CCEW Charity Commission profile

KING'S COLLEGE LONDON STUDENTS' UNION

Registered charity 1136729 · organisation 4045215

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
5 July 2010
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
05762196
Financial period
1 August 2024 – 31 July 2025
Latest income
£12,490,083
Latest expenditure
£12,421,295
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: 30 Strand, LONDON, WC2R 2LS

Website recorded by the regulator: www.kclsu.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Providing sporting, social, cultural and recreational opportunities and facilities for students of King's College London;Advancing the welfare and physical and mental well being of students;Providing representation, advice and assistance to students on matters affecting their welfare and interests as students;Promoting and encouraging contact and co-operation between students

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 May 2026
Date Annual Return Received
15 April 2026
Date Accounts Received
15 April 2026
Total Gross Income
£12,490,083
Total Gross Expenditure
£12,421,295
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 May 2025
Date Annual Return Received
26 March 2025
Date Accounts Received
26 March 2025
Total Gross Income
£11,346,705
Total Gross Expenditure
£11,408,957
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 May 2024
Date Annual Return Received
3 May 2024
Date Accounts Received
20 May 2024
Total Gross Income
£11,007,969
Total Gross Expenditure
£10,797,880
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 May 2023
Date Annual Return Received
20 April 2023
Date Accounts Received
20 April 2023
Total Gross Income
£11,339,500
Total Gross Expenditure
£11,224,692
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 May 2022
Date Annual Return Received
15 March 2022
Date Accounts Received
15 March 2022
Total Gross Income
£8,947,553
Total Gross Expenditure
£8,233,795

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2025
Ar Due Date
31 May 2026
Ar Received Date
15 April 2026
Total Gross Income
£12,490,083
Total Gross Expenditure
£12,421,295
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
0
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
2
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
1
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2024
Ar Due Date
31 May 2025
Ar Received Date
26 March 2025
Total Gross Income
£11,346,705
Total Gross Expenditure
£11,408,957
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
0
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
0
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
1
Count Salary Band 110001 120000
0
Count Salary Band 120001 130000
0
Count Salary Band 130001 140000
0
Count Salary Band 140001 150000
0
Count Salary Band 150001 200000
0
Count Salary Band 200001 250000
0
Count Salary Band 250001 300000
0
Count Salary Band 300001 350000
0
Count Salary Band 350001 400000
0
Count Salary Band 400001 450000
0
Count Salary Band 450001 500000
0
Count Salary Band Over 500000
0
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2023
Ar Due Date
31 May 2024
Ar Received Date
3 May 2024
Total Gross Income
£11,007,969
Total Gross Expenditure
£10,797,880
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
2
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
0
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
1
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2022
Ar Due Date
31 May 2023
Ar Received Date
20 April 2023
Total Gross Income
£11,339,500
Total Gross Expenditure
£11,224,692
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£2,330
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2021
Ar Due Date
31 May 2022
Ar Received Date
15 March 2022
Total Gross Income
£8,947,553
Total Gross Expenditure
£8,233,795
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Volunteers
14

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2025
Ar Due Date
31 May 2026
Ar Received Date
15 April 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
9078329
Income Other Trading Activities
1077648
Income Charitable Activities
2261648
Income Investments
72458
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
12490083
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£982,996
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£11,438,299
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
12421295
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
47435
Expenditure Support Costs
6234646
Expenditure Depreciation
125206
Gain Loss Investment
80850
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£904,766
Assets Total Fixed
1132285
Assets Own Use
245078
Assets Long Term Investment
887207
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
-832999
Assets Other Assets
£2,448,101
Assets Total Liabilities
£950,304
Assets Current Investment
855484
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,797,083
Creditors One Year Total Current
950304
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£858,044
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1088414
Funds Restricted
708669
Funds Total
1797083
Count Employees
203
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2024
Ar Due Date
31 May 2025
Ar Received Date
26 March 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
8198505
Income Other Trading Activities
1023032
Income Charitable Activities
2037393
Income Investments
40827
Income Other
46948
Income Total Income And Endowments
11346705
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£907,567
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£10,501,390
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
11408957
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
83710
Expenditure Support Costs
5532290
Expenditure Depreciation
93894
Gain Loss Investment
68029
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£791,562
Assets Total Fixed
1060591
Assets Own Use
254234
Assets Long Term Investment
806357
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
-894389
Assets Other Assets
£2,305,709
Assets Total Liabilities
£824,466
Assets Current Investment
832256
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,647,445
Creditors One Year Total Current
824466
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£815,365
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
989116
Funds Restricted
658329
Funds Total
1647445
Count Employees
249
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2023
Ar Due Date
31 May 2024
Ar Received Date
3 May 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
7991806
Income Other Trading Activities
1051718
Income Charitable Activities
1875838
Income Investments
26307
Income Other
62300
Income Total Income And Endowments
11007969
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£895,084
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£9,902,796
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
10797880
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
5297542
Expenditure Depreciation
59220
Gain Loss Investment
-2075
Gain Loss Pension Fund
46228
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£740,387
Assets Total Fixed
979930
Assets Own Use
241602
Assets Long Term Investment
738328
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
-894966
Assets Other Assets
£2,631,345
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,074,642
Assets Current Investment
507916
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,641,667
Creditors One Year Total Current
1074642
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,596,106
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
981989
Funds Restricted
659678
Funds Total
1641667
Count Employees
250
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2022
Ar Due Date
31 May 2023
Ar Received Date
20 April 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
8671641
Income Other Trading Activities
867760
Income Charitable Activities
1800098
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
11339499
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£790,700
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£10,414,714
Expenditure Other
19278
Expenditure Total
11224692
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
57384
Expenditure Support Costs
6117979
Expenditure Depreciation
58392
Gain Loss Investment
-10166
Gain Loss Pension Fund
-9112
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,797,386
Assets Total Fixed
847662
Assets Own Use
107259
Assets Long Term Investment
740403
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£3,207,822
Assets Total Liabilities
£2,621,832
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,433,652
Creditors One Year Total Current
1605394
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
1016438
Assets Cash
£2,657,048
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
809202
Funds Restricted
624450
Funds Total
1433652
Count Employees
227
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2021
Ar Due Date
31 May 2022
Ar Received Date
15 March 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
8238780
Income Other Trading Activities
396098
Income Charitable Activities
309149
Income Investments
3526
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
8947553
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£228,703
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£7,969,825
Expenditure Other
35267
Expenditure Total
8233795
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
25131
Expenditure Support Costs
5562197
Expenditure Depreciation
117908
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£607,162
Assets Total Fixed
99598
Assets Own Use
99598
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£3,259,262
Assets Total Liabilities
£2,040,016
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,318,844
Creditors One Year Total Current
957267
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
1082749
Assets Cash
£3,063,125
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
607162
Funds Restricted
711682
Funds Total
1318844
Count Employees
203
Consolidated Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
City Of Westminster
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater London
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Lambeth
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater London
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Southwark
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater London
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
305
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Classification Code
206
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Defined Groups

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
KING'S COLLEGE LONDON STUDENTS' UNION
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2010-07-05T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 30 MAR 2006NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 17 MAR 2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 12 APR 2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 15 MAR 2014AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 31 JAN 2017AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 24 APR 2019 as amended on 24 Apr 2018 as amended on 01 Aug 2025
Charitable Objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE UNION ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF STUDENTS AT KING’S COLLEGE LONDON FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY: 2.1 PROMOTING THE INTERESTS AND WELFARE OF STUDENTS AT KING’S COLLEGE LONDON DURING THEIR COURSE OF STUDY AND REPRESENTING, SUPPORTING AND ADVISING STUDENTS; 2.2 BEING THE RECOGNISED REPRESENTATIVE CHANNEL BETWEEN STUDENTS AND KING’S COLLEGE LONDON AND ANY OTHER EXTERNAL BODIES; AND 2.3 PROVIDING SOCIAL, CULTURAL, SPORTING AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND FORUMS FOR DISCUSSIONS AND DEBATE FOR THE PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT OF ITS STUDENTS.
Area Of Benefit
LONDON

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures