CCEW Charity Commission profile

CHRIST CHURCH STUDENTS' UNION

Registered charity 1142619 · organisation 5018753

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
28 June 2011
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
07618194
Financial period
1 July 2024 – 30 June 2025
Latest income
£977,383
Latest expenditure
£995,808
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Christ Church Students' Union, Mary Seacole, North Holmes Road, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 1QU

Website recorded by the regulator: www.ccsu.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

As the Students' Union for Canterbury Christ Church University, we are the representative body for the students of the University, providing educational support, social and recreational activities that enhance student life and increase employability prospects and promote the interests of our members at all time. For more information please see www.ccsu.co.uk

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
15 December 2025
Date Accounts Received
15 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£977,383
Total Gross Expenditure
£995,808
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
5 December 2024
Date Accounts Received
5 December 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,098,033
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,133,293
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
4 March 2024
Date Accounts Received
4 March 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,148,002
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,045,518
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
16 December 2022
Date Accounts Received
16 December 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,014,808
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,023,373
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2020
Fin Period End Date
30 June 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
30 April 2022
Date Annual Return Received
28 October 2021
Date Accounts Received
28 October 2021
Total Gross Income
£798,124
Total Gross Expenditure
£713,739

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
15 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£977,383
Total Gross Expenditure
£995,808
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 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
250
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
5 December 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,098,033
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,133,293
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 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
250
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
4 March 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,148,002
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,045,518
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 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
250
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
16 December 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,014,808
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,023,373
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£4,000
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
500
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
30 June 2021
Ar Due Date
30 April 2022
Ar Received Date
28 October 2021
Total Gross Income
£798,124
Total Gross Expenditure
£713,739
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£25,000
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 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
500

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
15 December 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
853835
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
113914
Income Investments
9634
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
977383
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£7,455
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£988,353
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
995808
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
68199
Expenditure Support Costs
266716
Expenditure Depreciation
38625
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£461,215
Assets Total Fixed
224511
Assets Own Use
224511
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£366,752
Assets Total Liabilities
£130,048
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£461,215
Creditors One Year Total Current
130048
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£339,256
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
461215
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
461215
Count Employees
12
Charity Only 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
5 December 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
952243
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
135390
Income Investments
10400
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1098033
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£18,795
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,114,498
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1133293
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
89154
Expenditure Support Costs
302659
Expenditure Depreciation
96944
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£139,606
Assets Total Fixed
260895
Assets Own Use
260895
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£398,047
Assets Total Liabilities
£179,302
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£479,640
Creditors One Year Total Current
179302
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£372,811
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
479640
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
479640
Count Employees
16
Charity Only 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
4 March 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
939703
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
199542
Income Investments
8757
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1148002
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£10,608
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,034,910
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1045518
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
74374
Expenditure Support Costs
296374
Expenditure Depreciation
8923
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£514,900
Assets Total Fixed
33375
Assets Own Use
33375
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£695,745
Assets Total Liabilities
£214,220
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£514,900
Creditors One Year Total Current
214220
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£622,878
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
514900
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
514900
Count Employees
17
Charity Only 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
16 December 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
796374
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
217277
Income Investments
1157
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1014808
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£12,491
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,010,882
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1023373
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
91043
Expenditure Support Costs
321071
Expenditure Depreciation
6908
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£412,417
Assets Total Fixed
15819
Assets Own Use
15819
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£507,893
Assets Total Liabilities
£111,295
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£412,417
Creditors One Year Total Current
111295
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£393,978
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
412417
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
412417
Count Employees
14
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
30 June 2021
Ar Due Date
30 April 2022
Ar Received Date
28 October 2021
Income Donations And Legacies
723775
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
72616
Income Investments
1733
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
798124
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£1,283
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£712,456
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
713739
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
49311
Expenditure Support Costs
245041
Expenditure Depreciation
4832
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£311,195
Assets Total Fixed
12638
Assets Own Use
12638
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£488,517
Assets Total Liabilities
£80,173
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£420,982
Creditors One Year Total Current
80173
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£449,328
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
311195
Funds Restricted
109787
Funds Total
420982
Count Employees
13
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Kent
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
110
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Amateur Sport
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
305
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
101
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
General Charitable Purposes
Classification Code
116
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Recreation
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
206
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Defined Groups

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
CHRIST CHURCH STUDENTS' UNION
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2011-06-28T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 28/04/2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 15/07/2014AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 16/12/2015 as amended on 22 Oct 2020 as amended on 06 Apr 2021 as amended on 06 Apr 2021
Charitable Objects
THE UNIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTS ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF STUDENTS AT CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY: 4.1 BEING ACKNOWLEDGED AS THE RECOGNISED REPRESENTATIVE BODY FOR ALL STUDENTS ENROLLED ON A RECOGNISED PROGRAMME OF STUDY AT CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSITY.4.2 PROMOTING THE INTERESTS OF STUDENTS AT CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSITY DURING THEIR COURSE OF STUDY AND REPRESENTING, SUPPORTING AND ADVISING MEMBERS.4.3 BEING ACKNOWLEDGED AS THE RECOGNISED REPRESENTATIVE CHANNEL BETWEEN THE STUDENTS AND THE UNIVERSITY AND A REPRESENTATIVE CHANNEL BETWEEN THE STUDENTS AND ANY OTHER EXTERNAL BODIES.4.4 PROVIDING SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR MEMBERS.4.5 PROMOTING CO-OPERATION WITH OTHER UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES AND THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.4.6 PROMOTING THE WELFARE AND INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT OF MEMBERS AND PROVIDING ADVICE SERVICES RELATING TO EDUCATIONAL AND WELFARE ISSUES.4.7 RAISING FUNDS FOR OTHER CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS.

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
507343
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
CCSU

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

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