Finance Score: -7

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 0

Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs high: -5
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -1

EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' ASSOCIATION

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/03/18	31/03/19	31/03/20	31/03/21	31/03/22	31/03/23
Charitable activities	£3,181,000	£3,359,000	£3,444,000	£3,184,000		£3,379,000
Donations & Legacies
Other Income	£193,000	£175,000	£81,000	£2,207,000		£9,000
Investment Income	£18,000	£34,000	£16,000	£17,000		£33,000
Total income	£12,688,000	£12,686,000	£12,204,000	£6,051,000	£7,380,000	£10,645,000
Charitable activities spending	£2,812,000	£2,703,000	£3,013,000	£2,498,000		£2,930,000
Fundraising costs	81%	80%	80%	121%	79%	71%
Other spending	£1,000
Total spending	£12,864,000	£12,694,000	£12,727,000	£7,139,000	£8,684,000	£10,454,000
Surplus/deficit	-£176,000	-£8,000	-£523,000	-£1,088,000	-£1,304,000	£191,000

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Established: 33 years

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Listed activities

It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

Academic support

Purposes

The advancement of education
The advancement of citizenship or community development
The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science

Where it operates

Midlothian

Who it helps

Children or young people
Other charities or voluntary bodies

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Directors (12)

Current Directors appointed

Age Range of Directors: 21-54

CALDOW, Kirsteen Jane
Appointed: 2022
Occupation: Head Of Digital Strategy And Experience

DUBARRY, Katie Mcdougall
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Student

ELLIOTT, Ruth
Appointed: 2024
Occupation: Sabbatical Officer

HERNDON, Dora Mae
Appointed: 2024
Occupation: Sabbatical Officer

IBRAHIM, Ameer
Appointed: 2022
Occupation: Investment Banking Analyst

LEGARRA, Elena Mendez
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Student

MARTINICO, Lorenzo
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Student

RAPPA, John Isaac
Appointed: 2024
Occupation: Sabbatical Officer

VERONESI, Daniele
Appointed: 2020
Occupation: Senior Finance Product Partner

WADEHRA, Bhakti Bhawani
Appointed: 2024
Occupation: Student

WALCH, Dylan Lewis
Appointed: 2024
Occupation: Sabbatical Officer

WILLIAMS, Indigo Mccambridge
Appointed: 2024
Occupation: Sabbatical Officer

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 01/01/1992, number: SC015800
Registered at Companies House on 07/08/2012, number: SC429897

Filing Record

5 returns made; AR20: 56 days late,

Main office

, EH8 9AL

Objectives

The objects of the Association are:- 3.1.1 The advancement of education of students at the University of Edinburgh by representing, supporting and promoting the interests, health and welfare of students within the University and within the wider community, and by promoting student participation in, facilitating, co-ordinating and developing, the services, projects and activities of the Association. 3.1.2 The advancement of the arts, culture and science and the organisation of recreational activities through the services, projects and activities of the Association. 3.1.3 The advancement of community development within the University and within the wider community through student participation in the Association and its services, projects and activities, and by facilitating the involvement of students in the wider community. 3.1.4 To promote and support such similar and other charitable purposes, objects or institutions and in such proportions and manner as the Trustees shall think fit. The expressions 'charitable purpose' or 'charitable object' shall mean a charitable purpose under section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 which is also regarded as a charitable purpose in relation to the application of the Taxes Acts and a 'charitable institution'shall be interpreted accordingly.