Overall GiG Score: 13 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 7
    • Good trustee age range: +3
    • Dynamic board: +3
    • Large volunteers +3
    • Grant maker support: +4

    NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' UNION 

    For students at Newcastle University: providing sporting, social, cultural and recreational opportunites; protecting and promoting their interests including well-being and conditions of study; providing representation and guidance on welfare and other matters; promoting good relations between them and the general public; communicating on their behalf with the University and other bodies.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
    • The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
    • This charity has an endowment fund which generates most of its income
    • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
    • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age 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
    • Over half the Board have joined recently
    Established: 14 years

    nusu.co.uk

    adminmanager.union@ncl.ac.uk

    01912393900

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    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
    28/07/22£5,755£6,157£-402£0£10,416£4040.81531,860
    28/07/21£4,057£3,981£76£0£10,823£3761.11243,490
    28/07/20£5,076£5,315£-239£0£10,739£3040.71396,100
    28/07/19£4,045£4,236£-191£0£10,982£2500.71097,593
    29/07/18£4,314£4,249£65£0£11,170£1640.51096,965
    30/07/17£3,795£3,981£-186£0£11,103£1420.4660
    31/07/16£4,007£4,138£-131£0£11,282£290.1660
    02/08/15£4,064£4,209£-145£12£11,446£-46-0.1630
    03/08/14£3,457£3,767£-310£8£11,591£-163-0.5610
    28/07/13£3,327£3,606£-279£8£11,901£-191-0.6570
    31/07/12£3,276£3,630£-354£10£12,176£-249-0.8570
    31/07/11£10,498£2,451£8,047£8£12,526£3761.8400

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
    Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
    Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 11%
    Liabilities/Income: 22%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 4%
    Reserves/Spending: 0.8 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
    Quick Ratio: 1.5
    Asset Split ?
    What it does
    • Amateur Sport
    • Education/Training
    Who works here?
    • 153 employees
    • 1,860 volunteers
    Who it helps
    • Other Defined Groups
    • The General Public/Mankind
    How it operates
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Newcastle Upon Tyne City,

    Who's supporting them? ?

    Donations from Grant Makers ?

    We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

    Major supporters in last 5 years
    DCMS£12,000
    Co-Operative Group£7,060
    Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland£600
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to North East Solidarity and Teaching (N.E.S.T)
    £2,833 21/10/2023
    Our project offers a weekly programme with between two and five daily sessions of English lessons, sports clubs, trips, residentials, in school support, counselling, art classes and youth clubs.
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Nightline
    £2,382 22/10/2022
    Nightline is a confidential and anonymous listening and information service (open 8am–8pm each evening during term time) run by students for the benefit of students at Newcastle University.
    Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Newcastle University Students' Union
    £600 10/02/2022
    Purchasing a piano and piano lessons
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Newcastle University First Responders
    £1,845 23/10/2021
    The Newcastle University First Responder initiative sees medical students provide a uniformed 999 response service across the city. We aim to buy uniforms for all our volunteers.
    DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
    £12,000 28/08/2020
    "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
    Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - GRANT: Redesdale Revitalises Volunteer Project
    £5,300 04/06/2018
    As part of a wider Heritage Lottery Funded project Revitalising Redesdale. Expand an environmental education project across Redesdale linking student volunteers from the University of Newcastle with ....more
    Sport England - Purchase of Firefly Dinghies for start sailing programme
    £10,000 14/07/2015
    12
    Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Purchase of Firefly Dinghies for start sailing programme'. This project is a Sailing & Yachting project, ....more
    Sport England - Semi-Competitive Sporting Opportunities
    £89,714 10/12/2014
    Funding under Sport England's University Sports Activation Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Semi-Competitive Sporting Opportunities'. This project is a Sport participation and ....more
    Sport England - NCL Active - The alternative sports programme
    £124,596 03/05/2011
    Funding under Sport England's Themed Round 4 funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'NCL Active - The alternative sports programme'. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on ....more
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (12)
    Current Trustees appointed

    Age Range of Trustees: 21-68
    • LUCY LEEDS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Sabbatical Officer
    • LULU CHEN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Sabbatical Officer & Trustee
    • SHAH YASEEN ALI (Chair) Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Sabbatical Officer & Trustee
    Legal constitution
    • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 16/09/2010, number: 1138091
    • Registered at Companies House on 03/08/2009, number: 06978707
    Gift Aid
    • NOT 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; all on time
    Main office

    NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS UNION
    UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
    KINGS WALK
    NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
    NE1 8QB

    Objectives

    3. THE OBJECTS OF THE UNION SOCIETY ARE:3.1 THE FURTHERANCE AND THE ENHANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:3.1.1 PROVIDING SPORTING, SOCIAL, CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN ORDER TO PROMOTE THE ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL EDUCATION OF STUDENTS AT NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY;3.1.2 PROTECTING AND PROMOTING THE INTERESTS OF THE STUDENTS, THEIR WELFARE, DEVELOPMENT, WELL-BEING AND CONDITIONS OF STUDY;3.1.3 ACTING AS THE OFFICIAL CHANNEL OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE STUDENTS AND THE UNIVERSITY AND OTHER BODIES;3.1.4 PROVIDING REPRESENTATION, GUIDANCE AND ASSISTANCE TO STUDENTS ON MATTERS AFFECTING THEIR WELFARE AND INTERESTS AS STUDENTS;3.1.5 PROMOTING GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN STUDENTS AND THOSE OF OTHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC; AND3.1.6 BY ANY ANCILLARY OR INCIDENTAL CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE

    Data Sources

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