BIRKBECK COLLEGE STUDENTS' UNION

Charity number: 1142614
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Students' Union - membership organisation, representation, advice, advocacy, counselling services, educational support activity, co-curricular workshops, peer groups, employability, social intercourse, promotion of research, surveying, policy development and advocacy & campaigning.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 July 2024

Total income: £452,016
Total expenditure: £452,146

People

5 Trustee(s)

500 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

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

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
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Other Finance
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout London

Governance

Registration history:
  • 28 June 2011: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • BIRKBECK STUDENTS' UNION AND BCSU (Working name)
Company number:
06661477 Open in new window
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
  • 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • 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 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Oluwakemi Joy Eche Chair 01 July 2025
None on record
Emilie Tapping Trustee 27 November 2025
None on record
Harriet Brock Trustee 01 July 2025
None on record
Stephen Chukwuebuka Okere Bundou Trustee 01 July 2025
None on record
ELLEN MARIE ORR Trustee 01 September 2024
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 £381.74k £345.89k £390.91k £449.32k £452.02k
Total expenditure £356.03k £333.10k £386.52k £463.31k £452.15k
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 02 April 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2024 02 April 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2023 17 June 2024 17 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2023 17 June 2024 17 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2022 05 April 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2022 05 April 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2021
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2021
Annual return 31 July 2020 19 July 2021 49 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2020 19 July 2021 49 days late 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 as amended on 09 May 2019 as amended on 05 Jun 2019

Charitable objects

Objects The objects of the Union are the advancement of education of Students at Birkbeck, University of London for the public benefit by: promoting the interests and welfare of Students at Birkbeck, University of London during their course of study and representing, supporting and advising Students; being the recognised representative channel between Students and Birkbeck, University of London and any other external bodies; and providing social, cultural, sporting and recreational activities and forums for discussions and debate for the personal development of its Students.

Contact information

Address:
Birkbeck College Students' Union
Malet Street
LONDON
WC1E 7HX
Phone:
02076316335
Email:
studentsunion@bbk.ac.uk
Website:

www.birkbeckunion.org Open in new window