ROYAL COLLEGE OF ART STUDENTS' UNION

Charity number: 1145168
Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Representation of students. Social activities. Recreational facilities - Artbar and RCAfe.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 July 2023

Total income: £488,720
Total expenditure: £513,460

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:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • City Of Westminster
  • Hammersmith And Fulham
  • Wandsworth

Governance

Registration history:
  • 20 December 2011: Standard registration
  • 18 April 2024: Removed (Amalgamated)
  • 18 April 2024: Funds transferred to 1204514 ROYAL COLLEGE OF ART STUDENTS' UNION
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • RCASU (Working name)
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
  • 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
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/07/2019 31/07/2020 31/07/2021 31/07/2022 31/07/2023
Total gross income £591.65k £405.89k £301.74k £320.52k £488.72k
Total expenditure £568.99k £362.71k £246.00k £331.39k £513.46k
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 £239.80k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Other trading activities £1.54k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Charitable activities £350.10k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Endowments £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Investment £212 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Other £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Legacies £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities £568.99k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Governance £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Investment management £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Other £0 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 2023 05 April 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2023 05 April 2024 On Time
Annual return 31 July 2022 04 May 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2022 04 May 2023 On Time
Annual return 31 July 2021 06 May 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2021 06 May 2022 On Time
Annual return 31 July 2020 12 March 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2020 12 March 2021 On Time
Annual return 31 July 2019 02 May 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2019 02 May 2020 On Time

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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 17 MAR 2011

Charitable objects

THE UNION'S OBJECTS ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF STUDENTS AT THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF ART FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY: PROMOTING THE INTERESTS AND WELFARE OF STUDENTS AT THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF ART DURING THEIR COURSE OF STUDY AND REPRESENTING, SUPPORTING AND ADVISING STUDENTS; BEING THE RECOGNISED REPRESENTATIVE CHANNEL BETWEEN STUDENTS AND THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF ART 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.