Finance Score: -9

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 8

Deficit on unrestricted reserves: -2
Pension deficit: -5
Deficit latest year: -2

Good trustee age range: +3

Large volunteers +5
Gov Income
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 2

OXFORD BROOKES STUDENTS UNION LTD

Promoting the interests and welfare of Students at Oxford Brookes University during their course of study and representing, supporting and advising Students; Being the recognised representative channel between Students and Oxford Brookes University and other external bodies; and providing social, cultural and recreational activities for the personal development of its Students.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
One or more trustees receive benefits from the charity

Financial issues to consider:

This Charity has changed registration and some of the financial and donation history pertains to the previous entity
There was a deficit on unrestricted reserves of £693,061 at the last year end after deducting the value of own use assets
There is a pension deficit of £1,399,512
There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
Income was lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

N.B. data has been adjusted to reflect year end change

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	£1,485	£1,769	£-284	£23	£-624	£-693	-4.7	36	5,000
30/06/22?	£1,253	£748	£505	£16	£-340	£-415	-6.7	36	6,000
31/08/21?	£1,492	£1,239	£253	£5	£-845	£-908	-8.8	24	7,000
30/06/20	£1,398	£1,780	£-382	£27	£-1,098	£-1,153	-7.8	29	1,200
30/06/19	£1,451	£1,565	£-114	£22	£-716	£-759	-5.8	34	2,820
30/06/18	£1,521	£1,465	£56	£24	£-601	£-636	-5.2	34	460
30/06/17	£1,444	£1,587	£-144	£24	£-658	£-687	-5.2	37	540
30/06/16	£1,391	£1,347	£44	£19	£505	£483	4.3	36	0
30/06/15	£1,341	£1,513	£-172	£69	£462	£443	3.5	24	0
30/06/14	£1,359	£1,317	£43	£58	£634	£568	5.2	21	0
30/06/13	£1,308	£1,238	£70	£30	£591	£540	5.2	21	0
30/06/12	£1,339	£1,271	£69	£36	£521	£497	4.7	21	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 16%
Liabilities/Income: 10%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 111%
Reserves/Spending: -4.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 6.1

Asset Split ?

Established: 3 years

https://www.brookesunion.com

su@brookes.ac.uk

01865534005

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training

GiG Classification

Social youth organisations

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides services

Where it operates

Oxfordshire,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

36 employees
5,000 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 22-65

ADUKE ONAFOWOKAN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director

KOFI OWUSU-AIDOO Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Student

ROHIN SINGH SIAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Student

VIJAYKUMAR PYDI Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Vice President Education & Advocacy

ADRIAN WHITE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Chief Operating Officer

DR THOMAS WILLIAM FLYNN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Education Chief Operating Officer

ERIKA ALLAISSEM TOGUY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Student Trustee

JACOB CALLICOTT Appointed: 2023, Occupation: President

PHOEBE ANN PARR Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Vp Activities And Employability

SARAH JANE THONEMANN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Human Resources Director

JILL FINNEY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeships: ROSA (RAPE OR SEXUAL ABUSE SUPPORT SERVICES), ROSA (RAPE OR SEXUAL ABUSE SUPPORT SERVICES),

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 01/06/2021, number: 1194635
Registered at Companies House on 18/03/2021, number: 13275949

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
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
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

12 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from OXFORD BROOKES STUDENTS' UNION on 09/06/2022

Main office

JOHN HENRY BROOKES BUILDING
HEADINGTON CAMPUS
GIPSY LANE
HEADINGTON
OXFORD

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE UNION ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF STUDENTS AT OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY: 2.1 PROMOTING THE INTERESTS AND WELFARE OF STUDENTS AT OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY DURING THEIR COURSE OF STUDY AND REPRESENTING, SUPPORTING AND ADVISING STUDENTS; 2.2 BEING THE RECOGNISED REPRESENTATIVE CHANNEL BETWEEN STUDENTS AND OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY AND ANY OTHER EXTERNAL BODIES; AND 2.3 PROVIDING SOCIAL, CULTURAL, SPORTING AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND FORUMS FOR DISCUSSIONS AND DEBATE FOR THE PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT OF ITS STUDENTS.

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