Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 3

Poor Liquidity: -1
Good Reserves: +1Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Gov Income
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 12

THE CAMBRIDGE UNION SOCIETY

Advance education by promoting debating, hosting educational events, training members and public in debating for debating competitions. Encourage the exchange of ideas and provide access by the public to the Charity's facilities and events; provide workshops for local school children to introduce them to debating and enable students and young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to participate.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received Government grants
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end but very substantial unrestricted reserves are available
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
30/06/23		£2,124	£2,464	£-340	£0	£8,936	£8,936	43.5	42	440
30/06/22		£2,185	£2,301	£-116	£0	£9,993	£9,993	52.1	48	320
30/06/21		£645	£994	£-349	£262	£9,340	£9,340	112.7	35	25
30/06/20	*	£756	£899	£-142	£228	£11,410	£11,410	152.4	19	0
30/06/19		£1,393	£1,120	£273	£319	£11,559	£11,559	123.9	14	150
30/06/18		£986	£1,179	£-194	£1	£10,895	£10,895	110.9	14	0
30/06/17		£878	£1,414	£-536	£440	£11,677	£11,677	99.1	17	0
30/06/16		£1,025	£1,087	£-62	£353	£11,775	£11,775	130	18	0
30/06/15		£1,089	£101	£988	£336	£11,669	£11,669	1384.2	10	0
30/06/14		£976	£973	£4	£305	£8,992	£8,992	110.9	10	0
30/06/13		£902	£950	£-49	£272	£8,937	£8,937	112.8	10	0
30/06/12		£862	£1,031	£-169	£365	£7,484	£7,484	87.1	11	0
30/06/11		£669	£924	£-255	£338	£7,736	£6,923	89.9	12	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 19%
Liabilities/Income: 101%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 43.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -2 months
Quick Ratio: 0

Asset Split ?

Established: 14 years

www.cus.org

info@cus.org

01223566421

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training

GiG Classification

Technical, vocational and continuing education

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides other finance

Where it operates

Cambridgeshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

42 employees
440 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 19-70

DR MOHAMED EL ERIAN Appointed: 2023

LEONUS PAUL PAUSCH Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Student

LORD STEPHEN GRAEME PARKINSON OBE Appointed: 2023

NEHA PAULY Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Student

PHILIP SUTTON HARRISON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Designer

SIR CHRISTOPHER JOHN GREENWOOD GBE CMG QC Appointed: 2020

DAVID NICHOLAS ROBINSON Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Accountant

DAVID HENRY BRANCH Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Management Consultant

JOHN NICHOLAS HEATH Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Chartered Surveyor, Other trusteeships: CAMBRIDGE SUMMER MUSIC LTD, THE LETTERING & COMMEMORATIVE ARTS TRUST,

RACHEL GREEN Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Finance And Operations Director

SARA CATHERINE NATHAN OBE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Public Appointments Assessor, Other trusteeships: REFUGEES AT HOME, EALING AND ACTON SUPPORT ENTERPRISE,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/05/2010, number: 1136030
Registered at Companies House on 30/11/2009, number: 07091173

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

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

Filing Record

13 returns made; AR20: 28 days late,

Main office

CAMBRIDGE UNION SOCIETY
9A BRIDGE STREET
CAMBRIDGE
CB2 1UB

Objectives

3.1 THE GENERAL OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY (LISTED BELOW) ARE FOR THEBENEFIT OF CAMBRIDGE UNION SOCIETY MEMBERS AND OF THE PUBLIC MOREGENERALLY. THE CHARITY'S PRIMARY OBJECT IS THE ADVANCEMENT OFEDUCATION, IN PARTICULAR BY:3.2.1 PROMOTING THE SKILL OF DEBATING AND THE CONSIDERATION OFMATTERS OF PUBLIC LIFE OR IMPORTANCE;3.2.2 HOSTING EDUCATIONAL EVENTS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,DEBATES ON TOPICS OF IMPORTANCE AND LECTURES GIVEN BY INDIVIDUALPERSONS OF DISTINCTION;3.2.3 PROVIDING TRAINING IN THE PRACTICE OF DEBATING TO CAMBRIDGEUNION SOCIETY MEMBERS AND ALSO BY PROVIDING FOR THE TUITION OF OTHERSIN THE PRACTICE OF DEBATING BY CAMBRIDGE UNION SOCIETY MEMBERS;3.2.4 PROVIDING FOR THE ENTRANCE OF CAMBRIDGE UNION SOCIETYMEMBERS IN DEBATING COMPETITIONS, INCLUDING COMPETITIONS HELD BY THECHARITY, AND ALSO BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLICTO COMPETE IN THE PRACTICE OF DEBATING;3.2.5 ASSISTING CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' UNION WITH THEORGANISATION AND PROMOTION OF EVENTS AIMED AT WIDENING ACCESS TOCAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY AND THE PROMOTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION MOREGENERALLY;3.2.6 PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES TO ENCOURAGE THE EXCHANGE OF IDEASAND PROVISION OF ACCESS BY THE PUBLIC TO THE CHARITY'S FACILITIES ANDEVENTS;3.3.2 PROVIDING WORKSHOPS FOR THE PUPILS OF SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES TOATTEND TO INTRODUCE THEM TO THE PRACTICE OF DEBATING; AND3.3.3 ENABLING STUDENTS AND YOUNG PEOPLE FROM DISADVANTAGEDBACKGROUNDS TO PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS AIMED AT INCREASINGTHEIR CONFIDENCE, SKILLS AND ASPIRATIONS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

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