DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' UNION

Charity number: 1138587
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

DSU aims are to advance the education of the students of DMU for the public benefit by: Providing representation, advice and assistance Providing sporting, social, cultural and recreational opportunities and facilities Promoting and encouraging contact and co-operation between students; Advancing the welfare and physical and mental wellbeing of students;

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 July 2024

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

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Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for being a trustee.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Amateur Sport
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Leicester City
  • Leicestershire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 26 October 2010: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • DSU (Working name)
  • DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' UNION LIMITED (Previous name)
Company number:
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • 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

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

11 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Ramish Ayub Trustee 01 April 2025
None on record
Pravjoth Kaur Gill Trustee 30 October 2024
None on record
Destiny Taurai Mena Mazaiwana Trustee 09 August 2024
None on record
Adetutu Dorcas Fafore Trustee 09 August 2024
None on record
Judith Olurankinse Trustee 01 July 2024
None on record
Gurupriya Karasala Trustee 30 August 2023
None on record
Rita Bullivant Trustee 07 August 2023
THE CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT RURAL ENGLAND (CPRE) LEICESTERSHIRE
Received: On time
THE LEICESTER MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES DEVELOPMENT TRUST
Received: On time
Adejumoke Abosede Adewola Trustee 01 July 2023
None on record
Beverley Shears Trustee 15 December 2021
None on record
Geoff Kershaw Trustee 28 September 2021
None on record
Philip Gilks Trustee 28 September 2021
None on record

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 £2.32m £1.67m £1.94m £1.85m £1.86m
Total expenditure £2.24m £1.71m £1.83m £1.79m £1.81m
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
Income - Donations and legacies £1.54m £1.52m £1.39m £1.38m £1.50m
Income - Other trading activities £76.17k £26.85k £75.15k £121.85k £120.85k
Income - Charitable activities £632.92k £80.29k £465.16k £336.69k £226.61k
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £1.25k £53 £1.51k £5.29k £7.88k
Income - Other £74.07k £34.76k £7.58k £5.06k £5.00k
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £2.14m £1.62m £1.77m £1.73m £1.76m
Expenditure - Raising funds £100.49k £88.00k £59.37k £61.87k £54.31k
Expenditure - Governance £82.48k £67.08k £75.22k £50.18k £0
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/07/2020 31/07/2021 31/07/2022 31/07/2023 31/07/2024
Own use assets £36.74k £14.68k £45.20k £30.88k £43.24k
Long-term investments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Other assets £764.14k £825.97k £744.79k £664.43k £678.21k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability -£945.04k -£1.07m -£889.30k -£783.48k -£875.84k
Total liabilities £143.51k £108.66k £124.12k £79.67k £92.29k

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 10 December 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2024 10 December 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2023 28 November 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2023 28 November 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2022 07 November 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2022 07 November 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2021 15 November 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2021 15 November 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2020 30 November 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2020 30 November 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Contact information

Address:
CAMPUS CENTRE BUILDING
MILL LANE
LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE2 7DR
Phone:
0116 3664972