Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 6
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

RWCMD STUDENTS' UNION 

Advancement of education of Students at RWCMD, representing, supporting and advising being the recognised representative channel and providing social, cultural, sporting and recreational activities and personal development foster and encourage freedom of speech and take measures to encourage and build a studentcommunity which celebrates the diversity of members
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Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received Government grants

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • 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
31/07/22£184£223£-38n/an/an/an/an/a100
31/07/21£118£115£3n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/07/20£172£192£-20n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/07/19£223£188£36n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/07/18£200£161£39£0£0£0n/a05
31/07/17£218£165£53£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/16£219£211£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/15£191£171£20£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/14£193£172£21£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/13£180£168£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/12£191£182£9£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 13 years
(23 years as a company)

royalwelsh.su

su@rwcmd.ac.uk

02920372700

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Social youth organisations
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 100 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/10/2011, number: 1144245
  • Registered at Companies House on 03/08/2000, number: 04046865
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
11 returns made; all on time
Main office

Royal Welsh College of Music & Dram
North Road
CARDIFF
CF10 3ER

Objectives

THE UNION’S OBJECTS ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF STUDENTS AT THE ROYAL WELSH COLLEGE OF MUSIC AND DRAMA FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY: 3.1.1 PROMOTING THE INTERESTS AND WELFARE OF STUDENTS AT THE ROYAL WELSH COLLEGE OF MUSIC AND DRAMA DURING THEIR COURSE OF STUDY AND REPRESENTING, SUPPORTING AND ADVISING STUDENTS; 3.1.2 BEING THE RECOGNISED REPRESENTATIVE CHANNEL BETWEEN STUDENTS AND THE ROYAL WELSH COLLEGE OF MUSIC AND DRAMA AND ANY OTHER EXTERNAL BODIES; AND 3.1.3 PROVIDING SOCIAL, CULTURAL, SPORTING AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND FORUMS FOR DISCUSSIONS AND DEBATE FOR THE PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT OF ITS STUDENTS 3.1.4 FOSTER AND ENCOURAGE FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND TAKE MEASURES TO ENCOURAGE AND BUILD A STUDENT COMMUNITY WHICH CELEBRATES THE DIVERSITY OF MEMBERS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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