CCEW Charity Commission profile

LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' UNION

Registered charity 1202881 · organisation 5208125

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
CIO
Registered
28 April 2023
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 August 2024 – 31 July 2025
Latest income
£2,254,167
Latest expenditure
£2,042,996
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
Yes

Public contact address: LJMU Students' Union, Student Life Building, 10 Copperas Hill, LIVERPOOL, L3 5AH

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Our mission is make a difference to peoples lives. As the main representative body for students at Liverpool John Moores University, we support a number of activities and programmes to empower students to make change for themselves, their student colleagues, the University and society as a whole. We do this by prioritising Expert Representation and Building Connections outlined in our strategy.

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
17 April 2026
Date Accounts Received
17 April 2026
Total Gross Income
£2,254,167
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,042,996
Fin Period Start Date
28 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 May 2025
Date Annual Return Received
15 April 2025
Date Accounts Received
15 April 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,935,008
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,179,933

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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
17 April 2026
Total Gross Income
£2,254,167
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,042,996
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 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
2615
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
28 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2024
Ar Due Date
31 May 2025
Ar Received Date
15 April 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,935,008
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,179,933
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 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
2372

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
17 April 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
2100000
Income Other Trading Activities
123071
Income Charitable Activities
31096
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
2254167
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£111,812
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,931,184
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2042996
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
37650
Expenditure Support Costs
410450
Expenditure Depreciation
719
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
2638583
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£478,077
Assets Total Fixed
898
Assets Own Use
898
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£838,127
Assets Total Liabilities
£234,196
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£604,829
Creditors One Year Total Current
234196
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£744,661
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
604829
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
604829
Count Employees
34
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
28 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2024
Ar Due Date
31 May 2025
Ar Received Date
15 April 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
1787500
Income Other Trading Activities
116763
Income Charitable Activities
30745
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1935008
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£64,865
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,603,459
Expenditure Other
2511609
Expenditure Total
4179933
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
46606
Expenditure Support Costs
338631
Expenditure Depreciation
180
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
-162798
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£473,049
Assets Total Fixed
1617
Assets Own Use
1617
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
-2924974
Assets Other Assets
£853,670
Assets Total Liabilities
£175,238
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
−£2,244,925
Creditors One Year Total Current
175238
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£745,386
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
-2244925
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
-2244925
Count Employees
36
Consolidated Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Liverpool City
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Merseyside
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
303
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Other Finance
Classification Code
205
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Classification Code
206
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Defined Groups
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
305
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Classification Code
308
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Classification Code
101
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
General Charitable Purposes
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' UNION
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2024-07-03T00:00:00
Reason
Funds transferred (incor)
Assoc Organisation Number
5011838
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1142741
Assoc Charity Name
LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' UNION
Charity Name
LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' UNION
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
CIO registration
Date Of Event
2023-04-28T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 28 Apr 2023
Charitable Objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE UNION ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF STUDENTS AT LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:4.1 PROMOTING THE INTERESTS AND WELFARE OF STUDENTS AT LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY DURING THEIR COURSE OF STUDY AND REPRESENTING, SUPPORTING AND ADVISING STUDENTS;4.2 BEING THE RECOGNISED REPRESENTATIVE CHANNEL BETWEEN STUDENTS AND LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES 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 Other Names

Charity Name Id
665246
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
JMSU

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
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
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures