01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 30 August 2023
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 August 2024 – 31 July 2025
- Latest income
- £644,139
- Latest expenditure
- £597,230
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: ROYAL COLLEGE OF ART, KENSINGTON GORE, LONDON, SW7 2EU
Website recorded by the regulator: https://www.rcasu.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Promoting the interests and welfare of Students at The Royal College of Art during their course of study and representing, supporting and advising Students;Being the recognised representative channel between Students and The Royal College of Art and any other external bodies; Providing social, cultural, sporting and recreational activities and forums for discussions and debate for its 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
- 19 May 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 19 May 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £644,139
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £597,230
- Fin Period Start Date
- 30 August 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 29 January 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 29 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £601,066
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £616,543
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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
- 19 May 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £644,139
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £597,230
- 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
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 30 August 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 29 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £601,066
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £616,543
- 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
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 6
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
- 19 May 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 479000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 19507
- Income Charitable Activities
- 133977
- Income Investments
- 9655
- Income Other
- 2000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 644139
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £597,230
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 597230
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 311519
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 3419
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £322,319
- Assets Total Fixed
- 8372
- Assets Own Use
- 8372
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £352,731
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £25,497
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £335,606
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 25497
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £332,479
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 322319
- Funds Restricted
- 13287
- Funds Total
- 335606
- Count Employees
- 14
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 30 August 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 29 January 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 466898
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 7915
- Income Charitable Activities
- 122227
- Income Investments
- 2495
- Income Other
- 1531
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 601066
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £616,543
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 616543
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 313624
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 2405
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £288,727
- Assets Total Fixed
- 10337
- Assets Own Use
- 10337
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £304,074
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £25,714
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £288,697
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 25714
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £286,587
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 288697
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 288697
- Count Employees
- 15
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Wandsworth
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Greater London
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Hammersmith And Fulham
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Greater London
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Kensington And Chelsea
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Greater London
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 301
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- ROYAL COLLEGE OF ART STUDENTS' UNION
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2024-04-18T00:00:00
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 5021953
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1145168
- Assoc Charity Name
- ROYAL COLLEGE OF ART STUDENTS' UNION
- Charity Name
- ROYAL COLLEGE OF ART STUDENTS' UNION
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2023-08-30T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 30 Aug 2023 as amended on 28 May 2025
- Charitable Objects
- 4. THE UNION'S OBJECTS ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF STUDENTS AT THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF ART FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:4.1 PROMOTING THE INTERESTS AND WELFARE OF STUDENTS AT THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF ART DURING THEIR COURSE OF STUDY AND REPRESENTING, SUPPORTING AND ADVISING STUDENTS;4.2 BEING THE RECOGNISED REPRESENTATIVE CHANNEL BETWEEN STUDENTS AND THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF ART 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
- 672080
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- RCASU
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds 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
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures