Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 4
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

MARJON STUDENT UNION 

Marjon Student Union provides services and representation to the students of The university of St Mark and St John
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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:

  • 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:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period

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
31/07/23£181£112£69n/an/an/an/an/a8
31/07/22£188£129£59n/an/an/an/an/a9
31/07/21£160£147£13n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/07/20£161£139£22n/an/an/an/an/a11
31/07/19*£203£192£11n/an/an/an/an/a7
31/07/18*£204£192£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/17£183£174£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/16£188£176£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/15£200£201£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/14£193£186£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/13£198£194£5£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 11 years

www.marjon.ac.uk/msu

mdavies@marjon.ac.uk

01752636809

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Education/Training
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Social youth organisations
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Plymouth City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 8 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/01/2013, number: 1150327
Gift Aid
  • NOT 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
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
11 returns made; AR19: 6 days late, AR18: 18 days late,
Main office

Plymouth Marjon University
Derriford Road
Derriford
PLYMOUTH
PL6 8BH

Objectives

3. THE UNIONS OBJECTS ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF STUDENTS AT UNIVERSITY COLLEGE PLYMOUTH MARJON FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:3.1 PROMOTING THE INTERESTS AND WELFARE OF STUDENTS AT UNIVERSITY COLLEGE PLYMOUTH MARJON DURING THEIR COURSE OF STUDY AND REPRESENTING, SUPPORTING AND ADVISING STUDENTS;3.2 BEING THE RECOGNISED REPRESENTATIVE CHANNEL BETWEEN STUDENTS AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE PLYMOUTH MARJON AND ANY OTHER EXTERNAL BODIES; AND3.3 PROVIDING SOCIAL, CULTURAL, SPORTING AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND FORUMS FOR DISCUSSIONS AND DEBATE FOR THE PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT OF ITS STUDENTS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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