CCEW Charity Commission profile

LIVERPOOL GUILD OF STUDENTS

Registered charity 1137398 · organisation 5010931

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
10 August 2010
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
07324992
Financial period
1 August 2024 – 31 July 2025
Latest income
£4,673,658
Latest expenditure
£4,403,510
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL, GUILD OF STUDENTS, 160 MOUNT PLEASANT, LIVERPOOL, L3 5TR

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

PROVIDING REPRESENTATION, ENCOURAGING PARTICIPATION AND OFFERING A POSITIVE EXPERIENCE TO OUR MEMBERS THROUGHOUT THEIR STUDENT LIFE.

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
12 February 2026
Date Accounts Received
12 February 2026
Total Gross Income
£4,673,658
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,403,510
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
3 February 2025
Date Accounts Received
3 February 2025
Total Gross Income
£4,657,672
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,664,709
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
20 May 2024
Date Accounts Received
20 May 2024
Total Gross Income
£4,427,474
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,443,335
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
8 February 2023
Date Accounts Received
8 February 2023
Total Gross Income
£4,409,301
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,792,864
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
2 February 2022
Date Accounts Received
2 February 2022
Total Gross Income
£2,715,855
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,628,970

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
12 February 2026
Total Gross Income
£4,673,658
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,403,510
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
2
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
1
Count Volunteers
1410
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
3 February 2025
Total Gross Income
£4,657,672
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,664,709
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
Yes
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
1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
1
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
20 May 2024
Total Gross Income
£4,427,474
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,443,335
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
Yes
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
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
8 February 2023
Total Gross Income
£4,409,301
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,792,864
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
Yes
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 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
2 February 2022
Total Gross Income
£2,715,855
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,628,970
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
Yes
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Volunteers
0

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
12 February 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
2094463
Income Other Trading Activities
358618
Income Charitable Activities
2162372
Income Investments
56730
Income Other
1385
Income Total Income And Endowments
4673568
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£608,294
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£3,795,216
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
4403510
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
20113
Expenditure Support Costs
1179356
Expenditure Depreciation
88797
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
-53420
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,775,408
Assets Total Fixed
210844
Assets Own Use
210844
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
-1998032
Assets Other Assets
£2,813,366
Assets Total Liabilities
£965,138
Assets Current Investment
1704805
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£61,040
Creditors One Year Total Current
965138
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£773,446
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
-190573
Funds Restricted
251613
Funds Total
61040
Count Employees
190
Charity Only 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
3 February 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
1984679
Income Other Trading Activities
395447
Income Charitable Activities
2212093
Income Investments
65453
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
4657672
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£635,155
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£3,894,721
Expenditure Other
134833
Expenditure Total
4664709
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
29288
Expenditure Support Costs
1156133
Expenditure Depreciation
134122
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,775,239
Assets Total Fixed
172994
Assets Own Use
172994
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
-2436779
Assets Other Assets
£3,007,758
Assets Total Liabilities
£899,571
Assets Current Investment
1632139
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
−£155,598
Creditors One Year Total Current
899571
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£889,942
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
-383535
Funds Restricted
227937
Funds Total
-155598
Count Employees
227
Charity Only 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
20 May 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
1873072
Income Other Trading Activities
371983
Income Charitable Activities
2161719
Income Investments
20428
Income Other
272
Income Total Income And Endowments
4427474
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£511,835
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£3,874,337
Expenditure Other
57163
Expenditure Total
4443335
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
28245
Expenditure Support Costs
1133699
Expenditure Depreciation
119542
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,769,557
Assets Total Fixed
214609
Assets Own Use
214609
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
-2500387
Assets Other Assets
£3,123,285
Assets Total Liabilities
£986,069
Assets Current Investment
971444
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
−£148,562
Creditors One Year Total Current
986069
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,690,911
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
-411211
Funds Restricted
262649
Funds Total
-148562
Count Employees
282
Charity Only 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
8 February 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
1883309
Income Other Trading Activities
482280
Income Charitable Activities
2036718
Income Investments
6994
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
4409301
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£425,958
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£3,366,906
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
3792864
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
29125
Expenditure Support Costs
925093
Expenditure Depreciation
128827
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
330628
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,901,932
Assets Total Fixed
264194
Assets Own Use
264194
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
-2632215
Assets Other Assets
£2,730,021
Assets Total Liabilities
£494,700
Assets Current Investment
1064050
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
−£132,700
Creditors One Year Total Current
494700
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,113,710
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
-361351
Funds Restricted
228651
Funds Total
-132700
Count Employees
219
Charity Only 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
2 February 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
1912410
Income Other Trading Activities
74898
Income Charitable Activities
395056
Income Investments
8392
Income Other
325099
Income Total Income And Endowments
2715855
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£245,295
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,383,675
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2628970
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
23051
Expenditure Support Costs
979277
Expenditure Depreciation
119513
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
26761
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,345,667
Assets Total Fixed
346849
Assets Own Use
346849
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
-3139327
Assets Other Assets
£1,963,892
Assets Total Liabilities
£294,678
Assets Current Investment
1072860
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
−£1,123,264
Creditors One Year Total Current
294678
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£723,574
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
-1342073
Funds Restricted
218809
Funds Total
-1123264
Count Employees
179
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Liverpool City
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Merseyside
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
305
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
206
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Defined Groups
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
110
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Amateur Sport

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
LIVERPOOL GUILD OF STUDENTS
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2010-08-10T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 23/07/2010AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 05/05/2015AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 10 MAY 2016 as amended on 29 Jul 2021 as amended on 09 May 2025
Charitable Objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE GUILD ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:1. PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE EXPRESSION OF STUDENT OPINION AND ACTIVELY REPRESENTING, SUPPORTING AND ADVISING STUDENTS;2. ACTING AS THE RECOGNISED REPRESENTATIVE CHANNEL BETWEEN STUDENTS AND THE UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL AND ANY OTHER EXTERNAL BODIES;3. PROMOTING THE INTERESTS AND WELFARE OF STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL;4. PROVIDING SOCIAL, CULTURAL, SPORTING AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND FORUMS FOR DISCUSSIONS AND DEBATE FOR THE PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT OF ITS STUDENTS;5. WORKING WITH OTHER STUDENTS UNIONS AND AFFILIATED BODIES.
Area Of Benefit
LIVERPOOL

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
393099
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
LGOS

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

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