Finance Score: -12

Governance Score: -8

Support Score: 3

Deficit on unrestricted reserves: -2
Pension deficit: -5
Accounts overdue -5

1 Trustee: -5
Static board: -3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: -17

UNION OF KINGSTON STUDENTS

The advancement of education of students at Kingston University for the public benefit by promoting their interests and welfare and representing, supporting and advising students, representing students' interests to the university, and providing social, cultural, sporting and recreational activities and forums for discussion and debate for the personal development of students.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently
This charity has an endowment fund which generates most of its income

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
There is only 1 trustee
The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

There was a deficit on unrestricted reserves of £1,199,656 at the last year end after deducting the value of own use assets
There is a pension deficit of £1,480,457
Latest accounts are overdue for filing

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
31/07/21	*	£1,556	£1,404	£152	£34	£-1,061	£-1,200	-10.3	47	0
31/07/20		£1,709	£1,563	£145	£43	£-1,179	£-1,199	-9.2	57	1,000
31/07/19		£1,668	£1,747	£-79	£168	£-882	£-966	-6.6	21	400
31/07/18		£1,542	£1,484	£58	£119	£-802	£-880	-7.1	33	535
31/07/17		£1,508	£1,778	£-270	£171	£-860	£-947	-6.4	40	0
31/07/16		£1,390	£1,386	£4	£249	£367	£279	2.4	19	0
31/07/15		£3,115	£3,256	£-141	£245	£363	£271	1	25	0
31/07/14	*	£3,115	£3,252	£-137	£144	£504	£417	1.5	26	0
31/07/13	*	£2,490	£2,576	£-86	£250	£641	£570	2.7	24	0
31/07/12		£2,455	£2,419	£37	£84	£727	£653	3.2	20	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 19%
Liabilities/Income: 6%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 113%
Reserves/Spending: -10.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 3.7

Asset Split ?

Established: 12 years

www.kingstonstudents.net

studentsunion@kingston.ac.uk

02084172868

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Education/Training
Other Charitable Purposes
Recreation

GiG Classification

Social youth organisations

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Kingston Upon Thames, Merton, Wandsworth,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

47 employees

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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Greater London Authority - Grant to Creative Meanwhile Space for Kingston
£30,000	30/06/2021	Union of Kingston Students & Studio KT1 will use the former pc world retail unit to offer maker spaces, student work on show and for sale, student-delivered services (SME advice), exhibitions, ....more Union of Kingston Students & Studio KT1 will use the former pc world retail unit to offer maker spaces, student work on show and for sale, student-delivered services (SME advice), exhibitions, talks, workshops and workspaces. the space will be run, managed and curated by the students. The project will help the community reimagine retail space, becoming a model for change in how Kingston residents use their town centre

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (1)

SAYED ALKADIRI Appointed: 2018

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 23/11/2011, number: 1144763

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

10 returns made; AR21: 7 days late, AR14: 43 days late, AR13: 19 days late,

Main office

Union of Kingston Students
PENRHYN ROAD
KINGSTON UPON THAMES
KT1 2EE

Objectives

THE UNION’S OBJECTS ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF STUDENTS AT KINGSTON UNIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY: •PROMOTING THE INTERESTS AND WELFARE OF STUDENTS AT KINGSTON UNIVERSITY DURING THEIR COURSE OF STUDY AND REPRESENTING, SUPPORTING AND ADVISING STUDENTS; •BEING THE RECOGNISED REPRESENTATIVE CHANNEL BETWEEN STUDENTS AND KINGSTON UNIVERSITY AND ANY OTHER EXTERNAL BODIES; AND •TO PROVIDE SOCIAL, CULTURAL, SPORTING AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND FORUMS FOR DISCUSSIONS AND DEBATE FOR THE PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT OF ITS STUDENTS. •THESE OBJECTS SHALL BE PRACTISED WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF AGE, SEX RELIGION, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, DISABILITY OR MEDICAL CONDITION, EXCEPT THAT ACTION MAY BE TAKEN TO PROMOTE EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY.

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