CHRIST CHURCH STUDENTS' UNION

Registered charity 1142619 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CCSU

As the Students' Union for Canterbury Christ Church University, we are the representative body for the students of the University, providing educational support, social and recreational activities that enhance student life and increase employability prospects and promote the interests of our members at all time. For more information please see www.ccsu.co.uk

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Amateur Sport · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an accounting deficit of £18,425 for the year ended 30 June 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds decreasing to £461,215. The trustees confirm that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis, citing the University's duty under the Education Act 1994 to ensure the financial viability of the student representative body. The charity's reserves policy targets cash reserves sufficient to meet non-salary expenditure for a minimum period of 12 weeks.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Kreston Reeves Audit LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 07618194

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Christ Church Student's Union (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• KNIGHT, Matilda Frances — director, appointed 01/07/2026on trustee list
• ADESANYA, Doris Toyin — director, appointed 17/10/2025on trustee list
• VASYLCHENKO, Iryna — director, appointed 17/10/2025on trustee list
• LAWRENCE, Emma Jo — director, appointed 01/07/2025on trustee list
• BUTLER-MOOR, Joseph Thomas — director, appointed 01/07/2025on trustee list
• HUXLEY-BINNS, Rebecca Claire, Professor — director, appointed 20/06/2025on trustee list
• SHUAI, Raymond Sai-Wai — director, appointed 16/10/2024on trustee list
• GHEGA, Ali Raza — director, appointed 01/07/2024on trustee list
• SKETCHLEY, Hannah May Louise — director, appointed 15/05/2024on trustee list
• BRISCOE, Graham Owen — director, appointed 18/10/2019on trustee list
• WIGG, Michael David — director, appointed 06/07/2018on trustee list
• MACPHEE, Ben — director, appointed 01/05/2014not on trustee list

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~5.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (87% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.8% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Emma Jo Lawrencechair
• Ali Raza Ghega
• Doris Toyin Adesanya
• GRAHAM BRISCOE · trustee of 6 other charities
• Hannah May Louise Sketchley
• Iryna Vasylchenko
• Joseph Thomas Butler-Moor
• Matilda Frances Knight
• Michael David Wigg
• Raymond Sai-Wai Shuai
• Rebecca Claire Huxley-Binns

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

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