Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 5

Dynamic board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Overall weighted support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 8

ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' UNION

The Aberystwyth Guild of Students? vision statement is ?Setting the standard in Wales for the student experience.? Its mission statement is ?To enhance the Aberystwyth University student experience through representation, ensuring the highest standards in education provision, encouraging participation, supporting development and providing quality services.

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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 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 benefits from the charity
Over half the Board have joined recently

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
30/06/23		£1,564	£1,572	£-8	£0	£559	£403	3.1	14	812
30/06/22		£1,378	£1,318	£60	£0	£567	£377	3.4	12	812
30/06/21		£1,067	£973	£94	£0	£507	£340	4.2	13	812
30/06/20		£1,253	£1,173	£81	£0	£413	£159	1.6	12	278
30/06/19		£1,324	£1,305	£19	£0	£332	£172	1.6	12	70
30/06/18	*	£1,268	£1,173	£95	£0	£313	£153	1.6	14	0
30/06/17		£1,823	£1,381	£443	£169	£204	£55	0.5	13	0
30/06/16		£2,531	£2,708	£-178	£808	£-239	£-369	-1.6	42	0
30/06/15		£2,739	£2,857	£-118	£983	£-35	£-154	-0.6	43	0
30/06/14	*	£2,782	£2,795	£-13	£1,019	£83	£-29	-0.1	44	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 19%
Liabilities/Income: 8%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 72%
Reserves/Spending: 3.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 4.4

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Balance Sheet History

Established: 12 years

www.abersu.co.uk

union@aber.ac.uk

01970621708

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Education/Training
Recreation

GiG Classification

Social youth organisations

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Ceredigion,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups
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
National Lottery Community Fund - Resilience Training to students
£9,600	12/09/2022	Aberystwyth University Students’ Union will deliver emotional resilience training to students to help them proactively improve their emotional resilience and mental health. £9600 will fund two ....more Aberystwyth University Students’ Union will deliver emotional resilience training to students to help them proactively improve their emotional resilience and mental health. £9600 will fund two sessions a month for 10 months. Bydd Undeb Myfyrwyr Prifysgol Aberystwyth yn cynnal sesiynau gwytnwch emosiynol i fyfyrwyr gan eu helpu i wella eu gwytnwch emosiynol ac iechyd meddwl yn rhagweithiol. Bydd £9600 yn ariannu dwy sesiwn y mis dros gyfnod o 10 mis.
National Lottery Community Fund - Creating a highly resilient and suicide safer community at Aber Uni
£23,000	18/02/2019 12	Project Summary :_x000D_ The project will deliver a project to raise awareness and deliver training to increase the skills and knowledge of both staff and students around suicide ....more Project Summary :_x000D_ The project will deliver a project to raise awareness and deliver training to increase the skills and knowledge of both staff and students around suicide prevention._x000D_ What Money is for :_x000D_ The grant, over three years, will fund salaries, training and expenses, accommodation and utilities, marketing, monitoring and evaluation, professional fees, workshops and resources.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

ALAN ROBERTS Appointed: 2017

ANNA SIMPKINS Appointed: 2023

BAYANDA VUNDAMINA (Chair) Appointed: 2023

DR. DEBRA JANE CROFT Appointed: 2019

ELAIN GWYNEDD Appointed: 2023

HELEN COOPER Appointed: 2023

JON ALLSOPP Appointed: 2021

RYAN BEASLEY Appointed: 2017

TIFFANY MCWILLIAMS Appointed: 2023

TOM MOLYNEUX Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 23/01/2013, number: 1150576

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Financial Conduct Authority

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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
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

10 returns made; AR18: 19 days late, AR14: 300 days late,

Main office

Aberystwyth University Students' Un
Penglais
ABERYSTWYTH
DYFED
SY23 3DX

Objectives

THE UNION'S OBJECTS ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF STUDENTS AT ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:PROMOTING THE INTERESTS AND WELFARE OF STUDENTS AT ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY DURING THEIR COURSE OF STUDY AND REPRESENTING, SUPPORTING AND ADVISING STUDENTS;BEING THE RECOGNISED REPRESENTATIVE CHANNEL BETWEEN STUDENTS AND ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY 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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