Registered charity · Wellington
Wellington and District University of the Third AGE
Wellington and District University of the Third AGE is a registered charity (number 1111155) based in Wellington, governed by 12 trustees and chaired by Anne Sparkes since 2019. Latest income £2k (2026). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Wellington U3A (Charity Commission)
- 12 trustees
- Income £2k (2026)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Anne SparkesChair · since 2019
- Anne DearnessTrustee · since 2026
- David GrabhamTrustee · since 2026
- Lesley CuthbertTrustee · since 2026
- Mary BradfordTrustee · since 2026
- Michael ClarkeTrustee · since 2025
- Pamela FullagarTrustee · since 2024
- Patricia HicksTrustee · since 2025
- Paul BrunschTrustee · since 2026
- Robbie SimmondsTrustee · since 2024
- Roger NunnTrustee · since 2026
- Stephen SaundersTrustee · 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, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Amateur Sport, Recreation
- Where
- Somerset
- Website
- wellington.u3asite.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2005
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2026£2k£2k
- 2025£2k£2k
- 2024£2k£3k
Earlier years
- 2023£2k£1k
- 2022£215£327
Income trend, 2022 to 2026.
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 · £5,500 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 · £5,500
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.
12 trustees on the board
- Anne Sparkes Chair since 2019
- Anne Dearness since 2026
- David Grabham since 2026
- Lesley Cuthbert since 2026
- Mary Bradford since 2026
- Michael Clarke since 2025
- Paul Brunsch since 2026
- Pamela Fullagar since 2024
- Patricia Hicks since 2025
- Robbie Simmonds since 2024
- Roger Nunn since 2026
- Stephen Saunders since 2017
Trustees past 6 years
- Anne Sparkes Chair since 2019
- Stephen Saunders since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (12)
- Anne Sparkes Chair since 2019
- Anne Dearness since 2026
- David Grabham since 2026
- Lesley Cuthbert since 2026
- Mary Bradford since 2026
- Michael Clarke since 2025
- Paul Brunsch since 2026
- Pamela Fullagar since 2024
- Patricia Hicks since 2025
- Robbie Simmonds since 2024
- Roger Nunn since 2026
- Stephen Saunders 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.
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
- 1111155
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 01 FEB 1993AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 12 JUL 2018
- Contact on the register
- 01823 652676 · rogernunn48@outlook.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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