Wrexham U3a
What it does
General and Interest Group meetings to facilitate learning and excercise for older people to remain active in their retirement.
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
- Who it helps
- Older people
- How it works
- Provides staff or volunteers
- Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it works
- In Wales
- Wrexham
Area of benefit in its governing document: Wrexham and Surrounding Locality.
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £19,150 and spent £16,295.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £19,150 | £16,295 | Not reported | 400 |
| 31 December 2024 | £6,055 | £4,781 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | £5,844 | £4,163 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2022 | £5,570 | £4,549 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2021 | £5,604 | £4,424 | Not reported | Not reported |
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 242%, from £5,604 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £19,150 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 85% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent less than its income in each 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.
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 1 grant to this charity, worth £1,600, awarded in 2007.
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Dec 2007 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £1,600 |
Trustees
10 trustees run the charity.
- Lynn JonesChair
- Anne Hughes
- Dr John Malcolm Cubitt
- Dr Zarina Kagan
- Edward James Hewitt-Symonds
- Gwyneth Mary Hughes
- Jane Dutton
- Kate Bunning
- Linda May Wilson
- Val Hughes
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 21 September 2026, 40 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 13 October 2025, 18 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 9 October 2024, 22 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 22 March 2023, 223 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 21 April 2022, 193 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1115693
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 4 August 2006
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 09/03/2006AS AMENDED ON 18/03/2014AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 12 JUL 2018 as amended on 17 May 2021
- Website
- wrexham.u3asite.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Wrexham
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.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.