator
Website and
Social Media Co-
ordinator||| ||Jenny Bannister|||| ||Sue Oliver|||| ||Rob Urwin||To 30/01/2023|| ||Brenda Urwin||To 30/01/2023|| |15
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Marion Fitzgerald||To 20/09/2022|| |---|---|---|---|---| ||||From 14/06/2022 to
20/09/2022|| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** Not applicable Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|| |---|---|---| |Not applicable||| |||| |||| |||| ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets Not applicable held in this capacity Name and objects of the Not applicable charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for Not applicable safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Type of**|**Name**|**Address**| |---|---|---| |**adviser**||| **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** |**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**|E. K. Frood|J. Powell| |---|---|---| ||Elizabeth Karen Frood|Janet Christine Powell| ||
Secretary|Joint Chair| ||November 29th2023|| ||November 29th2023|| **The University of the Third Age Leeds** Registered Charity No: 518366 **Accounts for the Year Ending 31[st] March 2023** ## **Independent Examiner’ Report to the Trustees of The University of the Third Age Leeds (Registered charity no 518366)** ## **Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2023** I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2023. ## **Responsibilities and basis of report** As the charity’s trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’). I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 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. ## **Independent examiner’s statement** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: 1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or 3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view’ which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns 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. Stephen McGrail 50 Buckstone Oval, Leeds LS17 5HG Date: 23[rd] October 2023 |**University of the Third Age Leeds**||||| |---|---|---|---|---| |**Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2023**||||| ||2023|2023|2022|2022| ||£|£|£|£| |**Fixed Assets**||||| |Cost||||| |Balance at 1 April 2022|4,376||4,376|| |AddiYons|-||-|| |Disposals|-||-|| |Balance at 31 March 2023||4,376||4,376| |**DepreciaNon**||||| |Balance at 1 April 2022|4,376||4,189|| |Charge for the year||-||187| |Balance at 31 March 2023||4,376||4,376| |**Net Book Value**||-||-| |**Current Assets**||||| |COIF Deposit Fund|22,857||22,857|| |Cash at Bank|9,657||9,777|| |Cash held by Groups|2,101||2,377|| |||34,615||35,011| |**Less Current LiabiliNes**||||| |Third Age Trust|79||-|| |Room hire MASSC|230||220|| |SubscripYons in advance|1,238||3,430|| |||1,547||3,650| |**Net Current Assets**||33,068||31,361| |**Total Assets**||33,068||31,361| |**Represented by**||||| |**Reserves**||||| |Balance at 1 April 2022|8,504||6,232|| |Transfer from E Smith Fund|-||5,000|| |Surplus (-Defcit) for year|1,707||-2,728|| |Balance at 31 March 2023||10,211||8,504| |**Ernest Smith Legacy Fund**||||| |Balance at 1 April 2022
|22,857||27,857|| |Transfer to Reserves|-||-5,000|| |Balance at 31 March 2023||22,857||22,857| |||33,068||31,361| Signed: L. Greenland Treasurer 2[nd] September 2023 ## **University of the Third Age Leeds Statement of Financial Ac9vi9es for the year ended 31[st] March 2023** |**Income**
SubscripYons
A`endance
Interest received
Christmas Lunch
Group Income
Miscellaneous
**Expenditure**
Room hire (general meeYngs)
Speakers fees
Refreshments
U3a Magazine
U3a Diaries
Christmas lunch
AfliaYon Third Age Trust
EducaYonal Trip
Summer MeeYng Catering
Postage, prinYng & StaYonery
Telephone, web hosYng & IT
Beacon system
Admin & Commi`ee
Miscellaneous
Group Expenditure
Bank Charges
Publicity

DepreciaYon of Fixed assets
**Surplus / -Defcit**|**2023**
**2022**
£
£
6,787
5,502
1,850
176
402
10
1,120
828
19,141
9,445
10
236| |---|---| ||29,310
16,197
985
580
1,080
385
258
154
1,190
669
-
609
1,170
1,135
2,303
2,295
278
-
-
1,073
742
1,145
536
254
563
550
163
146
258
45
17,941
9,423
136
-
-
275
-
187| ||27,603
18,925| ||1,707
-2,728|