01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 1 June 2021
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 13275949
- Financial period
- 1 July 2024 – 30 June 2025
- Latest income
- £1,597,159
- Latest expenditure
- £1,474,340
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: JOHN HENRY BROOKES BUILDING, HEADINGTON CAMPUS, GIPSY LANE, HEADINGTON, OXFORD
Website recorded by the regulator: https://www.brookesunion.com (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Promoting the interests and welfare of Students at Oxford Brookes University during their course of study and representing, supporting and advising Students; Being the recognised representative channel between Students and Oxford Brookes University and other external bodies; and providing social, cultural and recreational activities for the personal development of its Students.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 April 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 20 April 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 April 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,597,159
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,474,340
- 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
- 16 April 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 16 April 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,597,610
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,517,055
- 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
- 16 April 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 16 April 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,485,317
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,769,289
- 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
- 23 March 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 March 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,252,756
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £747,994
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
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 20 April 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,597,159
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,474,340
- 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
- Yes
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 5000
- 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
- 16 April 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,597,610
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,517,055
- 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
- Yes
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 5000
- 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
- 16 April 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,485,317
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,769,289
- 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
- Yes
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 5000
- 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
- 23 March 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,252,756
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £747,994
- 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
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 6000
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
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 20 April 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1338409
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 115874
- Income Charitable Activities
- 130818
- Income Investments
- 5508
- Income Other
- 6550
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1597159
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £25,201
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,449,139
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1474340
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1181609
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 6800
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 4637
- Assets Own Use
- 4637
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £616,338
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,041,946
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- −£420,971
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 246421
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 795525
- Assets Cash
- £497,769
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- -507268
- Funds Restricted
- 86297
- Funds Total
- -420971
- Count Employees
- 41
- 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
- 16 April 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1301525
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 116570
- Income Charitable Activities
- 138077
- Income Investments
- 9281
- Income Other
- 32157
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1597610
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £27,435
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,489,620
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1517055
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 19910
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1100730
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 4666
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £740,830
- Assets Total Fixed
- 3581
- Assets Own Use
- 3581
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -1363891
- Assets Other Assets
- £965,879
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £149,359
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- −£543,790
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 149359
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £841,331
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- -623061
- Funds Restricted
- 79271
- Funds Total
- -543790
- Count Employees
- 44
- 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
- 16 April 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1263296
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 104055
- Income Charitable Activities
- 102497
- Income Investments
- 1237
- Income Other
- 14232
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1485317
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £23,050
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,746,239
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1769289
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 32736
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 955034
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 5168
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £706,451
- Assets Total Fixed
- 8247
- Assets Own Use
- 8247
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -1399512
- Assets Other Assets
- £914,226
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £147,306
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- −£624,345
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 147306
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £904,526
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- -693061
- Funds Restricted
- 68716
- Funds Total
- -624345
- Count Employees
- 36
- 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
- 23 March 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1043726
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 107141
- Income Charitable Activities
- 88147
- Income Investments
- 234
- Income Other
- 13508
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1252756
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £16,086
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £731,908
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 747994
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 436150
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 831
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £693,956
- Assets Total Fixed
- 5398
- Assets Own Use
- 5398
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -1108470
- Assets Other Assets
- £920,701
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £158,002
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- −£340,373
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 158002
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £892,785
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- -414514
- Funds Restricted
- 74141
- Funds Total
- -340373
- Count Employees
- 36
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Oxfordshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 309
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- OXFORD BROOKES STUDENTS UNION LTD
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2022-06-09T00:00:00
- Reason
- Funds transferred (incor)
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 5014730
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1140275
- Assoc Charity Name
- OXFORD BROOKES STUDENTS' UNION
- Charity Name
- OXFORD BROOKES STUDENTS UNION LTD
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2021-06-01T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 18 MAR 2021AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 07 MAY 2021AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 31 MAY 2021
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECTS OF THE UNION ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF STUDENTS AT OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY: 2.1 PROMOTING THE INTERESTS AND WELFARE OF STUDENTS AT OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY DURING THEIR COURSE OF STUDY AND REPRESENTING, SUPPORTING AND ADVISING STUDENTS; 2.2 BEING THE RECOGNISED REPRESENTATIVE CHANNEL BETWEEN STUDENTS AND OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY AND ANY OTHER EXTERNAL BODIES; AND 2.3 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
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding 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
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures