01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 17 May 2013
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 08497016
- Financial period
- 1 August 2024 – 31 July 2025
- Latest income
- £3,675,698
- Latest expenditure
- £3,495,554
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: 8 Coleshill Street, BIRMINGHAM, B4 7BX
Website recorded by the regulator: www.astonsu.com (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Provide advancement of education of students at Aston University for the public benefit by;promoting the interests and welfare of students at Aston University during their course of study and representing, supporting and advising students;being the recognised representative channel between students and ASU social, cultural, sporting and recreational activites, forums, discussions, debate
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
- £3,675,698
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,495,554
- 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
- 28 April 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 April 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £3,742,013
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,216,435
- 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
- £3,288,028
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,584,821
- 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
- 4 May 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 4 May 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £3,536,856
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,135,433
- 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
- 23 May 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 May 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £2,478,418
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,240,933
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
- £3,675,698
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,495,554
- 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 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 1300
- 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
- 28 April 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £3,742,013
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,216,435
- 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
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 1300
- 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
- £3,288,028
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,584,821
- 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 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 1300
- 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
- 4 May 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £3,536,856
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,135,433
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 1300
- 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
- 23 May 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £2,478,418
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,240,933
- 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
- £86,196
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 1300
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
- 2204246
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 69937
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1335180
- Income Investments
- 4877
- Income Other
- 61458
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3675698
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,495,554
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3495554
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1378455
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 22484
- Gain Loss Investment
- -3167
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £267,528
- Assets Total Fixed
- 45865
- Assets Own Use
- 45865
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £790,992
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £243,576
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £593,281
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 243576
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £553,754
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 267528
- Funds Restricted
- 325753
- Funds Total
- 593281
- Count Employees
- 51
- 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
- 28 April 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2127565
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 63027
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1339523
- Income Investments
- 8088
- Income Other
- 203810
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3742013
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,216,435
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4216435
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1391210
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 33721
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £122,907
- Assets Total Fixed
- 49337
- Assets Own Use
- 49337
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £840,092
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £476,292
- Assets Current Investment
- 40620
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £413,137
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 476292
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £370,984
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 122907
- Funds Restricted
- 290230
- Funds Total
- 413137
- Count Employees
- 68
- 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
- 1868542
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 99233
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1268107
- Income Investments
- 6888
- Income Other
- 45258
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3288028
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,584,821
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3584821
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 24800
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 13682969
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 40845
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £621,210
- Assets Total Fixed
- 61027
- Assets Own Use
- 61027
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,176,333
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £349,801
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £887,559
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 349801
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £741,240
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 621210
- Funds Restricted
- 266349
- Funds Total
- 887559
- Count Employees
- 57
- 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
- 4 May 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2189900
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1229695
- Income Charitable Activities
- 74433
- Income Investments
- 408
- Income Other
- 42420
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3536856
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,135,433
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3135433
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 23012
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1185913
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 22023
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £953,800
- Assets Total Fixed
- 71828
- Assets Own Use
- 71828
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,430,822
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £318,298
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,184,352
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 318298
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,101,962
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 953800
- Funds Restricted
- 230552
- Funds Total
- 1184352
- Count Employees
- 61
- 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
- 31 July 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 23 May 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1733400
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 25374
- Income Charitable Activities
- 693300
- Income Investments
- 48
- Income Other
- 26296
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2478418
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,240,933
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2240933
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 19952
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1041422
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 18821
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £575,672
- Assets Total Fixed
- 62399
- Assets Own Use
- 62399
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £935,047
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £214,517
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £782,929
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 214517
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £740,782
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 575672
- Funds Restricted
- 207257
- Funds Total
- 782929
- Count Employees
- 80
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Birmingham City
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- West Midlands
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 116
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Recreation
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 110
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Amateur Sport
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- ASTON STUDENTS' UNION
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2013-05-17T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- ASTON STUDENTS' UNION
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2015-06-29T00:00:00
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 5017668
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1144169
- Assoc Charity Name
- ASTON STUDENTS' GUILD
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 19/04/2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 18/06/2013 as amended on 19 Mar 2024
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECTS OF THE UNION ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF STUDENTS AT ASTON UNIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:- PROMOTING THE INTERESTS AND WELFARE OF STUDENTS AT ASTON UNIVERSITY DURING THEIR COURSE OF STUDY AND REPRESENTING, SUPPORTING AND ADVISING STUDENTS;- BEING THE RECOGNISED REPRESENTATIVE CHANNEL BETWEEN STUDENTS AND ASTON STUDENTS UNION AND ANY OTHER EXTERNAL BODIES; AND- PROVIDING SOCIAL, CULTURAL, SPORTING AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND FORUMS FOR DISCUSSIONS AND DEBATE FOR THE PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT OF ITS STUDENTS.
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures