CCEW Charity Commission profile

QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON STUDENTS' UNION LIMITED

Registered charity 1147786 · organisation 5029207

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
21 June 2012
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
08092471
Financial period
1 August 2024 – 31 July 2025
Latest income
£7,262,607
Latest expenditure
£7,214,387
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Students' Union Hub, 329 Mile End Road, London, E1 4NT

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

The provision of support and services to students at Queen Mary University of London

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
18 May 2026
Date Accounts Received
18 May 2026
Total Gross Income
£7,262,607
Total Gross Expenditure
£7,214,387
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
21 May 2025
Date Accounts Received
21 May 2025
Total Gross Income
£7,860,914
Total Gross Expenditure
£7,855,389
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
26 April 2024
Date Accounts Received
26 April 2024
Total Gross Income
£7,407,019
Total Gross Expenditure
£7,357,533
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
10 May 2023
Date Accounts Received
26 April 2023
Total Gross Income
£6,118,291
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,055,182
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
20 May 2022
Date Accounts Received
20 May 2022
Total Gross Income
£3,974,032
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,034,684

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
18 May 2026
Total Gross Income
£7,262,607
Total Gross Expenditure
£7,214,387
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
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
2
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
2
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
1
Count Volunteers
2506
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
21 May 2025
Total Gross Income
£7,860,914
Total Gross Expenditure
£7,855,389
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
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
2
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
1
Count Volunteers
10309
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
26 April 2024
Total Gross Income
£7,407,019
Total Gross Expenditure
£7,357,533
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
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
2
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Volunteers
2889
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
10 May 2023
Total Gross Income
£6,118,291
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,055,182
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
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
2
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Volunteers
2500
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
20 May 2022
Total Gross Income
£3,974,032
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,034,684
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
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
2
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
2
Count Salary Band 110001 120000
1
Count Volunteers
2553

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
18 May 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
3394138
Income Investments
8101
Income Other
3803774
Income Total Income And Endowments
7206013
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£3,980,827
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£3,233,560
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
7214387
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
398615
Expenditure Support Costs
2063798
Expenditure Depreciation
16851
Gain Loss Investment
2304
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£0
Assets Total Fixed
163457
Assets Own Use
125537
Assets Long Term Investment
37920
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,273,951
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,012,816
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£424,592
Creditors One Year Total Current
1012816
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£981,236
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
224254
Funds Restricted
200338
Funds Total
424592
Count Employees
183
Consolidated 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
21 May 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
3758450
Income Charitable Activities
4092211
Income Investments
10253
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
7860914
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£3,867,555
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£3,987,834
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
7855389
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
404790
Expenditure Support Costs
2210245
Expenditure Depreciation
16750
Gain Loss Investment
3264
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£0
Assets Total Fixed
180783
Assets Own Use
145167
Assets Long Term Investment
35616
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,180,640
Assets Total Liabilities
£992,741
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£368,682
Creditors One Year Total Current
992741
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£831,957
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
153088
Funds Restricted
215594
Funds Total
368682
Count Employees
216
Consolidated 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
26 April 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
3538577
Income Charitable Activities
3863817
Income Investments
4625
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
7407019
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£3,588,492
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£3,769,041
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
7357533
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
430554
Expenditure Support Costs
2086417
Expenditure Depreciation
16122
Gain Loss Investment
-864
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
35845
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£0
Assets Total Fixed
177712
Assets Own Use
177712
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,277,305
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,095,124
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£359,893
Creditors One Year Total Current
1095124
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£850,773
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
92954
Funds Restricted
266939
Funds Total
359893
Count Employees
104
Consolidated 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
10 May 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
2981734
Income Charitable Activities
3135270
Income Investments
1287
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
6118291
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£3,009,126
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£3,046,056
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
6055182
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
496687
Expenditure Support Costs
1671682
Expenditure Depreciation
62181
Gain Loss Investment
-2496
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£83,244
Assets Total Fixed
214421
Assets Own Use
181205
Assets Long Term Investment
33216
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£972,087
Assets Total Liabilities
£875,237
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£311,271
Creditors One Year Total Current
875237
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£727,247
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
83244
Funds Restricted
228027
Funds Total
311271
Count Employees
94
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
20 May 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
2555571
Income Investments
201
Income Other
1418260
Income Total Income And Endowments
3974032
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£1,686,049
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,348,635
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
4034684
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
384147
Expenditure Support Costs
395603
Expenditure Depreciation
21921
Gain Loss Investment
9120
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£0
Assets Total Fixed
254202
Assets Own Use
218490
Assets Long Term Investment
35712
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£636,847
Assets Total Liabilities
£635,405
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£255,644
Creditors One Year Total Current
635405
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£388,366
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
62180
Funds Restricted
193464
Funds Total
255644
Count Employees
85
Consolidated Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Tower Hamlets
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater London
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
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
206
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Defined Groups
Classification Code
116
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Recreation
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
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON STUDENTS' UNION LIMITED
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2014-05-13T00:00:00
Reason
Funds transferred (incor)
Assoc Organisation Number
5018045
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1142843
Assoc Charity Name
QUEEN MARY STUDENTS' UNION
Charity Name
QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON STUDENTS' UNION LIMITED
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2012-06-21T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 01 JUN 2012AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 20 APR 2018 as amended on 29 Oct 2019 as amended on 08 Jul 2026
Charitable Objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE UNION ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF STUDENTS AT QUEEN MARY, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:4.1 PROMOTING THE INTERESTS AND WELFARE OF STUDENTS AT QUEEN MARY, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON DURING THEIR COURSE OF STUDY AND REPRESENTING, SUPPORTING AND ADVISING STUDENTS;4.2 BEING THE RECOGNISED REPRESENTATIVE CHANNEL BETWEEN STUDENTS AND QUEEN MARY, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON AND ANY OTHER EXTERNAL BODIES; AND4.3 PROVIDING 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
522551
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
QUEEN MARY, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON STUDENTS' UNION
Charity Name Id
522552
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
QMSU

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

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