01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 12 July 2011
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 03426445
- Financial period
- 1 August 2024 – 31 July 2025
- Latest income
- £3,888,361
- Latest expenditure
- £3,639,339
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: The Curzon Building, 4 Cardigan Street, BIRMINGHAM, B4 7BD
Website recorded by the regulator: www.BCUSU.com (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Our purpose is to enhance our students experiences and have a positive impact on their lives.We have spent the last 12 months delivering the third year of a strategic plan.Our vision is to positively impact on and enhance the lives of every Birmingham City University student.
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
- 27 May 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 May 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £3,888,361
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,639,339
- 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
- 22 May 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 22 May 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £3,701,170
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,573,599
- 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
- 21 March 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 21 March 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £3,485,960
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,390,576
- 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
- 3 May 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 3 May 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £3,001,493
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,949,580
- 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
- 18 March 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 18 March 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £2,731,340
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,551,676
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
- 27 May 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £3,888,361
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,639,339
- 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
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 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
- 22 May 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £3,701,170
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,573,599
- 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
- Yes
- 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
- 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
- 21 March 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £3,485,960
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,390,576
- 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
- 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
- No
- 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
- 3 May 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £3,001,493
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,949,580
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- 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 60001 70000
- 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
- 18 March 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £2,731,340
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,551,676
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £9
- Income From Government Grants
- £380,871
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- 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
- 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
- 27 May 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2441525
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1389548
- Income Investments
- 43152
- Income Other
- 14136
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3888361
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £173,192
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,466,147
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3639339
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 21200
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1205725
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 34603
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 39116
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,143,714
- Assets Total Fixed
- 35150
- Assets Own Use
- 35050
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 100
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -1318566
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,825,781
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £522,283
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £20,082
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 522283
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,622,591
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- -167244
- Funds Restricted
- 187326
- Funds Total
- 20082
- Count Employees
- 113
- 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
- 22 May 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2247395
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 505
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1411722
- Income Investments
- 29945
- Income Other
- 11603
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3701170
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £159,336
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,414,263
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3573599
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 17500
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1268097
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 51266
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -160422
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,067,304
- Assets Total Fixed
- 65940
- Assets Own Use
- 65840
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 100
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -1417224
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,567,507
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £484,279
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- −£268,056
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 484279
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,364,022
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- -479077
- Funds Restricted
- 211021
- Funds Total
- -268056
- Count Employees
- 92
- 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
- 21 March 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2220099
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 6139
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1217534
- Income Investments
- 6208
- Income Other
- 35980
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3485960
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £160,980
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,229,596
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3390576
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 27694
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1165142
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 94464
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 212004
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £116,877
- Assets Total Fixed
- 107400
- Assets Own Use
- 107300
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 100
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -755224
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,401,647
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £481,300
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £272,523
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 481300
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,227,325
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 116877
- Funds Restricted
- 155646
- Funds Total
- 272523
- Count Employees
- 74
- 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
- 3 May 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2099228
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 88181
- Income Charitable Activities
- 775752
- Income Investments
- 445
- Income Other
- 37887
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3001493
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £240,409
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,709,171
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2949580
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 24478
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1120381
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 95148
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 391321
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £860,779
- Assets Total Fixed
- 176897
- Assets Own Use
- 176897
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -1048213
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,329,996
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £507,100
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- −£48,420
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 507100
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,160,961
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- -205093
- Funds Restricted
- 156673
- Funds Total
- -48420
- Count Employees
- 46
- 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
- 18 March 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1980967
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 147308
- Income Charitable Activities
- 208642
- Income Investments
- 96
- Income Other
- 394327
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2731340
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £238,911
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,312,765
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2551676
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 10389
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1080471
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 80226
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 101521
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £817,598
- Assets Total Fixed
- 137319
- Assets Own Use
- 137319
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -1532161
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,425,002
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £521,814
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- −£491,654
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 521814
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,325,233
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- -638357
- Funds Restricted
- 146703
- Funds Total
- -491654
- Count Employees
- 72
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Birmingham City
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- West Midlands
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 205
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- 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
- 112
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 108
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Religious Activities
- Classification Code
- 110
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Amateur Sport
- Classification Code
- 113
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 204
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- BIRMINGHAM CITY STUDENTS' UNION
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2011-07-12T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- Memorandum
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED IS TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE STUDENTS AT BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY SUPPORTING THE EDUCATIONAL ROLE OF THE UNIVERSITY GENERALLY AND IN PARTICULAR, BY SUPPORTING AND PROMOTING THE GENERAL WELFARE OF THE STUDENTS AND PROMOTING AND ENCOURAGING STUDENT SOCIETIES,CULTURAL,SPORTS AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES.
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures