CCEW Charity Commission profile

KEELE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' UNION

Registered charity 1173328 · organisation 5098770

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
CIO
Registered
7 June 2017
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 August 2024 – 31 July 2025
Latest income
£6,342,689
Latest expenditure
£6,309,468
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
Yes

Public contact address: KEELE UNIVERSITY, STUDENT UNION BUILDING, KEELE, NEWCASTLE, ST5 5BJ

Website recorded by the regulator: www.keelesu.com (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Keele SU operates a number of activities and services, all for the benefit of its members.Activities include; community representation and advocacy to influence the student experience, individual representation and advocacy to support students facing difficulties, community-based student activities, volunteering and sports facilitation, retail, catering, printing and entertainments.

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
3 February 2026
Date Accounts Received
3 February 2026
Total Gross Income
£6,342,689
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,309,468
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
2 May 2025
Date Accounts Received
2 May 2025
Total Gross Income
£6,822,727
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,628,315
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
9 April 2024
Date Accounts Received
9 April 2024
Total Gross Income
£6,272,062
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,649,614
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 February 2023
Date Accounts Received
10 February 2023
Total Gross Income
£6,442,569
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,528,228
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
11 February 2022
Date Accounts Received
11 February 2022
Total Gross Income
£2,934,127
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,997,045

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
3 February 2026
Total Gross Income
£6,342,689
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,309,468
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
Yes
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
3000
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
2 May 2025
Total Gross Income
£6,822,727
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,628,315
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
Yes
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
3000
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
9 April 2024
Total Gross Income
£6,272,062
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,649,614
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
1
Count Volunteers
3000
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 February 2023
Total Gross Income
£6,442,569
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,528,228
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
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
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
3000
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
11 February 2022
Total Gross Income
£2,934,127
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,997,045
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Contracts
538461
Income From Government Grants
£8,025
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
Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
3000

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
3 February 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
2042115
Income Other Trading Activities
3758377
Income Charitable Activities
523114
Income Investments
6105
Income Other
12978
Income Total Income And Endowments
6342689
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£4,446,092
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,863,376
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
6309468
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
1002241
Expenditure Depreciation
102707
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
108624
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£0
Assets Total Fixed
488781
Assets Own Use
488781
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
-1315992
Assets Other Assets
£447,270
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,142,169
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
−£1,522,110
Creditors One Year Total Current
811923
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
330246
Assets Cash
£143,189
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
-1712741
Funds Restricted
190631
Funds Total
-1522110
Count Employees
98
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
2 May 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
2256938
Income Other Trading Activities
3965969
Income Charitable Activities
590792
Income Investments
5420
Income Other
3608
Income Total Income And Endowments
6822727
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£4,149,365
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,478,950
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
6628315
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
1430493
Expenditure Depreciation
109583
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
103458
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£0
Assets Total Fixed
576137
Assets Own Use
576037
Assets Long Term Investment
100
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
-1356351
Assets Other Assets
£552,745
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,327,862
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
−£1,555,331
Creditors One Year Total Current
876070
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
451792
Assets Cash
£199,845
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
-1769162
Funds Restricted
213831
Funds Total
-1555331
Count Employees
109
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
9 April 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
1896977
Income Other Trading Activities
3882581
Income Charitable Activities
488875
Income Investments
2425
Income Other
1204
Income Total Income And Endowments
6272062
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£4,183,174
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,466,440
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
6649614
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
1416250
Expenditure Depreciation
108804
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
127855
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£0
Assets Total Fixed
644826
Assets Own Use
644726
Assets Long Term Investment
100
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
-1407371
Assets Other Assets
£457,534
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,444,732
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
−£1,749,743
Creditors One Year Total Current
1051039
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
393693
Assets Cash
£49,290
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
-1981180
Funds Restricted
231437
Funds Total
-1749743
Count Employees
163
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 February 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
2001959
Income Other Trading Activities
3992337
Income Charitable Activities
444432
Income Investments
233
Income Other
3608
Income Total Income And Endowments
6442569
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£4,310,287
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,217,941
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
6528228
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
12000
Expenditure Support Costs
1368831
Expenditure Depreciation
92813
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£0
Assets Total Fixed
703393
Assets Own Use
703293
Assets Long Term Investment
100
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
-1601322
Assets Other Assets
£734,310
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,336,427
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
−£1,500,046
Creditors One Year Total Current
818746
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
517681
Assets Cash
£388,194
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
-1808156
Funds Restricted
308110
Funds Total
-1500046
Count Employees
181
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
11 February 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
2337191
Income Other Trading Activities
101845
Income Charitable Activities
488227
Income Investments
464
Income Other
6400
Income Total Income And Endowments
2934127
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£572,536
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,424,509
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2997045
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
6000
Expenditure Support Costs
1267172
Expenditure Depreciation
44622
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£0
Assets Total Fixed
82313
Assets Own Use
82213
Assets Long Term Investment
100
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
-1676655
Assets Other Assets
£714,181
Assets Total Liabilities
£534,226
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
−£1,414,387
Creditors One Year Total Current
534226
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£445,033
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
-1718361
Funds Restricted
303974
Funds Total
-1414387
Count Employees
150
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout England
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
303
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Other Finance
Classification Code
206
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Defined Groups
Classification Code
305
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Classification Code
309
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
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
KEELE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' UNION
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
CIO registration
Date Of Event
2017-06-07T00:00:00
Charity Name
KEELE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' UNION
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2018-07-18T00:00:00
Reason
Funds transferred (incor)
Assoc Organisation Number
5011469
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1137380
Assoc Charity Name
KEELE UNIVERSITY STUDENT UNION

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 07 Jun 2017 as amended on 14 Jul 2022 as amended on 10 Jun 2026
Charitable Objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE UNION ("OBJECTS") ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF STUDENTS AT KEELE UNIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:PROMOTING THE INTERESTS AND WELFARE OF STUDENTS DURING THEIR COURSE OF STUDY AND REPRESENTING, SUPPORTING AND ADVISING STUDENTS;BEING THE RECOGNISED REPRESENTATIVE CHANNEL BETWEEN STUDENTS AND KEELE 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
586641
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
KUSU

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

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