Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 6
  • Deficit on unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 10 ?

ROEHAMPTON STUDENTS' UNION 

Roehampton University Students Union aims to enhance the experience of Roehampton Students through representation, development, activities and support
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received Government grants
  • This charity has an endowment fund which generates most of its income
  • 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:

  • There was a deficit on unrestricted reserves of £475,690 at the last year end after deducting the value of own use assets

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
31/07/22£994£1,082£-88£0£-450£-476-5.340500
31/07/21£812£775£37£0£-363£-389-630500
31/07/20£1,045£1,063£-18£0£-400£-421-4.730500
31/07/19£1,344£1,477£-133£0£-381£-403-3.34060
31/07/18*£1,164£1,451£-288£172£-141£-149-1.23660
31/07/17*£1,164£1,208£-44£239£146£1151.1360
31/07/16£1,101£1,157£-56£257£190£1101.1260
31/07/15£1,070£1,043£27£170£246£810.9200
31/07/14£934£884£50£57£219£1462110
31/07/13£727£713£14£13£169£1752.9110
31/07/12£711£692£19£13£155£1622.890
31/07/11£846£710£136£15£136£1412.490

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 497%
Liabilities/Income: 57%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 106%
Reserves/Spending: -5.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -5 months
Quick Ratio: 0.1
Asset Split ?
Established: 13 years

www.roehamptonstudent.com

rsu@roehampton.ac.uk

02083923221

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Social youth organisations
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Wandsworth,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
Who works here?
  • 40 employees
  • 500 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 23-57
  • AMY HOPKINS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Students' Union Officer
  • LAURA JOHNSON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Students' Union Officer
  • LEE BIRD Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Company Secretary
  • SIOBHAN KELLY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Business Development Manager
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 14/01/2011, number: 1139857
  • Registered at Companies House on 22/07/2010, number: 07323081
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
12 returns made; AR18: 96 days late, AR17: 8 days late,
Main office

FROEBEL COLLEGE
ROEHAMPTON LANE
LONDON
SW15 5PJ

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE UNION ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF STUDENTS AT ROEHAMPTON UNIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:1) PROMOTING THE INTERESTS AND WELFARE OF STUDENTS AT ROEHAMPTON UNIVERSITY DURING THEIR COURSE OF STUDY AND REPRESENTING, SUPPORTING AND ADVISING STUDENTS2) BEING THE RECOGNISED REPRESENTATIVE CHANNEL BETWEEN STUDENTS AND ROEHAMPTON UNIVERSITY AND ANY OTHER EXTERNAL BODIES3) PROVIDING SOCIAL, CULTURAL, SPORTING AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND FORUMS FOR DISCUSSIONS AND DEBATE FOR THE PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT OF ITS STUDENTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

ROEHAMPTON UNIVERSITY

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