Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 5
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS LONDON STUDENTS' UNION

RepresentationAdviceFreshers Fair & Welcome ActivitiesProvision of sportsProvision of societiesCommunity building
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 a grant maker recently
  • 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
  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/07/23£4,083£4,069£14£0£838£7452.2731,500
31/07/22£3,446£3,312£134£0£824£7302.649450
31/07/21£3,165£2,897£268£0£690£6072.545400
31/07/20£3,775£3,527£248£0£421£2240.868400
31/07/19£3,429£3,437£-8£0£173£1350.552400
31/07/18£3,379£3,368£11£975£181£1410.5500
31/07/17£3,478£3,460£18£0£169£1010.3770
31/07/16£3,296£3,298£-2£0£151£880.3810
31/07/15£3,329£3,351£-23£11£160£1300.5360
31/07/14£3,014£2,989£25£1,511£182£1490.6360
31/07/13£2,959£2,932£27£11£149£1130.5390
31/07/12*£2,937£3,055£-118£10£166£860.3320

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 26%
Liabilities/Income: 7%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 89%
Reserves/Spending: 2.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 3.5
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 13 years

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Education/Training
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Social youth organisations
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout London,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation - Grant to Chelsea College of Arts, University of the Arts London
£5,000 19/05/2023
Travel support to Kyoto for textile design academics to work with weavers and researchers to explore ways that e-textiles can be used in kimono/woven textile design manufacture and to identify approaches to reinvigorate the industry and inform ....more
Sport England - UAL (Universities of Arts London) Active
£126,813 31/07/2014
Funding under Sport England's University Sports Activation Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'UAL (Universities of Arts London) Active'. This project is a Sport participation and capacity building project, with a focus on younger ....more
Sport England - Expanding the sports community at UAL
£7,941 30/10/2013
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Expanding the sports community at UAL'. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 22-55
  • ANDREW MORWOOD Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Consultant
  • CHARMIANE RUFARO MAYIBONGWE CHIKIWA Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Students' Union Officer
  • CHIHIRO TATENO Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Students' Union Officer
  • DARYL ELAINE STENVOLL-WELLS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Community Art Consultant
  • DAWN BUCHANAN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Accountant
  • KATWAMBA MUTALE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Students' Union Officer
  • PARUL SHUKLA Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Head Of People
  • RICHARD MEAD Appointed: 2023
  • SAYALI WAGHMARE Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Students' Union Officer
  • YUFEI YUAN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Students' Union Officer
  • ZAINAB GORIAWALA Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Students' Union Officer
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 29/07/2011, number: 1143161
  • Registered at Companies House on 26/07/2011, number: 07719030
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
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
12 returns made; AR12: 2 days late,
Main office

272
High Holborn
WC1V 7EY

Objectives

2. ObjectsThe objects of the Union are the advancement of education of Students at University of the Arts London for the public benefit by:2.1 promoting the interests and welfare of Students at University of the Arts London during their course of study and representing, supporting and advising Students;2.2 being the recognised representative channel between Students and University of the Arts London and any other external bodies; and2.3 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
360 Giving

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