THE THIRD AGE TRUST
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-15 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
+5.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£2M
+3.2% vs 2024
Employees
20
+5.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£72K
-16% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £3,268,400 | £3,474,332 | |
| Operating profit | £59,907 | £3,711 | |
| Profit before tax | £85,747 | £71,990 | |
| Net profit | £85,747 | £71,990 | |
| Cash | £2,165,909 | £2,283,432 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,246,700 | £2,318,690 | |
| Net assets | £2,246,700 | £2,318,690 | |
| Equity | £2,246,700 | £2,318,690 | |
| Average employees | 19 | 20 | |
| Wages | £887,984 | £968,530 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.8% | 0.1% | |
| Net margin | 2.6% | 2.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.7% | 0.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 13.5% | 13.2% | |
| Current ratio | 7.37x | 7.50x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Goodman Jones LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The Trust has seen a recovery in membership numbers and expects these to continue to grow, has built up cash reserves, and is in a healthy financial position, allowing preparation of financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- THE THIRD AGE TRUST · parent
- Third Age Trust Trading Limited 1%
Significant events
- “October's AGM was a very real milestone for the u3a movement. We were given the mandate to implement a new governance structure, and we welcomed new leadership for both the staff working at the Trust and for the Board of Trustees.”
- “The first u3a Festival took place in July 2024 at York University. One of our strategic aims is "enjoy: advance an exciting u3a learning experience” and the Festival delivered this in spades with activities spanning sports, arts, sciences, humanities and maths.”
- “In October 2024, we published Learn to Live: A Blueprint for Better Health and Wellbeing. This landmark report shines a spotlight on the incredible role u3a plays in supporting healthier, more connected ageing through peer-led, non-formal learning.”
- “Throughout 2024, the SiteWorks team achieved incredible milestones. On average, an impressive 15 site migrations were completed each week. In December 2024, the final planned site was successfully migrated, bringing the total number of websites built using the SiteWorks platform to 676.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 91 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASSIDY, Iain | Secretary | 2024-10-16 | — | — |
| BENT, John | Director | 2017-08-31 | Feb 1947 | British |
| CRAWLEY, Sheila Margaret | Director | 2025-10-15 | Jan 1958 | British |
| GABRIELCZYK, Maria Genowefa | Director | 2025-05-13 | Jan 1951 | British |
| GREEN, Pauline, Dame | Director | 2025-04-01 | Dec 1948 | British |
| HARWOOD, Derek Murray | Director | 2021-08-26 | Sep 1954 | British |
| RUSSELL, Alan | Director | 2025-04-01 | Oct 1950 | British |
| WALE, Laurence William | Director | 2025-04-01 | Feb 1956 | British |
| WALMSLEY, Allan Graham | Director | 2020-09-29 | Sep 1952 | British |
Show 91 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADKINS, Barbara Mary | Secretary | — | 1996-03-31 |
| JONAS, Linda Ann | Secretary | 1996-04-01 | 2016-10-06 |
| MAUGER, Samantha Karen | Secretary | 2016-09-01 | 2024-10-16 |
| AINLEY, Auriol | Director | 2017-08-31 | 2020-09-29 |
| AUSTIN, Maurice Pearse | Director | 2023-10-18 | 2024-10-18 |
| BABB, Phyllis Joyce | Director | 1996-09-10 | 2000-09-05 |
| BARNES, Eric Foster | Director | 2002-09-03 | 2005-08-22 |
| BERRY, Susan Elizabeth | Director | 2020-09-29 | 2024-10-19 |
| BINGHAM, David Ernest | Director | 2008-09-08 | 2009-09-04 |
| BLANCHFLOWER, David | Director | 2024-03-22 | 2025-03-31 |
| BOLINGBROKE, John Hugh | Director | 1999-09-08 | 2002-09-03 |
| BRADLEY, Rose Marie | Director | 2015-08-27 | 2019-08-29 |
| BREACKER, Adrian Francis | Director | 2012-10-18 | 2016-08-25 |
| BURROWS, John Harry | Director | 1992-09-23 | 1995-09-20 |
| BUTLER, Bette Margaret Retta | Director | 2006-09-04 | 2012-09-12 |
| CAIRNS, Helen | Director | 1993-09-08 | 1996-03-14 |
| CANNON, David Bruce | Director | 2003-11-06 | 2005-08-22 |
| CANNON, Karen | Director | 2002-09-03 | 2005-08-22 |
| CARLEY, Jennifer Mary | Director | 2012-09-12 | 2016-08-25 |
| CARTER, Anthony | Director | — | 1993-09-08 |
| CARTER, Jeffrey Alan | Director | 2016-08-25 | 2023-10-18 |
| CHEETHAM, Anthony Joseph | Director | 2023-10-18 | 2024-01-18 |
| CLARK, Graham Mitchell | Director | 2013-09-15 | 2016-08-25 |
| CLARK, Jennifer Susan Mary | Director | 2005-08-22 | 2008-09-08 |
| CLEMENTS, Marion Claire | Director | 2012-09-12 | 2017-08-31 |
| CLOET, Audrey Margaret | Director | 1993-09-08 | 1995-09-20 |
| CLOET, Roger Louis | Director | 1996-09-10 | 1999-09-08 |
| COBAIN, Valerie Thelma | Director | 2019-08-29 | 2025-03-31 |
| COOK, John Heald, Professor | Director | 2003-09-02 | 2006-09-04 |
| COOPER, David Roy | Director | 2013-12-05 | 2014-05-12 |
| CORDINA, Barbara Jean | Director | 2020-09-29 | 2023-10-18 |
| CRIDLAND, Winifred | Director | 1998-09-09 | 1999-09-08 |
| CROCKER, Janet | Director | 2002-09-03 | 2005-08-22 |
| CUBBIN, Jean | Director | 2023-10-18 | 2025-03-31 |
| DAVEY, Idris Wyn | Director | — | 1994-09-14 |
| DAWE, Gwendoline Jane | Director | 2013-12-05 | 2016-08-25 |
| DAYNES, Kenneth Bert, Lt Col | Director | 1997-09-03 | 2001-08-21 |
| DEAKIN-SMITH, Sylvia | Director | 1997-09-03 | 2001-08-21 |
| DICKSON, Mavis Christine Megan | Director | 2000-09-05 | 2003-09-02 |
| DREW, Frederick Peter | Director | — | 1992-09-21 |
| DUCKMANTON, Robert | Director | 2017-08-31 | 2020-09-29 |
| ELKIN, Frances Mary | Director | 2006-09-04 | 2009-09-04 |
| ELLISON, Robert John | Director | 2010-03-25 | 2018-08-30 |
| ENGLISH, Jean Ellen | Director | 1999-09-08 | 2002-09-03 |
| ERVINE, Mary Elizabeth | Director | 2022-10-06 | 2025-03-31 |
| FERGUSON, Margaret Maclean, Dr | Director | 1999-09-08 | 2002-09-03 |
| FIDDES, Margaret Anne | Director | 2020-09-29 | 2025-03-31 |
| FIRTH, Anne | Director | 2008-09-08 | 2011-09-18 |
| FLETCHER, Ernest William | Director | 1995-09-20 | 1998-03-12 |
| FOX-RUSSELL, Pamela, Doctor | Director | 1995-09-20 | 1998-09-09 |
| FUNNELL, Ian Robert | Director | 2005-08-22 | 2008-09-08 |
| GIBSON, Joyce Helen Elizabeth | Director | 2000-09-05 | 2003-09-02 |
| GODFREY, Patsy | Director | 2009-09-04 | 2010-09-09 |
| GOODEVE, Graham Adcock | Director | 1996-09-10 | 2002-09-03 |
| GOODEVE, Jean Mark | Director | 2002-09-03 | 2010-09-09 |
| GREEN, Karen | Director | 2023-03-24 | 2024-01-18 |
| GREENWOOD, Hilary | Director | 1997-09-03 | 2001-08-21 |
| HARDIE, John Terry Graham | Director | 2004-08-24 | 2011-09-18 |
| HARDIE, Marie Therese | Director | 1997-10-02 | 2002-09-03 |
| HARRISON, Joanna Mary | Director | 2011-09-18 | 2011-12-12 |
| HAYES, Ann | Director | 2003-09-02 | 2006-09-04 |
| HAYNES, Leonard John, Professor | Director | — | 1992-05-26 |
| HITCHEN, Gerald Peter, Squadron Leader Retired | Director | 1999-09-08 | 2002-09-03 |
| HODGES, Adelaide Valerie Brice | Director | 1998-09-09 | 2001-08-21 |
| HOGG, Patricia Jean | Director | 2018-08-30 | 2022-10-06 |
| HOLDSWORTH, Diana Margaret | Director | 2014-10-16 | 2017-08-31 |
| HOLLOWAY, Thomas John | Director | 1998-09-09 | 2001-08-21 |
| HUGHES, Richard Anthony | Director | 2012-09-12 | 2015-08-27 |
| HUTTON, Robina Mary | Director | 2005-08-22 | 2008-09-08 |
| INSLEY, Ivene | Director | 2006-09-04 | 2008-01-24 |
| JACKSON, Jean | Director | 2023-03-24 | 2025-03-31 |
| JANCOVICH, Audrey Brook | Director | 2002-09-03 | 2005-08-22 |
| JONES, Arnold | Director | 2010-09-09 | 2012-09-12 |
| JONES, Douglas Kensey | Director | 2002-11-14 | 2006-09-04 |
| JONES, Hilary Sarah | Director | 2022-05-12 | 2023-03-24 |
| JONES, Hilary Sarah | Director | 2015-08-27 | 2021-08-26 |
| JONES, Pamela | Director | 2011-09-18 | 2018-08-30 |
| JONES, Robert Emlyn | Director | 2007-09-18 | 2008-07-21 |
| KEATING, Patricia Ann | Director | 2019-08-29 | 2022-10-06 |
| KNIGHT, John William | Director | 2000-09-05 | 2003-09-02 |
| KNIGHT, John William | Director | 1997-09-03 | 1999-09-08 |
| LEIPER, John | Director | 2006-09-04 | 2009-09-04 |
| LEWIS, Barbara Diane | Director | 2012-09-12 | 2015-09-16 |
| LEWIS, Barbara Diane | Director | 2005-08-22 | 2011-09-18 |
| LEWIS, John Edward | Director | 2023-03-24 | 2025-03-31 |
| LINK, Edward David | Director | 2016-08-25 | 2019-08-29 |
| LLEWELLIN, Stanley Sampson | Director | — | 1993-09-08 |
| LLOYD, John | Director | 1994-09-14 | 1997-09-03 |
| LUKER, Colin Stuart | Director | 2024-03-22 | 2025-03-31 |
| MACLACHLAN, Marie Jessie | Director | — | 1992-09-23 |
| MAGEE, Sheila Ann Elizabeth | Director | 2008-09-08 | 2009-09-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 398 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-23 | RP04TM01 | officers | Second filing of director termination with name | |
| 2025-06-23 | RP04TM01 | officers | Second filing of director termination with name | |
| 2025-06-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-23 | RP04TM02 | officers | Second filing of secretary termination with name |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+6.3%
£3,268,400 £3,474,332
-
Cash
+5.4%
£2,165,909 £2,283,432
-
Net assets
+3.2%
£2,246,700 £2,318,690
-
Employees
+5.3%
19 20
-
Operating profit
-93.8%
£59,907 £3,711
-
Profit before tax
-16%
£85,747 £71,990
-
Wages
+9.1%
£887,984 £968,530
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers