The Flintshire U3a
What it does
Educational, recreational and social activities for people no longer in full-time employment
Its charitable purposes
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.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Amateur sport
- Who it helps
- Older people
- The general public
- How it works
- Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it works
- In Wales
- Flintshire
Area of benefit in its governing document: Flintshire and Its Surrounding Locality
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £52,671 and spent £54,276.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £52,671 | £54,276 | Not reported | 130 |
| 31 December 2024 | £45,517 | £45,266 | Not reported | 100 |
| 31 December 2023 | £37,379 | £36,140 | Not reported | 100 |
| 31 December 2022 | £21,947 | £23,037 | Not reported | 69 |
| 31 December 2021 | £13,069 | £8,817 | Not reported | 85 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 303%, from £13,069 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £52,671 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 103% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 December 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Who funds it, according to its accounts
These figures were read from the accounts the charity filed with the Charity Commission by Claude, an AI model, in OpenEconomy's accounts reader. AI can misread a table, so check the accounts on the register before relying on a figure.
Grants it paid to others
| Recipient | Year ending | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Third Age Trust | 31 December 2024 | £4,938 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 2 grants to this charity since 2005, worth at least £3,620.
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Mar 2008 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £846 |
| 18 Oct 2005 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £2,774 |
Trustees
9 trustees run the charity.
- Julie HarveyChair
- Barbara Thomas
- Catherine Thomas
- Ian Andrew Nicoll
- Joan Christina Maw
- Karen Green
- Lynne Julia Ingman
- Michael Paul Whiteaker
- Timothy Paul Ellis
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | Received 2 July 2026, 121 days early | Received 2 July 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 7 October 2025, 24 days early | Received 7 October 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 25 June 2024, 128 days early | Received 25 June 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 24 October 2023, 7 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 15 September 2022, 46 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1096025
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 18 February 2003
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 5 DECEMBER 2001, AS AMENDED 10 FEBRUARY 2010 AND 9 FEBRUARY 2011.AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 12 JUL 2018 as amended on 30 Sep 2021 as amended on 24 Nov 2024
- Website
- flintshire-u3a.co.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Flintshire
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Funding from accounts: the charity's filed accounts, read by OpenEconomy's AI accounts reader on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.