Registered charity · Leicestershire
Soar Valley U3A
Soar Valley U3A is a registered charity (number 1101205) based in Leicestershire, governed by 13 trustees and chaired by Ian Geoffrey Lloyd since 2019. Latest income £17k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 13 trustees
- Income £17k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Ian Geoffrey LloydChair · since 2019
- Alison LloydTrustee · since 2025
- Brian Frederick HinnersTrustee · since 2012
- Christopher BowermanTrustee · since 2023
- Gillian Kay HowdleTrustee · since 2020
- Ian HolahTrustee · since 2025
- Michael SharpeTrustee · since 2024
- Mike SharpeTrustee · since 2022
- Paul John FilemanTrustee · since 2017
- Rev Derek HollisTrustee · since 2026
- Sally HollisTrustee · since 2026
- Susan LuczkaTrustee · since 2026
- Susan Mary MilesTrustee · since 2017
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
- Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire
- Website
- www.u3asoarvalley.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2003
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£17k£13k
- 2024£13k£11k
- 2023£10k£8k
Earlier years
- 2022£8k£4k
- 2021£6k£4k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
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.
Grants received
1 grant · £2,119 total360Giving 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 · £2,119
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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.
13 trustees on the board
- Ian Geoffrey Lloyd Chair since 2019
- Alison Lloyd since 2025
- Brian Frederick Hinners since 2012
- Christopher Bowerman since 2023
- Gillian Kay Howdle since 2020
- Ian Holah since 2025
- Michael Sharpe since 2024
- Mike Sharpe since 2022
- Paul John Fileman since 2017
- Rev Derek Hollis since 2026
- Sally Hollis since 2026
- Susan Luczka since 2026
- Susan Mary Miles since 2017
Trustees past 6 years
- Ian Geoffrey Lloyd Chair since 2019
- Brian Frederick Hinners since 2012
- Gillian Kay Howdle since 2020
- Paul John Fileman since 2017
- Susan Mary Miles since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (13)
- Ian Geoffrey Lloyd Chair since 2019
- Alison Lloyd since 2025
- Brian Frederick Hinners since 2012
- Christopher Bowerman since 2023
- Gillian Kay Howdle since 2020
- Ian Holah since 2025
- Michael Sharpe since 2024
- Mike Sharpe since 2022
- Paul John Fileman since 2017
- Rev Derek Hollis since 2026
- Sally Hollis since 2026
- Susan Luczka since 2026
- Susan Mary Miles since 2017
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
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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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1101205
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 27 MAY 2003, AS AMENDED 27 MARCH 2007.AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 12 JUL 2018AS AMENDED ON 24 SEP 2019
- Contact on the register
- 01509853203 · msharpe44@btinternet.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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