CARDIFF MET STUDENTS' UNION

Registered charity 1148990 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income
£1.7m
Latest spending
£1.8m
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that the group reported a net surplus of £9,047 for the year, but total funds carried forward were negative £132,306 due to a significant pension provision of £504,923. The trustees' report notes that the group has no free reserves and relies on block grant funding from the University, which has been confirmed for the following year. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: The charity has a wholly owned subsidiary trading company, 'Futura Marketing and Promotions Limited' to undertake non-charitable activity.
The charity has a wholly owned subsidiary trading company, 'Futura Marketing and Promotions Limited' to undertake non-charitable activity. — page 8
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by MHA.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Total income
£1.7m
Total spending
£1.8m
Cost of raising funds
£4k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
28

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees

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

Operates in: Cardiff

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£1.7m£1.8m
30/06/2024£2.1m£2.2m
30/06/2023£2.1m£2.1m
30/06/2022£2.0m£1.9m
30/06/2021£1.7m£1.6m

Common questions

Is CARDIFF MET STUDENTS' UNION financially healthy?

The accounts state that the group reported a net surplus of £9,047 for the year, but total funds carried forward were negative £132,306 due to a significant pension provision of £504,923. The trustees' report notes that the group has no free reserves and relies on block grant funding from the University, which has been confirmed for the following year. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2023 accounts were audited by MHA.

Funders of similar charities

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FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
BRITISH UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES SPORT LIMITED1£1k

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