OXFORD UNIVERSITY STUDENT UNION

Charity number: 1140687
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

REPRESENTS STUDENT MEMBERS, INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY MAIN CHANNEL OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN STUDENTS AND GOVERNING BODIES/OFFICERS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD SUPPLIES GOODS SERVICES AND FACILITIES TO STUDENTS/STUDENT ORGANISATIONS PROMOTES SOCIAL, CULTURAL EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FURTHERS THE INTERESTS OF STUDENTS IN ECONOMIC SOCIAL AND YOUTH ISSUES WITH A DIRECT EFFECT ON STUDENTS/EDUCATION.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 July 2024

Total income:
£1,134,788

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Donations and legacies £964.10k
Charitable activities £4.24k
Other trading activities £155.08k
Investments £0
Other £11.36k

Total expenditure:
£1,117,602

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Raising funds £116.25k
Charitable activities £1.00m
Other £0

£0 investments gains (losses)

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.

By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £116.25k
Charitable expenditure £1.00m
Retained for future use £17.19k

People

16 Employee(s)

12 Trustee(s)

85 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

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

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Amateur Sport
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Oxfordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 03 March 2011: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • OUSU (Working name)
Company number:
07314850 Open in new window
Gift aid:
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
  • 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
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases 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

12 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Charlotte Rosa Riddell Sandberg Trustee 02 July 2025
None on record
Alisa Margaret Brown Trustee 01 July 2025
None on record
Nicolas Neel Franz Lang Trustee 01 July 2025
None on record
Lucy Jing Chen Trustee 01 July 2025
None on record
Shermar Pryce Trustee 01 July 2025
None on record
Kush Bhautik Vaidya Trustee 01 July 2025
None on record
Oluwaseun Blessing Sowunmi Trustee 01 July 2025
None on record
Wantoe Teah Wantoe Trustee 01 July 2025
None on record
Eleanor Elizabeth Miller Trustee 23 June 2024
None on record
Benjamin James Ward Trustee 04 March 2024
MANCHESTER LITERATURE FESTIVAL
Received: On time
Charlie Nigel Frank Palmer Trustee 08 December 2022
None on record
Professor Conall Mac Niocaill Trustee 17 September 2015
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 £1.12m £1.01m £1.14m £1.14m £1.13m
Total expenditure £1.26m £985.78k £1.14m £937.51k £1.12m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £47.10k N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £879.02k £900.13k £879.03k £914.31k £964.10k
Income - Other trading activities £232.73k £111.21k £213.66k £198.20k £155.08k
Income - Charitable activities £5.59k £1.89k £8.17k £9.28k £4.24k
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Other £804 £281 £39.03k £18.68k £11.36k
Income - Legacies £0 £900.13k £879.03k £914.31k £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £1.07m £846.70k £952.37k £727.09k £1.00m
Expenditure - Raising funds £191.63k £139.09k £189.64k £210.42k £116.25k
Expenditure - Governance £0 £0 £0 £0 £46.87k
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 £9.33k £5.51k £8.21k £11.73k £7.10k
Long-term investments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Other assets £490.29k £507.30k £543.77k £442.40k £464.52k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability -£351.55k -£338.38k -£344.21k -£9.08k £0
Total liabilities £236.13k £234.77k £270.21k £304.54k £313.92k

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 20 May 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2024 20 May 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2023 29 May 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2023 29 May 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2022 30 May 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2022 30 May 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2021 27 May 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2021 27 May 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2020 28 May 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2020 28 May 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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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 AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 30 JUL 2010 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 02/12/2015 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 23 MAR 2021 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 16 JUN 2025

Charitable objects

OUSU'S OBJECTS ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR BY: (A) PROMOTING THE INTERESTS AND WELFARE OF STUDENTS AND REPRESENTING, SUPPORTING AND ADVISING STUDENTS, (B) BEING THE RECOGNISED REPRESENTATIVE CHANNEL BETWEEN STUDENTS AND THE UNIVERSITY AND ANY OTHER EXTERNAL BODIES, (C) PROVIDING SOCIAL, CULTURAL, AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND FORUMS FOR DISCUSSIONS AND DEBATE FOR THE PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT OF STUDENTS, AND (D) FURTHERING ALL PURPOSES WHICH ARE CHARITABLE IN LAW, AND WHICH ARE INCIDENTAL OR CONDUCIVE TO THE MAIN OBJECTS.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD

Contact information

Address:
4 Worcester Street
OXFORD
OX1 2BX
Phone:
01865288452
Email:
enquiries@oxfordsu.ox.ac.uk
Website:

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