Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 4
Support Score: 0
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

KEELE POSTGRADUATE ASSOCIATION

Postgraduate student representation and welfare / safeguarding at Keele University,Raising awareness and campaigning on postgraduate student issues both locally and nationally,Providing events and entertainment for postgraduate students at Keele University,Raising the profile of postgraduate education at Keele University,Fostering a sense of a postgraduate community at Keele University.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/07/23£971£996£-25£0£117£1171.43810
31/07/22£805£753£52£0£142£1422.32910
31/07/21£427£408£19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/20£384£387£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/19£476£480£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/18*£464£440£24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/17£395£389£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/16£338£315£22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/15£280£271£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/14£295£296£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/13£283£275£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/12£265£285£-21n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 30%
Liabilities/Income: 5%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 1.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 2
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 13 years

http://kpa.org.uk

kpa.chair@keele.ac.uk

01782733542

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Colleges and universities
How it operates
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Staffordshire,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 6/7 persons

  • ANNE GEORGE (Chair) Appointed: 2024
  • DAVID JAMES Appointed: 2018
  • DR XIHUI CHEN Appointed: 2024
  • REBECCA MARY BOWLER Appointed: 2022
  • ROBERT MEREDITH Appointed: 2022
  • SANDRA SURESH Appointed: 2024
  • SHALINI SHANKAR Appointed: 2024
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 21/09/2011, number: 1143888
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
12 returns made; AR18: 5 days late,
Main office

Room 97
Keele Hall
Keele University
Keele
Stafford

Objectives

THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES ARE ESTABLISHED FOR POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS DURING THEIR PROGRAMME OF STUDY AT KEELE UNIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:- 2.1 TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; 2.2 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION; 2.3 TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT GOOD HEALTH; AND 2.4 TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF THOSE WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITION OF LIFE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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