CCEW Charity Commission profile

BATH SPA UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' UNION

Registered charity 1189547 · organisation 5158648

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
CIO
Registered
18 May 2020
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 August 2024 – 31 July 2025
Latest income
£1,755,848
Latest expenditure
£1,796,680
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
Yes

Public contact address: NEWTON PARK, BATH, BA2 9BN

Website recorded by the regulator: www.bathspasu.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Promoting the interests and welfare of students at Bath Spa University by representing, supporting and advising students.Being the recognised representative channel between students, Bath Spa University and other external bodies.Providing 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
4 February 2026
Date Accounts Received
4 February 2026
Total Gross Income
£1,755,848
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,796,680
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
19 May 2025
Date Accounts Received
19 May 2025
Total Gross Income
£2,096,854
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,879,096
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
3 May 2024
Date Accounts Received
3 May 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,551,502
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,582,639
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
30 May 2023
Date Accounts Received
30 May 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,311,016
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,375,311
Fin Period Start Date
18 May 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 May 2022
Date Annual Return Received
21 April 2022
Date Accounts Received
21 April 2022
Total Gross Income
£978,662
Total Gross Expenditure
£993,526

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
4 February 2026
Total Gross Income
£1,755,848
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,796,680
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
Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
350
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
19 May 2025
Total Gross Income
£2,096,854
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,879,096
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 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
600
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
3 May 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,551,502
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,582,639
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 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
648
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
30 May 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,311,016
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,375,311
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
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£5,724
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 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
632
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
18 May 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2021
Ar Due Date
31 May 2022
Ar Received Date
21 April 2022
Total Gross Income
£978,662
Total Gross Expenditure
£993,526
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
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£73,715
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 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
600

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
4 February 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
1336993
Income Other Trading Activities
51396
Income Charitable Activities
353951
Income Investments
4228
Income Other
9280
Income Total Income And Endowments
1755848
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£42,438
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,754,242
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1796680
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
21038
Expenditure Support Costs
1108316
Expenditure Depreciation
28800
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£846,943
Assets Total Fixed
531760
Assets Own Use
531760
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£499,521
Assets Total Liabilities
£184,338
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£846,943
Creditors One Year Total Current
163295
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
21043
Assets Cash
£426,563
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
846943
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
846943
Count Employees
31
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
19 May 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
1327435
Income Other Trading Activities
48732
Income Charitable Activities
708244
Income Investments
2627
Income Other
9816
Income Total Income And Endowments
2096854
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£37,368
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,841,728
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1879096
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
18432
Expenditure Support Costs
921609
Expenditure Depreciation
26261
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
-22784
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£887,775
Assets Total Fixed
544224
Assets Own Use
544224
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£500,681
Assets Total Liabilities
£157,130
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£887,775
Creditors One Year Total Current
129407
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
27723
Assets Cash
£394,858
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
885065
Funds Restricted
2710
Funds Total
887775
Count Employees
57
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
3 May 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
833096
Income Other Trading Activities
48196
Income Charitable Activities
662431
Income Investments
596
Income Other
7183
Income Total Income And Endowments
1551502
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£59,392
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,523,247
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1582639
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
15238
Expenditure Support Costs
761887
Expenditure Depreciation
30070
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
-14200
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£670,017
Assets Total Fixed
567008
Assets Own Use
567008
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£892,006
Assets Total Liabilities
£788,997
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£670,017
Creditors One Year Total Current
771619
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
17378
Assets Cash
£801,348
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
667307
Funds Restricted
2710
Funds Total
670017
Count Employees
44
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
30 May 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
623978
Income Other Trading Activities
91081
Income Charitable Activities
587681
Income Investments
558
Income Other
7718
Income Total Income And Endowments
1311016
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£109,063
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,266,248
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1375311
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
12500
Expenditure Support Costs
612478
Expenditure Depreciation
29167
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
-25065
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£701,154
Assets Total Fixed
581208
Assets Own Use
577106
Assets Long Term Investment
4102
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£194,419
Assets Total Liabilities
£74,473
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£701,154
Creditors One Year Total Current
74473
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£145,215
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
701154
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
701154
Count Employees
39
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
18 May 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2021
Ar Due Date
31 May 2022
Ar Received Date
21 April 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
732912
Income Other Trading Activities
23212
Income Charitable Activities
202632
Income Investments
25
Income Other
19881
Income Total Income And Endowments
978662
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£28,402
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£965,124
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
993526
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
10085
Expenditure Support Costs
504233
Expenditure Depreciation
29996
Gain Loss Investment
25
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
-11737
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£693,129
Assets Total Fixed
606273
Assets Own Use
606273
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£226,552
Assets Total Liabilities
£67,176
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£765,649
Creditors One Year Total Current
67176
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£174,936
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
765649
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
765649
Count Employees
29
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Bath And North East Somerset
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
BATH SPA UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' UNION
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2021-03-18T00:00:00
Reason
Funds transferred (incor)
Assoc Organisation Number
5012069
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1139037
Assoc Charity Name
BATH SPA UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' UNION
Charity Name
BATH SPA UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' UNION
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
CIO registration
Date Of Event
2020-05-18T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 18 May 2020
Charitable Objects
THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF STUDENTS AT BATH SPA UNIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:4.1 PROMOTING THE INTERESTS AND WELFARE OF STUDENTS AT BATH SPA UNIVERSITY DURING THEIR COURSE OF STUDY AND REPRESENTING, SUPPORTING AND ADVISING STUDENTS;4.2 BEING THE RECOGNISED REPRESENTATIVE CHANNEL BETWEEN STUDENTS AND BATH SPA UNIVERSITY 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 Policy

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