UNIVERSITY OF YORK GRADUATE STUDENTS' ASSOCIATION

Charity number: 1142381
Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The GSA aims to provide a social community for postgraduates through our dedicated postgraduate welcome week, regular events, trips and free sport. We represent postgraduate views on a variety of university committees, provide academic, welfare support and offers advice on all postgraduate matters. Furthermore the GSA provides services to the University's large and diverse postgraduate community.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 July 2024

Total income: £340,778
Total expenditure: £326,178

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • North Yorkshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 13 June 2011: Standard registration
  • 16 October 2025: Removed (Transfer of funds)
  • 16 October 2025: Funds transferred to 1173404 UNIVERSITY OF YORK STUDENTS' UNION
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • YORK GSA (Working name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/07/2020 31/07/2021 31/07/2022 31/07/2023 31/07/2024
Total gross income £292.18k £306.27k £375.49k £376.71k £340.78k
Total expenditure £252.83k £322.17k £431.89k £428.26k £326.18k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 July 2024 03 April 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2024 03 April 2025 On time
Annual return 31 July 2023 22 March 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2023 22 March 2024 On time
Annual return 31 July 2022 21 March 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2022 21 March 2023 On time
Annual return 31 July 2021 31 May 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2021 31 May 2022 On time
Annual return 31 July 2020 23 July 2021 53 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2020 23 July 2021 53 days late
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM 24 NOV 2010 as amended on 01 Aug 2024

Charitable objects

-PROMOTE AND DEFEND THE EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL INTERESTS OF THE MEMBERS AND BE THE RECOGNISED REPRESENTATIVE CHANNEL BETWEEN THEM, THE UNIVERSITY AND OTHER EXTERNAL BODIES; -FURTHER THE SOCIAL INTERESTS OF THE MEMBERS TO PROMOTE THE INTEGRATION AND SOCIAL COHESION OF MEMBERS AND NON-MEMBERS; -IMPROVE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN GRADUATES AND UNDERGRADUATES AT THE -UNIVERSITY BY WORKING IN CONJUNCTION WITH REPRESENTATIVE BODIES OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS; -ESTABLISH CONTACT WITH OTHER GRADUATE STUDENT BODIES AND FACILITATE THE EXCHANGE OF STUDENTS AND BEST PRACTICE BETWEEN INSTITUTIONS; -RAISE THE PROFILE OF POSTGRADUATE STUDY AT THE UNIVERSITY HEREBY SUPPORTING THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION; -PROVIDE ACADEMIC AND WELFARE RELATED SERVICES TO MEMBERS AND NON-MEMBERS; -PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY TO PARTICIPATE IN SPORTING OR SOCIAL ACTIVITIES. -FURTHER SUCH POLICIES OF THE COMPANY AS ARE FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINED BY THE MEMBERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ARTICLES, AND TO PROVIDE ANY OTHER SERVICES AS CONSIDERED NECESSARY IN PURSUIT OF THESE OBJECTS.