CCEW Charity Commission profile

NUS STUDENTS' UNION CHARITABLE SERVICES

Registered charity 1140142 · organisation 5014961

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
1 February 2011
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
07509468
Financial period
1 July 2024 – 30 June 2025
Latest income
£3,920,348
Latest expenditure
£3,212,233
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Merseyway Innovation Centre, 21-23 Merseyway, Stockport, SK1 1PN

Website recorded by the regulator: http://www.nusconnect.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The Charity is responsible for supporting the development of students' unions throughout the country to ensure they adequately serve their student membership.It's objectives are the promotion of students' unions for the benefit of the public including promoting the efficiency and effectiveness of students' unions and building the capacity of the students' union sector.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 July 2024
Fin Period End Date
30 June 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
30 April 2026
Date Annual Return Received
22 April 2026
Date Accounts Received
22 April 2026
Total Gross Income
£3,920,348
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,212,233
Fin Period Start Date
1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date
30 June 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
30 April 2025
Date Annual Return Received
9 April 2025
Date Accounts Received
9 April 2025
Total Gross Income
£3,930,395
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,433,919
Fin Period Start Date
1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date
30 June 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
30 April 2024
Date Annual Return Received
12 April 2024
Date Accounts Received
12 April 2024
Total Gross Income
£3,795,830
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,799,881
Fin Period Start Date
1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date
30 June 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
30 April 2023
Date Annual Return Received
28 February 2023
Date Accounts Received
28 February 2023
Total Gross Income
£3,513,907
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,510,715
Fin Period Start Date
1 July 2020
Fin Period End Date
30 June 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
30 April 2022
Date Annual Return Received
27 April 2022
Date Accounts Received
27 April 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,116,650
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,541,652

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 July 2024
Fin Period End Date
30 June 2025
Ar Due Date
30 April 2026
Ar Received Date
22 April 2026
Total Gross Income
£3,920,348
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,212,233
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£3
Income From Government Grants
£163,772
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
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Salary Band 120001 130000
1
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date
30 June 2024
Ar Due Date
30 April 2025
Ar Received Date
9 April 2025
Total Gross Income
£3,930,395
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,433,919
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£3
Income From Government Grants
£227,162
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
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
2
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
1
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date
30 June 2023
Ar Due Date
30 April 2024
Ar Received Date
12 April 2024
Total Gross Income
£3,795,830
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,799,881
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£3
Income From Government Grants
£227,162
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
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 100001 110000
1
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date
30 June 2022
Ar Due Date
30 April 2023
Ar Received Date
28 February 2023
Total Gross Income
£3,513,907
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,510,715
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£4
Income From Government Grants
£353,004
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
3
Count Salary Band 110001 120000
1
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 July 2020
Fin Period End Date
30 June 2021
Ar Due Date
30 April 2022
Ar Received Date
27 April 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,116,650
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,541,652
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£12
Income From Government Grants
£389,842
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Salary Band 110001 120000
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 July 2024
Fin Period End Date
30 June 2025
Ar Due Date
30 April 2026
Ar Received Date
22 April 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
163772
Income Other Trading Activities
2640274
Income Charitable Activities
288702
Income Investments
0
Income Other
827600
Income Total Income And Endowments
3920348
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£1,680,825
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,531,408
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
3212233
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
77559
Expenditure Support Costs
35638
Expenditure Depreciation
45866
Gain Loss Investment
-14440
Gain Loss Pension Fund
-53690
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£4,873,843
Assets Total Fixed
325960
Assets Own Use
318490
Assets Long Term Investment
7470
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
-841360
Assets Other Assets
£6,327,082
Assets Total Liabilities
£937,839
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£4,873,843
Creditors One Year Total Current
937839
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£5,378,082
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
4864862
Funds Restricted
8981
Funds Total
4873843
Count Employees
35
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date
30 June 2024
Ar Due Date
30 April 2025
Ar Received Date
9 April 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
206330
Income Other Trading Activities
2593451
Income Charitable Activities
303238
Income Investments
0
Income Other
827376
Income Total Income And Endowments
3930395
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£1,270,504
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,163,415
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
3433919
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
189499
Expenditure Support Costs
733549
Expenditure Depreciation
75960
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
-75404
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£4,224,877
Assets Total Fixed
333913
Assets Own Use
333893
Assets Long Term Investment
20
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£6,928,164
Assets Total Liabilities
£3,028,219
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£4,233,858
Creditors One Year Total Current
2289223
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
738996
Assets Cash
£5,531,953
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
4224877
Funds Restricted
8981
Funds Total
4233858
Count Employees
35
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date
30 June 2023
Ar Due Date
30 April 2024
Ar Received Date
12 April 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
227162
Income Other Trading Activities
2527174
Income Charitable Activities
385202
Income Investments
0
Income Other
656292
Income Total Income And Endowments
3795830
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£1,751,673
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,048,208
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
3799881
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
154590
Expenditure Support Costs
733549
Expenditure Depreciation
68550
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
-27666
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£3,753,641
Assets Total Fixed
127917
Assets Own Use
127897
Assets Long Term Investment
20
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£8,909,157
Assets Total Liabilities
£5,274,452
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£3,762,622
Creditors One Year Total Current
2901976
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
2372476
Assets Cash
£7,295,603
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
3753641
Funds Restricted
8981
Funds Total
3762622
Count Employees
40
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date
30 June 2022
Ar Due Date
30 April 2023
Ar Received Date
28 February 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
447671
Income Other Trading Activities
2194026
Income Charitable Activities
228360
Income Investments
0
Income Other
643850
Income Total Income And Endowments
3513907
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£1,343,192
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,119,560
Expenditure Other
47963
Expenditure Total
3510715
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
78184
Expenditure Support Costs
570716
Expenditure Depreciation
55428
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
475069
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
-593635
Reserves
£3,788,821
Assets Total Fixed
184183
Assets Own Use
184163
Assets Long Term Investment
20
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£8,945,599
Assets Total Liabilities
£5,331,980
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£3,797,802
Creditors One Year Total Current
3033173
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
2298807
Assets Cash
£7,270,383
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
3788821
Funds Restricted
8981
Funds Total
3797802
Count Employees
49
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 July 2020
Fin Period End Date
30 June 2021
Ar Due Date
30 April 2022
Ar Received Date
27 April 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
389842
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
127243
Income Investments
0
Income Other
599565
Income Total Income And Endowments
1116650
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,541,652
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1541652
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
73007
Expenditure Support Costs
586628
Expenditure Depreciation
55642
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£356,517
Assets Total Fixed
565964
Assets Own Use
288504
Assets Long Term Investment
277460
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£3,444,194
Assets Total Liabilities
£3,653,641
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£356,517
Creditors One Year Total Current
3653641
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£3,064,262
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
342636
Funds Restricted
13881
Funds Total
356517
Count Employees
42
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Northern Ireland
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
205
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
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
112
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Environment/conservation/heritage
Classification Code
101
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
General Charitable Purposes
Classification Code
308
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
NUS STUDENTS' UNION CHARITABLE SERVICES
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2013-05-07T00:00:00
Reason
Amalgamated
Assoc Organisation Number
313571
Assoc Registered Charity Number
313571
Assoc Charity Name
THE NATIONAL UNION OF STUDENTS CHARITABLE TRUST FUND
Charity Name
NUS STUDENTS' UNION CHARITABLE SERVICES
Charity Event Order
3
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2013-05-07T00:00:00
Reason
Amalgamated
Assoc Organisation Number
313518
Assoc Registered Charity Number
313518
Assoc Charity Name
THE NATIONAL UNION OF STUDENTS INTERNATIONAL CENTRE
Charity Name
NUS STUDENTS' UNION CHARITABLE SERVICES
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2011-02-01T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 1 SEPTEMBER 2010 AS AMENDED 28 JANUARY 2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 16 OCT 2017 as amended on 30 Jun 2020 as amended on 30 Jun 2020 as amended on 07 Aug 2020
Charitable Objects
6. ObjectsThe objects are to further all charitable purposes, including (without limitation):6.1 the promotion of the efficiency and effectiveness of charities and voluntary organisations including students’ unions;6.2 the promotion of good citizenship;6.3 the advancement of education of students; 6.4 the promotion for the benefit of the public of the conservation, protection and improvement of the environment; and6.5 the promotion of equality and diversity. 6.6 In this objects clause, “charitable purposes” means purposes which are charitable in every part of the United Kingdom. Nothing in this objects clause shall authorise an application of the property of the Charity for purposes which are not charitable in accordance with section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005.
Area Of Benefit
UNDEFINED.

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

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