CCEW Charity Commission profile

CRANFIELD STUDENTS' ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1143960 · organisation 5019915

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Other
Registered
23 September 2011
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 August 2024 – 31 July 2025
Latest income
£890,942
Latest expenditure
£842,518
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: CSA CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE ROAD, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, MK43 0AL

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Promote the interests and welfare of Students at Cranfield University, including representation, support and advice. Be the recognised representative channel between Students and Cranfield University and any other external bodies.Provide social, cultural, sporting and recreational activities and forums for discussions and debate for the personal development of 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
28 May 2026
Date Accounts Received
28 May 2026
Total Gross Income
£890,942
Total Gross Expenditure
£842,518
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 June 2025
Date Accounts Received
3 June 2025
Total Gross Income
£919,551
Total Gross Expenditure
£911,067
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
15 May 2024
Date Accounts Received
15 May 2024
Total Gross Income
£902,647
Total Gross Expenditure
£872,609
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
31 May 2023
Date Accounts Received
31 May 2023
Total Gross Income
£647,007
Total Gross Expenditure
£625,495
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
26 May 2022
Date Accounts Received
26 May 2022
Total Gross Income
£413,329
Total Gross Expenditure
£464,270

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
28 May 2026
Total Gross Income
£890,942
Total Gross Expenditure
£842,518
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
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
50
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 June 2025
Total Gross Income
£919,551
Total Gross Expenditure
£911,067
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
No
Count Volunteers
20
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
15 May 2024
Total Gross Income
£902,647
Total Gross Expenditure
£872,609
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
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
No
Count Volunteers
10
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
31 May 2023
Total Gross Income
£647,007
Total Gross Expenditure
£625,495
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
£5,470
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
10
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
26 May 2022
Total Gross Income
£413,329
Total Gross Expenditure
£464,270
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Grants
£81,208
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
No
Count Volunteers
7

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
28 May 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
328242
Income Other Trading Activities
105292
Income Charitable Activities
384016
Income Investments
3392
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
820942
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£88,312
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£754,206
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
842518
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
178151
Expenditure Depreciation
16836
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£235,876
Assets Total Fixed
67026
Assets Own Use
67026
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£326,164
Assets Total Liabilities
£102,139
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£291,051
Creditors One Year Total Current
102139
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£282,178
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
236329
Funds Restricted
54722
Funds Total
291051
Count Employees
17
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 June 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
332764
Income Other Trading Activities
134989
Income Charitable Activities
448406
Income Investments
3392
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
919551
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£130,562
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£780,505
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
911067
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
5455
Expenditure Support Costs
160483
Expenditure Depreciation
15762
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£235,876
Assets Total Fixed
67197
Assets Own Use
67197
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£333,016
Assets Total Liabilities
£107,586
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£292,627
Creditors One Year Total Current
107586
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£269,450
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
235876
Funds Restricted
56751
Funds Total
292627
Count Employees
25
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
15 May 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
306309
Income Other Trading Activities
167493
Income Charitable Activities
426816
Income Investments
2028
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
902646
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£307,822
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£564,787
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
872609
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
5000
Expenditure Support Costs
158173
Expenditure Depreciation
10133
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£234,659
Assets Total Fixed
47389
Assets Own Use
47389
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£340,286
Assets Total Liabilities
£103,532
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£284,143
Creditors One Year Total Current
103532
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£268,151
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
234659
Funds Restricted
49484
Funds Total
284143
Count Employees
24
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
31 May 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
206450
Income Other Trading Activities
174140
Income Charitable Activities
266333
Income Investments
84
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
647007
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£118,109
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£507,386
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
625495
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
169399
Expenditure Depreciation
12901
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£200,850
Assets Total Fixed
45112
Assets Own Use
45112
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£295,009
Assets Total Liabilities
£86,015
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£254,106
Creditors One Year Total Current
86015
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£245,126
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
200850
Funds Restricted
53256
Funds Total
254106
Count Employees
20
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Central Bedfordshire
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Wiltshire
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
310
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Other Charitable Activities
Classification Code
206
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Defined Groups
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
CRANFIELD STUDENTS' ASSOCIATION
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2011-09-23T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 04/02/2011
Charitable Objects
THE UNION'S OBJECTS ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF STUDENTS AT CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:PROMOTING THE INTERESTS AND WELFARE OF STUDENTS AT CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY DURING THEIR COURSE OF STUDY AND REPRESENTING, SUPPORTING AND ADVISING STUDENTS;BEING THE RECOGNISED REPRESENTATIVE CHANNEL BETWEEN STUDENTS AND CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY AND ANY OTHER EXTERNAL BODIES; ANDPROVIDING SOCIAL, CULTURAL, SPORTING AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND FORUMS FOR DISCUSSIONS AND DEBATE FOR THE PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT OF ITS STUDENTS.

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
511304
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
CSA

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Social media 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
Conflicting interests