Registered charity · Suffolk
Blackbourne U3A
Blackbourne U3A is a registered charity (number 1165448) based in Suffolk, governed by 9 trustees. Latest income £10k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 9 trustees
- Income £10k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Brenda Mary LastTrustee · since 2020
- Elizabeth ChesterTrustee · since 2025
- Geraldine CollingwoodTrustee · since 2023
- Jan ButlerTrustee · since 2026
- Julie CubittTrustee · since 2023
- Malcolm ChalmersTrustee · since 2026
- Melanie GrantTrustee · since 2026
- Paul TaylorTrustee · since 2026
- Stephen CubittTrustee · since 2023
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
- Suffolk
- Website
- www.blackbourne-u3a.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2016
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£10k£8k
- 2024£8k£8k
- 2023£6k£7k
Earlier years
- 2022£6k£7k
- 2021£6k£5k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
THE CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF THE U3A IS:TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND IN PARTICULAR THE EDUCATION OF PEOPLE NOT IN FULL TIME GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT WHO ARE IN THEIR THIRD AGE (BEING THE PERIOD OF TIME AFTER THE FIRST AGE OF CHILDHOOD DEPENDENCE AND THE SECOND AGE OF FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT AND/OR PARENTALRESPONSIBILITY) RESIDING IN RESIDING NEAR THE BLACKBOURNE RIVER AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.
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.
9 trustees on the board
- Brenda Mary Last since 2020
- Elizabeth Chester since 2025
- Geraldine Collingwood since 2023
- Jan Butler since 2026
- Julie Cubitt since 2023
- Malcolm Chalmers since 2026
- Melanie Grant since 2026
- Paul Taylor since 2026
- Stephen Cubitt since 2023
Trustees past 6 years
- Brenda Mary Last since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (9)
- Brenda Mary Last since 2020
- Elizabeth Chester since 2025
- Geraldine Collingwood since 2023
- Jan Butler since 2026
- Julie Cubitt since 2023
- Malcolm Chalmers since 2026
- Melanie Grant since 2026
- Paul Taylor since 2026
- Stephen Cubitt since 2023
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
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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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1165448
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 05 OCT 2015
- Contact on the register
- 07825987788 · chair@blackbourne-u3a.org.uk
- 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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