CHRIST CHURCH STUDENTS' UNION

Charity Number: 1142619
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

As the Students' Union for Canterbury Christ Church University, we are the representative body for the students of the University, providing educational support, social and recreational activities that enhance student life and increase employability prospects and promote the interests of our members at all time. For more information please see www.ccsu.co.uk

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 June 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.

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.

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 another benefit.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Amateur Sport
  • Recreation
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
Where the charity operates:
  • Kent

Governance

Registration history:
  • 28 June 2011: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • CCSU (Working 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
  • 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
  • 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

14 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Samuel Edwin Newman Trustee 27 January 2025
None on record
Rudra Prasad Banerjee Trustee 27 January 2025
None on record
Kirsty Bridget Claire McDonnell Trustee 27 January 2025
None on record
Raymond Sai-Wai Shuai Trustee 16 October 2024
None on record
Niamh Catherine Downing Trustee 10 September 2024
None on record
Molly Emma Davies Trustee 01 July 2024
None on record
Ali Raza Ghega Trustee 01 July 2024
None on record
Sadia Haleema Trustee 01 July 2024
None on record
Thomas Luke Wren-Lowry Trustee 20 May 2024
None on record
Hannah May Louise Sketchley Trustee 15 May 2024
None on record
Simran Thapa Trustee 17 April 2024
None on record
Graham Owen Briscoe Trustee 18 October 2019
THE BATH AND WELLS DBE TRUST
Received: On time
CXK
Received: On time
Michael Wigg Trustee 06 July 2018
None on record
Joseph Cooper Trustee 24 June 2016
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/07/2020 30/06/2021 30/06/2022 30/06/2023 30/06/2024
Total gross income £1.02m £798.12k £1.01m £1.15m £1.10m
Total expenditure £962.33k £713.74k £1.02m £1.05m £1.13m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £25.00k £4.00k N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £796.83k £723.78k £796.37k £939.70k £952.24k
Income - Other trading activities £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Charitable activities £224.74k £72.62k £217.28k £199.54k £135.39k
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £1.64k £1.73k £1.16k £8.76k £10.40k
Income - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £952.25k £712.46k £1.01m £1.03m £1.11m
Expenditure - Raising funds £10.09k £1.28k £12.49k £10.61k £18.80k
Expenditure - Governance £0 £49.31k £91.04k £74.37k £89.15k
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 30/06/2021 30/06/2022 30/06/2023 30/06/2024
Own use assets £16.64k £12.64k £15.82k £33.38k £260.90k
Long-term investments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Other assets £392.13k £488.52k £507.89k £695.75k £398.05k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £72.17k £80.17k £111.30k £214.22k £179.30k

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 30 June 2024 05 December 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2024 05 December 2024 On Time
Annual return 30 June 2023 04 March 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2023 04 March 2024 On Time
Annual return 30 June 2022 16 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2022 16 December 2022 On Time
Annual return 30 June 2021 28 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2021 28 October 2021 On Time
Annual return 31 July 2020 28 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2020 28 January 2021 On Time
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Contact information

Address:
Christ Church Students' Union
Mary Seacole
North Holmes Road
Canterbury
Kent
CT1 1QU
Phone:
01227924924