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Registered charity · South Yorkshire

Barnsley & District U3A

Barnsley & District U3A is a registered charity (number 1077654) based in South Yorkshire, governed by 10 trustees and chaired by Pauline Buttling since 2024. Latest income £62k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

The advancement of education and in particular the education of older people and those retired from full time work by all means including associated activities conducive to learning and personal development in Barnsley and the surrounding locality.

  • 10 trustees
  • Income £62k (2025)
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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
Education/training
Where
Barnsley
Website
bu3a.u3asite.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
1999

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£62k£72k
  • 2024£65k£62k
  • 2023£69k£66k
Earlier years
  • 2022£7k£5k
  • 2021£21k£19k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2025: Government grants under 1%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

The advancement of education and in particular the education of older people and those retired from full time work by all means including associated activities conducive to learning and personal development in Barnsley and the surrounding locality.

Grants received

1 grant · £2,250 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £2,250

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £2,2502006-07-24
Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

10 trustees on the board

2.4y median 2y
average tenure
5y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
2.9y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (10)

0
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 10

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Narrow spread of causes across the board
  • Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£62k latest income

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1077654
Status
Registered
Governing document
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 5 OCTOBER 1998, AS AMENDED ON THE 11TH OCTOBER 2004 as amended on 05 Oct 2021
Contact on the register
07980946866 · pauline.buttling@tiscali.co.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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