ANTON U3A
(A Charitable Trust Number 1118642 registered under the Charities Act 1993)
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31 MARCH 2026
Notes to Accounts
- Normal main and group activities have continued which is reflected in the Receipts and Payments made this financial year.
- The reduced annual subscription of £12.00 per member was approved by the Committee for a further year. This will be submitted for ratification at the Annual General Meeting in June 2026. All subscriptions received during this financial year are reflected within the accounts.
- The balance within the account of £6795.74 includes the amounts held by the groups totalling £1146.40. No groups had outstanding commitments at the end of the financial year. The general reserve held therefore amounts to £5649.34.
- A large donation of £394.02 was received from Riviera Travel as a result of a member couple booking a holiday with Riviera during 2025. An amount of £235.00 of this donation was applied as a subsidy to the cost of the Christmas lunch.
- The net income from the raffle, £209.08, was used as an offset to the cost of the summer picnic.
- Equipment:
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- a. Lapel microphone Purchased 28 Dec 2011 £287.00
- b. Safety Mats Purchased 8 Jul 2015 £59.97
- c. Projector Adaptor Purchased 10 May 2016 £49.99
- d. Presenter for slide projector Purchased 2 Aug 2016 £37.99
- e. Sound System Purchased 13 Dec 2017 £399.98
- f. Second hand projector Purchased 7 Feb 2022 £50.00
- g. Kettle for tea making Purchased 16 Mar 2025 £20.00
- h. Traffic safety cone Purchased 27 Feb 2026 £10.00
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All these are held at Burghclere Down Community Centre in a locked cupboard controlled by our U3A representative.
Box crates for folders – held at Treasurer’s home.
All equipment was reduced to zero value at date of purchase.
- Insurance. This is provided for the equipment listed above by the Third Age Trust at no cost to Anton U3A.
- Independent Examiner. Pete Duncan is thanked for taking on this task again, albeit for the last time.
ANTON u3a
(A Charitable Trust Number 1118642 registered under the Chairties Act 1993)
Financial Statement 2025-26
Receipts and Payments for the year ending 31 March 2026
| RECEIPTS | Year ending | 31/03/2026 | 31/03/2025 |
| Subscriptions | 1709.00 | 1501.50 | |
| Donations | 394.05 | 75.00 | |
| Summer Picnic | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| u3a TAM | 8.40 | 39.00 | |
| Group Activities | 4022.00 | 3641.90 | |
| Christmas Lunch | 1320.80 | 1379.45 | |
| Raffle | 251.90 | 207.88 | |
| Interest Received | 158.64 | 178.94 | |
| Sundries | 70.20 | 37.46 | |
| Gift Aid | 163.75 | 229.04 | |
| Floats 2025 | 4.00 | 4.00 | |
| Previous Year’s Income b/f | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Total Receipts | 8102.74 | 7294.17 |
| PAYMENTS | Year ending | 31/03/2026 | 31/03/2025 |
| Hall Hire | 317.50 | 226.50 | |
| Group Activities | 4287.25 | 4096.65 | |
| Speaker’s Fees | 586.30 | 382.48 | |
| Equipment Purchase | 10.00 | 20.00 | |
| Summer Picnic Hall Hire | 12.50 | 182.50 | |
| Summer Picnic | 275.64 | 273.86 | |
| u3a Capitation | 508.00 | 512.00 | |
| Refreshments | 89.15 | 87.65 | |
| Christmas Lunch | 1555.80 | 1379.00 | |
| Registration Website | 75.50 | 153.50 | |
| Raffle Prizes | 42.82 | 0.00 | |
| u3a TAM | 23.40 | 15.20 | |
| Bank Charges | 20.00 | 60.80 | |
| Sundries | 50.00 | 49.49 | |
| Floats 2024 | 4.00 | 4.00 | |
| Total Payments | 7857.86 | 7443.63 | |
| Net (Receipts less Payments) | 244.88 | (149.46) | |
| Balance brought forward | 6550.86 | 6700.32 | |
| Balance carried forward
Analysis of Funds as at
HSBC Account Newbury BS Cash on hand Group floats Total |
6795.74
31/03/2026
955.74 5836.00 0.00 4.00 6795.74 |
6550.86
31/03/2025
1413.00 5124.86 9.00 4.00 6550.86 |
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RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT FOR YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
| Group | Activities |
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| Art | History | Questers | Total | 2023/24 | |||||||||||||||||
| Received | 726.50 | 108.00 | 3187.50 | 4022.00 | 3641.90 | ||||||||||||||||
| Payments | 770.00 | 130.00 | 3387.25 | 4287.25 | 4096.65 | ||||||||||||||||
| Net | -43.50 | -22.00 | -199.75 | -265.25 | -454.75 | ||||||||||||||||
| Brought Fwd | 331.64 | 60.00 | 750.76 | 1142.40 | 1597.15 | ||||||||||||||||
| Carried Fwd | 288.14 | 38.00 | 551.01 | 877.15 | 1142.40 | ||||||||||||||||
| Held as | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Main Account | 288.14 | 38.00 | 551.51 | 877.15 | 1142.40 | ||||||||||||||||
| Group Floats | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 292.14 | 38.00 | 551.51 | 881.15 | 1146.40 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cecil Rose | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Treasurer Anton u3a | |||||||||||||||||||||