Registered charity · London
Kings Hill and District U3A
THE CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF THE U3A ARE: 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...
- 8 trustees
- Income £34k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources
Who leads it
- Melanie Jane BlewerChair · since 2019
- Brenda Alice PrettyTrustee · since 2017
- David Charles MurrayTrustee · since 2019
- Gareth David Price OwenTrustee · since 2025
- Mark RichardsTrustee · since 2020
- Maurice ChittendenTrustee · since 2019
- Paula PomeroyTrustee · since 2025
- Simon EllisTrustee · since 2023
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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People on this board also serve on 2 other charities:
- Friends of Teston Church · 1 shared trustee
- The League of Friends of the Maidstone Hospital · 1 shared trustee
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Recreation, Other Charitable Purposes
- Where
- Kent
- Website
- www.kingshillu3a.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2017
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£34k£32k
- 2024£38k£39k
- 2023£25k£28k
Earlier years
- 2022£18k£20k
- 2021£9k£9k
Charitable objects
THE CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF THE U3A ARE: 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 in Kings Hill and District and surrounding areas
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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.
8 trustees on the board
- Melanie Jane Blewer Chair since 2019
- Brenda Alice Pretty since 2017
- David Charles Murray since 2019
- Gareth David Price Owen since 2025
- Mark Richards since 2020
- Maurice Chittenden since 2019
- Paula Pomeroy since 2025
- Simon Ellis since 2023
Trustees past 6 years
- Melanie Jane Blewer Chair since 2019
- Brenda Alice Pretty since 2017
- David Charles Murray since 2019
- Mark Richards since 2020
- Maurice Chittenden since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Melanie Jane Blewer Chair since 2019
- Brenda Alice Pretty since 2017
- David Charles Murray since 2019
- Mark Richards since 2020
- Paula Pomeroy since 2025
- Simon Ellis since 2023
Portfolio (2)
- Gareth David Price Owen since 2025
- Maurice Chittenden since 2019
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
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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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
- 1171975
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 09 MAY 2013 as amended on 04 Feb 2022
- Contact on the register
- 07824326566 · enquiries@kingshillu3a.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 13th September 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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