01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 18 September 2012
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 07003324
- Financial period
- 1 July 2024 – 31 July 2025
- Latest income
- £1,746,513
- Latest expenditure
- £1,769,447
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: CARDIFF MET CYNCOED CAMPUS, CYNCOED ROAD, CARDIFF, CF23 6XD
Website recorded by the regulator: www.cardiffmetsu.co.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
to provide representational services to the student at Cardiff Met , acting as a channel of communication , facilitating social , recreational and education/welfare services to its members
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 20 May 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 May 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,746,513
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,769,447
- 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
- 25 April 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 25 April 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,076,781
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,228,610
- 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
- 24 April 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 24 April 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £2,083,829
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,074,782
- 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
- 25 April 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 17 November 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,957,594
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,948,163
- 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
- 4 November 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £1,684,220
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,551,326
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
- 31 July 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 20 May 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,746,513
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,769,447
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of 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
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 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
- 25 April 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,076,781
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,228,610
- 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
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- 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
- 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
- 24 April 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £2,083,829
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,074,782
- 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
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- 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
- 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
- 25 April 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,957,594
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,948,163
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- 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
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 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
- £1,684,220
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,551,326
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- 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
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 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
- 31 July 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 20 May 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 853720
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 132070
- Income Charitable Activities
- 746781
- Income Investments
- 5482
- Income Other
- 8460
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1746513
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £3,930
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,765,517
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1769447
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 7786
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 417448
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 18158
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -25894
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 37026
- Assets Own Use
- 37026
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -464272
- Assets Other Assets
- £213,764
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £132,645
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- −£346,127
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 132645
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £149,570
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- -346623
- Funds Restricted
- 496
- Funds Total
- -346127
- Count Employees
- 28
- 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
- 25 April 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 909489
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 135864
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1023206
- Income Investments
- 6332
- Income Other
- 1890
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2076781
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,094
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,227,516
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2228610
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 26509
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 405868
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 21439
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -16352
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £180,331
- Assets Total Fixed
- 44190
- Assets Own Use
- 44190
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -482515
- Assets Other Assets
- £366,869
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £229,031
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- −£300,487
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 229031
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £286,902
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- -302184
- Funds Restricted
- 1697
- Funds Total
- -300487
- Count Employees
- 63
- 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
- 24 April 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 955754
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 123412
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1002388
- Income Investments
- 2184
- Income Other
- 91
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2083829
- Income Legacies
- 925706
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £4,578
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,070,204
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2074782
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 19528
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 402853
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 19861
- Gain Loss Investment
- 4
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -504923
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 52147
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £292,061
- Assets Total Fixed
- 52151
- Assets Own Use
- 52147
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 4
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -504923
- Assets Other Assets
- £403,252
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £159,613
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- −£209,133
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 159613
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £343,607
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- -212862
- Funds Restricted
- 3729
- Funds Total
- -209133
- Count Employees
- 62
- 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
- 25 April 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 968429
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 99862
- Income Charitable Activities
- 887319
- Income Investments
- 68
- Income Other
- 1916
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1957594
- Income Legacies
- 7972
- Income Endowments
- 955457
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £2,401
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,945,762
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1948163
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 25082
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 403559
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 4584
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -25127
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 45496
- Assets Own Use
- 45492
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 4
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -504754
- Assets Other Assets
- £533,221
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £250,914
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- −£176,951
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 250914
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £437,264
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- -185998
- Funds Restricted
- 9047
- Funds Total
- -176951
- Count Employees
- 54
- 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
- 1239717
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 47211
- Income Charitable Activities
- 391388
- Income Investments
- 457
- Income Other
- 5447
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1684220
- Income Legacies
- 1239717
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,539,326
- Expenditure Other
- 12000
- Expenditure Total
- 1551326
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 33961
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 406224
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 2305
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -92410
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 39974
- Assets Own Use
- 39970
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 4
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -514424
- Assets Other Assets
- £691,681
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £319,836
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- −£102,605
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 319836
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £585,967
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- -102605
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- -102605
- Count Employees
- 61
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Cardiff
- Welsh Ind
- Yes
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 110
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Amateur Sport
- 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
- 113
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Classification Code
- 309
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Classification Code
- 116
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Recreation
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Classification Code
- 301
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- CARDIFF MET STUDENTS' UNION
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2012-09-18T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- CARDIFF MET STUDENTS' UNION
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2013-04-17T00:00:00
- Reason
- Funds transferred (incor)
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 5011391
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1138207
- Assoc Charity Name
- UNIVERSITY OF WALES INSTITUTE CARDIFF STUDENTS' UNION
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 27 AUG 2009 as amended on 30 Jan 2026 as amended on 18 Feb 2026
- Charitable Objects
- the advancement of education of students at Cardiff Metropolitan University for the public benefit by2.1.1 providing opportunities for the expression of student opinion and actively representing the interest of students;2.1.2 acting as a channel of communication in dealing with Cardiff Metropolitan University and other external bodies;2.1.3 facilitating the social, recreational and education interests of its Membership, through providing services and support for its Members; and2.1.4 working with other students’ unions and affiliated bodies;2.2 the advancement of student welfare and the relief of the needs of students at Cardiff Metropolitan University through:2.2.1 the provision of recreational and leisure time activities provided in the interests of social welfare designed to improve conditions of student life;2.2.2 the provision of support and activities which develop skills, capacities and capabilities to participate in society as mature responsible individuals;2.2.3 the provision of services to promote the well being of Cardiff Metropolitan University students generally and as individuals in need.
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures