UWE STUDENTS' UNION

Charity number: 1143067
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

UWE Students' Union exists to advance the education of students at the University of the West of England by promoting the interests and welfare of students during their course of study and representing, supporting and advising students. Also by providing social, cultural, sporting and recreational activities and forums for discussions and debate for the personal development of students.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 July 2024

Total income:
£8,004,079

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Donations and legacies £4.08m
Charitable activities £3.21m
Other trading activities £705.11k
Investments £10.97k
Other £0

Total expenditure:
£6,354,693

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Raising funds £744.65k
Charitable activities £5.61m
Other £0

£0 investments gains (losses)

Total income includes £142,532 from 1 government grant(s)

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 £744.65k
Charitable expenditure £5.61m
Retained for future use £1.65m

People

171 Employee(s)

9 Trustee(s)

1000 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£80k to £90k 1

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the 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
  • Amateur Sport
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Bristol City
  • Gloucestershire
  • South Gloucestershire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 25 July 2011: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • UWESU (Working name)
Company number:
07675253 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Sasirindu Hamangoda Trustee 22 October 2024
None on record
Amrutha Kotichintala Trustee 22 October 2024
None on record
Umar Abbasi Trustee 01 July 2024
None on record
Lubyna Gardezi Trustee 01 July 2024
None on record
Muhammad Habib Trustee 01 July 2024
None on record
Khadiza Hossain Trustee 01 July 2024
None on record
Olure Kolawole Samuel Trustee 30 June 2023
None on record
Sarah Bolt Trustee 20 March 2023
None on record
Leslie Redwood Trustee 26 June 2018
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 £5.53m £3.88m £5.43m £6.07m £8.00m
Total expenditure £5.50m £3.87m £5.43m £6.06m £6.35m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £419.39k £501.55k £28.76k N/A £142.53k
Income - Donations and legacies £1.59m £2.14m £1.67m £1.98m £4.08m
Income - Other trading activities £449.57k £486.90k £566.35k £622.45k £705.11k
Income - Charitable activities £3.50m £1.25m £3.19m £3.46m £3.21m
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £579 £48 £144 £4.34k £10.97k
Income - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £4.89m £3.21m £4.80m £5.33m £5.61m
Expenditure - Raising funds £611.02k £657.43k £632.83k £720.70k £744.65k
Expenditure - Governance £49.39k £80.84k £97.23k £35.25k £108.50k
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 £550.74k £625.38k £577.31k £528.71k £402.01k
Long-term investments £6.46k £6.46k £6.46k £0 £6.46k
Other assets £711.24k £810.65k £764.04k £632.23k £770.00k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability -£2.00m -£1.93m -£1.84m -£1.74m £0
Total liabilities £250.86k £488.35k £487.06k £386.65k £495.68k

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 18 November 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2024 29 November 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2023 05 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2023 11 December 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2022 06 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2022 06 December 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2021 06 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2021 06 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2020 02 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2020 02 December 2020 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 MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 20/06/2011 as amended on 28 Jun 2021

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE UNION ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY: 4.1 PROMOTING THE INTERESTS AND WELFARE OF STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND DURING THEIR COURSE OF STUDY AND REPRESENTING, SUPPORTING AND ADVISING STUDENTS; 4.2 BEING THE RECOGNISED REPRESENTATIVE CHANNEL BETWEEN STUDENTS AND THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND AND ANY OTHER EXTERNAL BODIES; AND 4.3 PROVIDING SOCIAL, CULTURAL, SPORTING AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND FORUMS FOR DISCUSSIONS AND DEBATE FOR THE PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT OF ITS STUDENTS.

Contact information

Address:
UWE Students Union
Frenchay Campus
Coldharbour Lane
BRISTOL
BS16 1QY
Phone:
07958784732
Email:
union@uwe.ac.uk
Website:

www.thestudentsunion.co.uk Open in new window