Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 0

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
No conflicts policy: -1
Narrow trustee age band: -2
Dynamic board: +3

Large volunteers +3

Overall GiG Score: -2

BIRKBECK COLLEGE STUDENTS' UNION

Students' Union - membership organisation, representation, advice, advocacy, counselling services, educational support activity, co-curricular workshops, peer groups, employability, social intercourse, promotion of research, surveying, policy development and advocacy & campaigning.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
The Board has little diversity in terms of age
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
Accounts have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

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	*	£449	£463	£-14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	100
31/07/22		£391	£387	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	100
31/07/21	*	£346	£333	£13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	200
31/07/20	*	£382	£356	£26	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	100
31/07/19		£404	£388	£16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	100
31/07/18		£429	£405	£25	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/17		£333	£312	£22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/16		£325	£345	£-20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/15	*	£321	£293	£28	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/14		£304	£271	£33	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/13		£296	£287	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/12		£513	£699	£-187	£10	£-185	£-212	-3.6	10	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 13 years
(15 years as a company)

www.birkbeckunion.org

studentsunion@bbk.ac.uk

02076316335

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 advocacy/advice/information
Provides other finance
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Throughout London,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 21-39

AARON REECE THOMPSON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Lay Trustee

ALEX PRESTAGE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Lay Trustee

ELLA EDWIN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Officer Trustee

ELLIE RIVERA Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Student Leader

GEMMA REBECCA HOPE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Lay Trustee

LILY BOODHOO Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Liberation Leader

MANPREET KAUR DHESI Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Lay Trustee

MIRIAM SWAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Officer Trustee

ROSALIE VAN ONZENOORT Appointed: 2023

WILLIAM SARENDEN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Student Leader

ZENO FREDIANI Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Lay Trustee

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 28/06/2011, number: 1142614
Registered at Companies House on 31/07/2008, number: 06661477

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures

Filing Record

12 returns made; AR23: 17 days late, AR21: 28 days late, AR20: 49 days late, AR15: 3 days late,

Main office

Birkbeck College Students' Union
Malet Street
LONDON
WC1E 7HX

Objectives

ObjectsThe objects of the Union are the advancement of education of Students at Birkbeck, University of London for the public benefit by:promoting the interests and welfare of Students at Birkbeck, University of London during their course of study and representing, supporting and advising Students;being the recognised representative channel between Students and Birkbeck, University of London and any other external bodies; andproviding social, cultural, sporting and recreational activities and forums for discussions and debate for the personal development of its Students.

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