2024-07-31-accounts

REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1145192 Report of the Trust805 and Consolldated Flnanclal Statements for tho Year Ended 31 July 2024 for WORCESTER STUDENTS, UNION Knox Cropper LLP hartèred A¢¢ountsnts and Ststutory Audltors 153 -155 London Roaij am81 H8mpstgad Herifordshire HP3 9SQ

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Contents of the Flnanclal Statsm•nts for the Year Ended 31 July 2024 Page Report of the Tru$t•8s 1 10 41 Report of th• Inde￿ndent Audltors 42 10 44 Con$olldated Statsment of Flnan¢lal A¢tlvltl•s 45 Consolidat•d Balance Sheet 46 Ch8rlty Balan¢0 Sho•t 47 Cash Flow Statomont 48 Notes lo thfj Cash Flow Statement 49 Notss lo the Flnancial Ststement¥ 50 to 61

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Report of the TnJstee$ for tho Yoar Ended 31 July 2024 The trustees present their report with the consolrdaled finan¢ial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 July 2024. The trustses havè adopted the PTovisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of R8comm8nded Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in a¢¢ordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicabl8 in the UK and Republic of Ireland {FRS 1021 {effectlv& 1 January 20191. OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVMES Objectives and alm$ The 2023124 academic year was another very busy and al times challenging one for Worcester Students, Union IWSU). The cosl-of-living crisis and financial p￿SsureS continued lo have a significant effect on our operations and staff, whilst we end6avourgd lo bogin delivering on a new 5-year strategic framework. We also spent most of the y80r wf(h only elected Full Time Officers in post. The year did, however, $8 some 8XCAll8nt resuks and outcomes, of which the stsff and offic&r team can be extremely proud. We continue lo strive for excellent satisfaction rates amongst our mambers and to consi818nlly defy our size in lemis of impact and nab'onal r8PUtation. We hope this report gives a good insight into our key activitigs and outcomes in 2023124. as well as into our ongoing challenges. and a flavour of our future plans. The report is laid out slightly differently lo recent years and is done so according lo the new Strategic Themes of the Union. An Annual Impact Report for the year will, also, be produced at the end of Semester 1 of 2024125 and shared widely with the Union's members and slakeholdars. It will contain photos and graphics to help showcas8 the year in an accessiblo way lor students. The Union remains grateful for the continued support from the Universttls Board of Govemors and Senior Executive team. We are very keen to continue the good relationship where them is mutual support and scrutiny. wilh the common goal of an &xc&ll@nt student experience and the ongoing sustsinabilty of the University. We maintain that Worcgsler students are very special. Status and Admlnlstralion The Students, Union is constituted in accordance wsth its constilulion and is administered and managed by the Trustees. Following thè Charities Act 2006 and the withdrawal of Ihls exempt status for Drganisations with annual lumover excegding £100,000, the Sludenis, Unlon consldered its opllons and was. sub58qu8ntty. r8gistergd with the Charity Commission in Dec8mber 2011, Charity No. 1145192. The Executive Commltlee members are elected by the membership lo take office in early June in the year in which they are elected and hold office for one year until the second week of the folbwing June. Members can run for re-election for a second year on the same le¥m$. Charitabl• Obj8cts WSU seeks to enhance the stuclenl experi8nce by provi¢Jing represènlalion, welfare servlces, social events and oppcwtunltles for student development within the Union and the wider communty. Its Objects under its Conslilulion are- Promoting the interests and welfare of students at the University of Worcester during thair course of study and representing, supporbng and advising students Being the recognised ￿presentatIve channel between siudents and the Universty of Worcesler and any other extemal bodies Providing soclal, cultural, sporting, and reGreational aclNilies and forums for discussions and debate for the personal development 01 its studènts Page 1

WORCESTER STUDEKfs' UNION Rport of the Trustee$ for thè Year Endgd 31 July 2024 ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE Achi¢vement$ and Perforniance AIMS AND ACTIVITIES The Union exists to enhance the student experiencg and provid8 all c.10.000 students of the UnNersrty of Worcesler with opportunitigs to make the most out of their time at University. 11 alms to achieve this through seNlces offering advi¢0 and support, demo¢ra¢y and represenlation, societies and sport, volunteering, and through student-focussed entertainment and events. To provide these, the Union has established departments consults with ils sludenl staff and members lo continuously improve. ExecutNe Officers of the Union sil on every major committee of the University and regulady rrbeet local stakeholders to represent the interests of its m8mbers. The Unlon wll seek at 811 tim8s to.. li) ensure that the diversity of its membership is recognised and that equal a￿esS is available to all Members of whatever origin or orientation., (ill pursue its aims and obj'eclwes independent of any politlcal paty or religious group,. liiil pursu8 equal OFVTrtunities by taknng positive ath.on wilhln the law to facilitate participation of groups discriminated against by society. When reviewing our objectives al￿ ￿annIng our activities, we have glven ijue conslderation to the Charity Commission's general and relevant supplementary guldance on publ￿ benefit. Our Constitution. revised in 2020, following a comprehensive govemance review, has ￿8n slruclured ID give the Board of Trustees reasonable authority to manage the affairs of the Union in a prc>fessional manner. The Board of Trustees will give the utmost consideration to the views of Members. Followng extensive student and staff consullation, the Unh)n finallsed its new Slrategio Framework 2023-28 over the summer of 2023, and introduced it lo th8 8tuéent body and koy stakéholde￿ In Aulumn 2023. An outline Is as follows- Vision Stalèment: Delivering excellence. uniting diversity, and enrithing student lives Mlsslon Stat9ment: To support. represent, and 8mpow8r our sbjdents Our S Key Strategic Themes: 1. Encouraging and supporting students lo prilxitise their wollbeing 2. UndeTslanding students. financial realities and reflecting that in what we do 3. Empowering studènts to have their say 4. Making sure our diverse studenl body is represented 5. Building connected communities where students feel they belong Full details of our key aim5 under the 5 themes and how we propose to fulfil th8m can bè fouNJ here htWs.'Ilwww.worcsu.comtyourunionlaboutwsulstmlegyl Page 2

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Raport of the Trustggs for thg Yaar Ended 31 July 2024 Our Valu•s: Being bold we will try new things, be adaptable. and speak oul when w8 need to. We will pro￿de opportunlties and a¢￿VitieS th81 are worth students sper)ding their Ilme doing lif Ihelre not. we wonl do themll. We will create a great place for people lo work. where they can see ideas become r?31ty. Hon•st communication - we will be open about what we can and can't achieve and what we do and don't do. And we will tell students what we are doing and keep them updated. We will make it clear lo our stutlents what we offer and that we are there for all of them. Kaeping it simpla - we will avoid having unnecessary bureaucracy or barriers lo students gettirwJ involved with us. Dovèloplng pooplo - this is hugety important to us. We will shape eXperien￿S and develop everyono who 18 Invdved in the SU - students and staff alike- so they ty n8w things and gain new skllls. Representative represented by us. we wll work very hard lo ensure that all StUder￿ at the UnNersity feel valued and Inclusivo and Accassibl• we will ensure that we think about our diverse student body In providing Servi￿S, activities, and events. We will work lo remove barriers and challenge ourselves not lo make assumptions about siudents, wants and needs. The Union also developd a remsed set of KPIS agalnst wh￿h lo monllor performance and student satisfadion. Thesg are groupod under the argas of.. Satisfaction rates Student Engagement Feedback and Intelligence - Support and OLrtreach - Events. Campaign5, and Activities - Commercial Perfomian¢e The strategic themes are mapped against Ihese areas and a total of 16 KPIS are linked to them. with a range of measures, COV8rlng: Survey resuks - Course Experience Survey, National Student Survey, our own Insight Survgys, Student consultat￿nS, Employee Engagement Surveys, Pulse Surveys. Eng4ement in our democratic and governance pr¢eesses struelures, Including our Leadership Election$. student bodies. and Representation system5. - Thg deM￿raphicS of thè stud8nts who ar8 @ngag8d with us {from data wa r8c8ivg from thè Universtyl. - Academk and wider sludenl experience outcomes as a result of our engage￿nI wth sludonls. Impact on Students as a r8suII of engaging with us. Help and Advice services ad engagement with those Major events - Engagement across the campuses and on4ine. 1. ENCOURAGING AND SUPPORT STUDENTS TO PRIORTISE THEIR WELLBEING Key aims we have set undemeath this are.. (il We will be proactive in finding out what is worrying or con¢oTnwig our stud8nts, without OVgrburd8ning thgm {li} We wlll support students to access help and advice (iiil We will facilitate extra-curricular opportunities that enhance students, wellbeing Page 3

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Rèport of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 July 2024 HELP AND ADVICE SERVICE Followtng the record case numbers across 2022123, Ihe Help & Advice S8rvice continued to experienc8 high case volumes in 2023124. albeit slightty lower, with 427 student cases compar8d to 432. The service received 520 student contacts. comprising 397 confidantial &nquiry forms1760AI and 123 email or Welcome Desk enquiries 124Qkl. Advisors conduc18d 473 appointments, either wnfidenlial 121s with students or attending Univ8rslty meelingsthearing$ with them. September was the busiest month for the senrice. with 56 sludanl cases opened. marking the highest number ever recorded in a single month. October to December saw a slight dfop and then it averaged 43 cases per month from January lo July., a prolongod period of ￿nsiSten￿Y high case numbers when compared to previous years. We saw a significant increase Sn Teams appointments, with 210 conducted onlin8144%1. A further 790 were face-to-face1400AI and 73 tèl8phonè appointments115Y.l. Teams alk)ws students to meet with advisors from any location. enabling commuters, partner students. those on placements, and those working lo still acces the servic8. which is very impK)rtant lo us. Service headlines.. . The service suppcyled 385 students lin 427 case9}. Of these, 322 were students who had not prevk)usIy used the semce. . Academic issues accounted for 64tl/o of cases. consistent with pmvious years. 24¥0 of the cas85 related to houslng issues, a sllghl increase ftom 2022123. The comploxity of housing cases also rose significanuy, with fflulliple appointments, additional support and follow-ups from advisots. The romaining 12Vo of ￿SeS related to finance. ewnployment, consumer. and Welfa￿ issues. Postgraduate studonts comprised 20/4 of the lotsl clients, down from 24Yo last academic year. In addition lo the core appoinlmenls service, the team.. - Administered the Safe Sex Express, in partnership with Worcesterfs NHS Inlegraled Sexual Health Service IWISHI. provKling students with free condoms, lubricant, and informational sheets, via collection or delivery. The Safe Sex Express webpages recewed just ov8r 487 views. and 2.445 ¢ondom$ weré distributed to sludgnts. Dèlivered proadive, tailorèd Introductory prasentsfjons about Ihe Help and Advka SeThlce to 36 drflergnl Universty cohorts. The service experlenced an infflux of enqulry fornis following presentations ongoing communications were maintsined with academic staff. In total, 269 sludents 163°/•l came to the advice service this year after being referred by wellbeing and academic staff, marking a 35% increase from last year. Totslled 70 hours of outreach across all unive￿Ity sites. This encompassed the cohort presentations. poTrups, and Campus Chats. Met with 7 university student support seNlces and organised three 'multi-meels', providing a Spa￿ for all student wellbalnglsupport teams across the University lo share updates and discuss Current or upcoming themes and trends. Al involved fell this Vnion-inilialed group was very welcomo. Connected with 18 external organisalions. building relationships and relerral pathway$ lo ensure quick access lo support for students. Thes8 organisations all feature on the Union's advice webpages. Worked collaboratively with the University on the academic integrity process and policy. We supported the lead Academic Integrity Tutors and the Academic Registrar to review, revise al￿ update thg kademic Inlegrity Policy. Participated Sn a GgnAI Working Group. offering feedb8ck on stud8nts' understanding. opinions, and current use of GenAI, ￿￿trIbuting to nèw 'You can, you shouldnl, you mustn't. gumdanee students on GenAI. The advisors also supported the Vice Presldent Educallon in his blog for WonkHE. Students nee(1 to be cfrpilots on the Al adventure | Wonkhe - Worked with the University Personal Academic Tutor IPATI Leads lo deliver presentations lo PATS. lo raise awareness of the setvice and how il sUp￿tS students, including infomialion on external support. Pagg 4

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Report of the Trustees for tho Year Ended 31 July 2024 Alms for thg $orvl¢o In 2024125 In¢ludg'. Following some cases Ihis year, ensure all students at partner institutions can aC￿sS our service wlth Continuo to lrtreas8 th8 8ervKe's visibility and prioritisa beirsg physically and virtually present where and when students need us. * Deliver campaigns to irnprove the student experience. on housing, saf8ty. and wellbeing. CONSENT In Semester 1, the Vice President Student Activities, Issy Price, launched a campaign to encourage positive conversations around consent respect within the University community, encouraging students 10 Speak out against unaceeptable behaviour and actions. Issy gain8d support from many University colleagues t deliver a week of activities, including workshops led by academics and èxp8rt guast speakers, POPWUP information stalls across campus, and a social media campaign. Issy also appeared on BBC Radlo Herèford & W0￿Ster. with Dr Gill Harrop, Senior Lecturer in Forensic Psychology, who leads the University of Wor¢8sterfs Bystander Intervention Pwramme, lo discuss the aims of the week. Issy then wrote a blog lor WonkHE Sus- Students need support lo have conversatKJns about consent | Wonkhe, following which she was Contacted by Advance HE, who were working on an e-Leaming product aimed at HE sector staff to understand harassmènt and sexual misconduct lin light of impending Ofs regulation in this areal. Issy and the Presidenl. Al, met with Ihe Producl and Innovalion Manager lo give $0rn8 Input into the design of the producL whSch was a fantastic opportunity. WELCOME DESK Our Wekome Desk is the physical welcome point for students al the SU. From earfy Sepl&mb8r 2023, through to end June 2024, rf( responded to 2.430 anquirias. Of the total conla¢ts, 70Yo were in per50n, 20% via email, and 10°h through telephone calls, so it seems that students still like to speak to someone in person lo resolve their query. In line with our mniloring of salg8 behind our bar and the need lo save costs wherever pL)ssible. we continue to review patterns of usage lo ensure we are operating the most cosl-effeclive opening Ilmes. This may ultimately lead lo reducèd openlng hours going forward. SPORT AND SOCIEfiES The year ended wSlh a total of 38 sports dubs, of which 30 were affillated {had 12 members or more} and 1143 memberships 11198 the prevlous yearl from 1090 students 11079 yearl. Important to note is that memberships bought through the Universivs Reach or Gel Involved bursary schemes IGel Involved being for Level 4 students and Reach for Level 6 students) accounted for 48Vo of our overall memberships1680/. last year when Reach & Gel Involved covered Level 4, L8v815. and Lev&1 61 wlth 16138 clubs having over 50Yo of their meM￿r$hipS bought this way133138 last ygar}, BUCS Brltlsh Unlversltles and Colle es Com itions y July 2024. we were placed in 60th position (Dut Df 155 institutions) in the BUCS points rankings with 652.5 points. Wheelchair Basketball contributed 79 BUCS Points with a second successive 8UCS National Championship lilje with a convincing 74-34 win over Nottingham at BUCS Big W8dngsday. There were le8gue trtles for Football Men's 1 {Midlands 3A1, Hockey Women's 1 (Midlands 3A1, and T8nnis Men's 1 Imidlands 3A) who all achieved promotion to Midlands Tier 2. Rugby Women's 1 also secured the Midlands 1A lea9ue lille to qualify for the Premier INorthl Playoff. narrowly missing out on promolion following a loss to Liverpool Women'$ 1. In knockout compotitions, Hockey Men's 1 qualified for the Midlands Conference Trophy lin￿. coming up short against Nottingham Men's 7 to take home nJnners-up tnedals. Page S

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION R8POrt of the Trustee$ for thè Yfrar Ended 31 July 2024 Thè Indoor Cricket teams saw national success thi5 season lo pul Wor¢8sler on the map, wf(h both Indoor Cricket Men's 1 and Indoor Cricket Women's 1 achieving Clèan sweep league victories in the M￿landS A divisions. before qualifying for the National Championship Super 8's Finals. Indoor Crick8t Men's 1 qualrfled for the National Championship final, coming homa wrth silver medals after a defeat by Durham Men's 1. Indoor Crlcket Women's 1 lost out lo Durham Women's 1 In the National Championship semi-ffinal, ￿fOre avenging a group stage loss against Loughborough Women's 1 with a 3rd141h place playoff victory against the same opposition to bring home National Champlonship bronze med81s_ The BUCS Cricket succe88 continued into the Outdoor Cricket season, where Men's 1 went undefeated to laim the Midlands 28 title and earn back-lo-back plomolions a$ they progress into Midlands 1A. Women's 1 also went undof&algd as th8y claimed the Western 1A league tille, qualfying for the Premier ISouth} Playoff. Tho squad came up Susl short against BrislollUWE Women's 1, missing out on promotion and remain in Western 1A. UW Sport continued lo support 10 teams through Ihg Performance Teams programme throughout 2023-24, remowng development squads Basketball Men's 2 and Netball 2 from the programme. This support significanuy ￿￿tributed to the successes of Wheelchair Basketball. Football Men's 1, Rugby Women's 1. CrKk8t Men's 1. and Cricket Women's 1. Netball 1 narrowly mi8se(l out on promotion lo Premier INorth} 2 following Ihe implementation of the new division {based on 2021-24 BUCS Points tallies). so will remain in Midlands 1A. There wgre relegations for Basketball Men's 1 as they dropped to Midlands 1A aft8r a tough season in Premier (Northl, while Baskètball Women's 1 dropped to Midlands Tier 2 after a tdcky year in Midlands 1A Idesplte maklng 11 to the Natirmal Trophy semFfinall. Rugby Men's 1 narrowty missed out on back-lo-back promotions with a 2nd place finish in Midlands 2A, while a strong season for Football Women's 1 saw Ihem in contention for the league title before a 4th place finish in a competitive Midlands 28 league. In addition lo the BUCS Leagues & Knockouts, we were represented at numerous BUCS Events. sending sludenl athletes to the Archery Indoor Regionals & Outdoor Championships, Athletics Indoor & Outdoor Championships. 8adminton Nationals. Equestrian Regionals & National Finals. Karate Championships, Swlmmlng S￿rt Cours8 & Long Course ChampSonshlps, Trarnpollning Championships, Triathlon Champlonships, and Weightlifting & Powerlifting Championships. Individual success came in Equestrian where Evie Hall was selected as an indivldual qualifier to ride in the Midlands Regionals. qualTfying for the National Championship Finals where she finished 34th of 41 riders. In the WeighUift￿9 & Powerftfting Championships. dgspile no SU Club existing in thi5 5POrt. Hollio Biggerstaff represented Worcester and took home a National Championship Gold Medal. This season has also seen significant individual engagement in English Unniersities, Sport trials and squads. A total of 21 students attanded EUS trials in Basketball (Men's). Basketball (Women'sl, Football {Men'sl, Hockey (Men's), Hockey Iwomen'sl. Nelb811, Rugby 7s (Men's). and Rugby 7s (Women'sl. Soven students were selected to their respective EUS squads.. Daniel Richards (Men's Hockey), Cassidy Jorrilsma (Women's Hockey), Clara Shackleton (Nelballl, Deneya Row¥, Eleanor Bonnell, Elin Beaver, and Xanthe Lord lall Women's Rugby 7$). while Louisa Walker {Netballl was nam8d EUS Netball Head Coach. Other Com etltlve s ort We have also had graal aChi￿ements amongst some of our non-3UCS clubs this yoar. All three clubs shortlisled for this yearfs Club of the Year al our Teamworc Awards werè part of this gmup. and wère nominated due lo their d8velopm&nl, the range of events they helé, and bècause they èmbody what il is to be part of Teamworc. Page 6

WORCESTER STUDENTS, UNION Report of the Trustees for tha Year Ended 31 July 2024 Aerial Fitness, who went on to win Club of th8 Y8ar, organisad Ihair ffrsl-evèr member showcase in The Hangar which drew members, friends, and family to watch them perfomi. They hosted a range of olhar activities and events throughout the year. such as candle and glass painting, a boxing session in aid of Intsmallonal Women's Day. a Halloween ball, and 8 Take Me Out nlght in The Hangar. Cheerfeading saw a 67.kn increase in membership ané so created an additional Pom team, as well as an extra recreational session for non-competilion members to lry new skills. Despf(e not competing at Varsity this year. they still tumed up in large numbers and were the literal cheerleaders of Varsity, 8180 pl￿IngOn a brillonl showcase at the Worc8sler Wednesday events. Dance also expanded thi5 year by creating a Lyrical team. They had a record4)reaking competition season, wth every style winning a trophy. The dub won 24 trophies in total- many of which were goldl Th8 choreography is created by the Dance captains who are all volunteors and go above and bayond to teach their members the routine, lead rehearsals, and run class sessions for their non.competilion members so that everyone gets Ihe opportunity lo dance. So¢ietie$ By the end of the year, 8 total of 847 society memberships had been bou9hl by 698 students. Of these. 50Vo were purchased through the University bursaries of Reach 11111 and Get Involved13101 and 14 soclelies had 50% or more of their memberships bought this way. We finished the year wllh 35 societies. We saw 10 new socleties form this year in the Cknental Society, Professi>nal Policing. Gaming, Medsoc, PENSA Worcester, Rocksoc. Worcester SSAGO, Physiolherapy. Surgical s(￿lety and Physicians Associates. Student Grou Events Our clubs an(1 societses held a range of fantastic events across 2023124, induding CPD events, big event collaboratlolls, and fundraisers leilher for their student group or for chartyl. Some of the CPD adivilie$ hosted by our academic societies. with a variety of guest speakers wer&: Education Enhanc8menl- Paediatric First Aid Training and Mental health First Aid Training Paramedic Society - Becoming a Newly Qualified Paramedic and what lo expect in interviews and inductions Italkl MedSoc- Public Health Lecture on why women face more knee injuries in sport Midwifery Society- Intemational Day of the Midwife event Sludenl groups or9anised fabulous events. which iealty embody what #Teamwore 1$. suth as: A Spooky Prom in October and a Take Me Out Night in The Hangar by Ariel Ftlness. were later awarded Charity Fundraising Student Group of the Year at the T8amWorc Awards. Uni Boob Team's Boobie Bingo Night in October for Breast cancer awareness Imising £3591. Men's CriGket and Men's Football Gharily malGh ft)r Movember. D8nee hosted their (now annuall Strictly event as part of the RAG Week in November 'INe're a committee...gel us out of here. returned with more teams than ever before. raislng £394.96. Poety hosted a 24-hr read-a-thon for Colchester and Ipswich Hospital Charity, raising £710. Paramedic society and RAG - a 24-hr CPR-a-Ihon for West Midla[￿S Air Ambulance, Cardiac Risk in the Young and to fund Sludenl campaign for a defibs to be installed in th& local ar8a. raising £1,019. Men's and Women's Rugby Collaborated lo host a charity car wash for Macmillan (raising £1801 ACS. Nigerian Society & Uni Boob Team collaborated on a Sip and Painl evening Christian Union and Music Cowhosled Christrnas carols Gaming Society, Dungeons and Dragons & Anime and Manga hosted a joint gaming night for RAG British Sign Language s￿Iety and Social Sports hosted a wheelchair basketball compebtlon for Sland up 2 Cancer. Aerbal Fitness. social sports and volleyball also came together to host a trip lo Alon Towers. Page 7

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Report of the Trustees for the Year Endfrd 31 July 2024 Teamwor¢ Polnt$ A total of 22 student groups achi8ved Teamworc Polnts 8ccr8dllation throughout the year, 13 Sports Clubs and 9 Soci8118s. Only the Paramedics Society achieved the Gold thr8shold 1400 points). wllh an impressive 500 points. while Aerial Fitness. Chgerleadir)g, Uni Boob Te8m, and Dan¢e hft th8 250-point Silver threshold_ There were 17 student groups who reached the Bronze threshold 1125 pointsl- Poety, Netball. Women's Cricket. Nigerian Society, Men's Rugby, Archery, Women's Rugby, Women's Foolball, Anime & MarvJa, Medsoc, Gaming, Social Sports, Women's Hockey, Christian Union. Men's Crick8L Men's Football. and Book Club. Groups receive benefrts for each level, Including social media takeovers and photoshoots. Givo it A Go W•¢k The Vlce President Student Activities encouraged skndent groups to facilhate events in January lo encourage retumiry and new students lo take part in extracurricular activities during their lime al university. including clubs. societies, Networks, RAG (Raise and Give), and Volunl¢gring. A total of 15 student gioups look part and filming through the week was used as an episode of our #Teamwo￿ TV Teamworc TV Episodè One.. Give il a Go Week lyoulube.com} Women's G m Pathwa In 2022-23, the V￿9 President Student ACtivit￿S IVPSAI wort(8d wrth the Women's Network and the Swrt Facilitios team to establish a weekly Women's p8lhway session in the University gym. Thls was to enable self-i(ienlifying women lo train in the wm Imthoul fear of inlimidallon, sexual harassment and the male gaze, which conlribules to gym anxiety. The scheme continued in 2023124 every ThLJrsday. A total 26 women booke(l on lo the 8-w88k cours8 with 20 attending the first session. The programme saw some drop off from week to week bul retsined good rNJmbers throughout the 8￿eek programme. The VPSA went along to one of the sessb)r15 where attendees shared their experience". Video | Fa￿bOOk Varsl 2024 We saw our annual Varsity against Gloucostgrshire back again, ￿th 17 points on off8r over 3 days of Ilxtures. A formal change saw a much mor8 compact schedule lake place at only University-owned facjlilies, limiting spend on external venues due tr) financial constraints. limiting impact tsn academic schedules and SU staff resources, as well as keeping ticket prices for students as low as possible. Some of the dubs students whose sport was no loruei included in the line-up were naturally very dbsapptxllted bul we did our best lo explain the reasons and provide allemative way5 for them to ¢ompgtg. Teamworc went to battl& against T8amGlos in American Football, Badminton Imen'sl. Badminton (Women's). Basketball (Men'sl, Dance, Football (Men's), Football Iwomen'sl, Futsal Iwomen's), Hockey (Men's), Hockey (Women's). Netball, Rugby {Men'sl, Rugby IWomen's1, Tennis {Men'sl, Tiampolining. Volleyball (Men's), and Volleyball Iwomen's). There were also show¢ase performances for Cheedeading (Pom) at the Football fixtures. and for Cheedeading (Stunt) al the Worcester Arena Evening se$s￿n, as Glos Cheer were unable lo compete. Over the event. we engaged over 500 athletes from both institutions, with 972 tickets being sold by Teamworc and just over 400 by ToamGlos. Highlights of an incredible thre9 days include a dominant 6 clean sweep for Teamworc at Oxstalls Arena Day. whgre Women's Hockey14-0} and Man's Ho¢k8y1&11 were dominant, and Men's Basketball then ended the day with a 94-65 win. After nail-biling wins for Women's Rugby {53-381 and Men's Rugby {25-221 al Oxstalls 4G Pitch Day, tha score was 8-1 heading Into a busy day of fLXtures at Worc8ster Sl John's Campus and Univefsity of Worcester Arena, with just 9 points needed lo dinch the Varsity title. Page 8

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Report of the Tru$lees for the Yéar Ended 31 July 2024 Ea￿Y losses in Men's Volleyball11-31 and Men's Badminton 10-81 saw TeamGlos daw back lo 8-3, before a hard-foughl 44 draw for Women's Badminton saw Teamworc take the point on ctsunlback of games, with tha overall 9-3 lèad clinching a second SUCGessive Varsity title for Teamworc and ensuring that the trophy woulé remain In Worcèsler. The Teamworc squads did not take their fool off the gas, wth a wln In Woman's Volleyball {3-01 followed by goals galore in front of a greal crowd al St John's Campus 3G Pitch where Women's and M8n' Football 8njoying victOri8s of 5-0 and &2 respgctively. The Worces18r Ar8na Evening session saw TeamGlos take the point in a closely contested Dance fixture. before Netball were unstoppable with a 57-18 win lo end Varsity on a high wrth a 134 overall score. Th& capaclty crowd rowed as the trophy to 2023-24 Vice President Student Activities Isobel Pricel Varsity r8mains a hug8 highlight for a diver$8 range of Worc9sler students and we continu8d to use the avenl lo rais8 awar8n8ss of issuès and good caus8s. Varsity captains from both Union collaborated lo produce their own #Shapeyoursport campaigns as part of th8 Vico Presidents, joint campaign centred around 'alhlele activism,. We saw the dubs come lo￿ther lo r81se money and promote awareness of Women in Sport INelb811}, International Human R￿h15 (Volleyball), Cancer Research UK {Men's Football). 8elonging in Sport (Dance), and many other great caMpa￿nS which we nominated lor a BUCS (British Universities and Colleges Sport} Digitsl Engagement Awand. 11 was great lo see students working together to jointly campaign on what they agreed was important to them and it cèrtainty contributed to 3 very posf(ive atm05phere throughout the competition. We were extremely gratefvl to many Unlverslty coll8agu8s, particularly those in the Arena. Sport. and Estates and Facilities, for their sUPPOrt in enabling us lo hosl more fixtures on campus and to ensure a vibrant few days for us all. Looking forward to Varsity 2025. more difficult decisions will need lo be made to ensure the event remains as wst effective as possible for both Unions and for students. RAG (Ralso and Glvg) Despite the ongoing ¢osl of living p￿sSUre$ for students, our rnewnber5 Still managed lo raise a total of £15,631.77 for good causes across the year. Of this, £2.9861.21 went to the Union's nominated cha¥ity for the year (voted for by students) Behind the Smile. As well as those activities listed under Student Group Events Saction above.. M￿Wrfery society hostod a rafflg during course inducts'on for Becoming Families and Bom Sleeping and raised £474. A group of Crfmlndogy students look InI￿alIVe to run Iheir own bake sale fundralser for Ihe Emergenoy SeNices Aid, raising £277. In March, for Intematsonal Women's Day the Women's Nelwork planned an Empowerment Week with various fundraisers for Wesl Mercia Rape & Sexual Abuse Support Clinic, raising £212. Women's Cricket raised £738 across the year for the T*enage Cancer Trust, through the 2900 Squat challenge. a Malvem Hills Hike and a Quiz Takeover. Men's Cricket ran a charity match for Red for Ruth and ralsed £1.235.38. For Movember, in lolal £2,055.87 was raised across various events, some stand outs were the Men'5 Cricket and Men's Football Charity Football Match and Cheerleading's Bring a Boy session. VOLUNTEERING A totsl of this year 6924.75 volunteering hours were logged on the V-record by students 8cros8 2023124. that Is an 11.68Yo Increase from 2022123. We saw 5070.25 hours recorded by Club and socSety members, 1602.75 hours by students completing community projects, 194.5 hours by cours8 rèps, 13 hours loggéd for student council and 35.5 hours logged by SU cr8w. Th8re was over a 50¥0 incr8as8 for three different activity types this year: communty projects, course reps and SU crew. Each year we are also aware that, despite our ongoing en￿UrageMenI, many students do not 109 their hours and so the real amount is likety lo be much higher than this. We have also seen a signif￿ant amount of our students volunteer with The Hive. which has been a fantastic partnership, wlth great results. Page 9

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Roport of th• Tru$teos for th• Yoar End•d 31 July 2024 We also wotked with all our providers lo ensure that their accounts and opportunities wero yp to dale and lo slreamling our brokerage platform to be more accessible for students and stakeholders. Awards We were very proud of the RAG Team and the Paramèdic Soclely for belng shortlisted for the Collaboration of the Year award by the National Student Fundraising Association, With Lucy Flshwick the assbslanl Team Leador for the RAG Team also being shortlisted for the Above and Beyoné award. At the lime of wriUng, we weie waiting for the outwme as the Awards due to th8 awards being postponed. Wè also entsred our Varsty Campaign. 'Shapg Your Sporf into the Digital Engagement Award category at the 8UCS annual awards as11 saw fantastic ￿llaboration lo ra15e awareness of a number of good causes by sludents aGr0s5 tho institutions bul il was, unfortunately. not shortlisted. SAFE￿ AND WELLBEING IN THE HANGAR Thè Hangar team of core and student staff wryk very hard to exceed our rasponsibilities as a venue used by students, staff. and members of the local community. Every year The Hangar Tenews its Best Bai None IB8N} accreditation, as p8rt of our membership ol the MUS Charity purchasing con50rtium. BBN is a national scheme that recognises and rewards responsible and safe premises that priorilisè customer experienc8 and wellbeing and contribute positively to the night-time economy. This year saw our best year evgr and whilst we maintsined our Gold BBN accreditatlon for the 7th onseculive year, we also achieved the folk)wing accolades at the NUS National Trade Awards hold Sn July 2024. attended by scores of Unions: - Cam 2nd ploce nationally for Sus for our BBN S￿re.. Won the Impacttul Collaboration Award (for ovr work with Ihg Inlemalional Experience Taam in hosting a diverse range of ￿ltural events for students) Won the Student Input and Feedback Award Ifor the work of one of our Bar Team Leaders, Ella P8g8. in crèating a new cocktall m8nu} Won the Customer Safety and Comfort Award (for thè t&am's commkmenl to creating a safe and wekomlng environment}. Thi5 meant we won all 3 categories in which we were nominated,. an astourKling achSevement which was then prked up by the local press. LWC nI￿r5 •todti )> )?? Page 10

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Rèport ol the Trustees for th• Year Endod 31 July 2024 In lemis of the commercial performance of the Hangar, sales during Welcome Week 2023124 were below those of 2022123, atthough the events we hosted proved very popular with students. The trend of students not drlnking alcohol, and spending much less in the bar then continued into the academic y6ar. CumulaUve sales by the end of Oclobgr rnalchgd the prior year and Continued until May al whSch point sales began lo d8din8. Throughout thè y8ar salas w8r8 highest on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, tha w88kly quiz proving very popu18r, with Friday stsll good but considgrably lower than previous years. As detai￿d in sections 4 and 5 below, we had numerous student-led events. ané il was a very go(￿ year for student participation. even if this was not reflected in sales. Many of the cultural events we hosted also. by their nature. did not ¢r¢ate bar Sales but formed a very imwtanl part of the work of the SU as a place for stud8nts to com8 and fael 8t homa. Overall bar takings were £133,1 k compared to £139.1k in 2022123. External events began to show slgns of Improvement following the COVID drop-off. As most of our students continued lo return htsme al the weekends, we aclivety promoted the Hangar as a venue on Saturday nights for Community hire. Throughout the summer the venue was the evening venue for the Univ8isity Summer School IMLAI aclivilies. The pool tables within the bar again proved very poptjlar and is now an important new revenue stream, whilst the offer of free table tennis, dats and X-3ox saw more students ulilising the spac8 during the 8ftemo￿S. With revenue declining the focus on saving costs was a major factor IhroughoLrt 2023124. During early 2024 an exercise was undertaken lo analyse revenue by hour to see rf a change to our opening hours would be beneficial. The decision taken was to open an hour later and dose an hour eartier lunl8$s it was busy} as the oosl of opening for these hours was on average more than the revenue bein9 taken. We dld ￿1 receive any negative fèedback follow4ng this change and further Cha￿eS may be considered in 2024125 K nlghdy takings do not improve. The bar and Hangar space are in need of investment but a lack of funds means this is not Cu￿entlY possible. We have been working with our extemal suppliers to improve Ihe number of Tvs within the spa￿. We will have new screens installed in Summer'24, plus existing screens updated at the cost of the supplier. Wè remain limited in terms of our ability to innovate and extend Olsr offer due lo the spa¢e we occupy and other factors such as tha Universitys caterbng contract. Wè continue lo discuss our challènges wlth the University at quartedy finance meetings. As a place for students to meet and enjoy themselves, the Hangar had a successful year. We have catered lo the changing student demographic as best we can and we remain buoygd by lev81s of sludenl ongaggmgnl. We continue to malntaln sponsorship contracts wSlh Tramps Nlghlclub and Domlnoes as key partners. although these h8ve not recovered lo pre-covld I￿61$ In tem)s of overall value. Our media pack offers comptrtilive ral8S to advertisers (which don't breach our exi51ing conlractsl and wg ar9 linked In with thè national NUS trading wnsortium to achi9Vg good value ￿ereVer possible. 2. UNDERSTANDING STUDENTS. FINANCIAL REALITIES AND REFLECTING THAT IN WHAT WE DO Koy alms und•meath thls: lil We will keep the cost to students of getting involved with our aclivitiès and services to a minimum wherever and however we can li1} We will support students In Ihelr efforts towards employability and make 11 clear how g8tting involved with the SU develops them as people and as leaders liiil We wll work with the Universtty lo ensure value for money across their services and facilitie5 Page 11

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Report of the Trustees for tho Year Endod 31 July 2024 COST OF LIVING SUPPORT Communl Cu board The cost of living remained a Slgnfficant conc8rn for thè oirtèr tsam for 2023124 and they wgrg k8en lo continu8 offering the Community Cupboard schem& and Breakfast dubs that commenced in 2022123. In S&mesler 1, we nolicgd an increasing demand as the weeks went by and some days the cupboard needed rg$to¢king sevèral times. This was in tsndem with reduclng donations, which presented a challenge (September only received £8 worth of donations). Decemb81, however, saw this pick up lollowing a drive for supplies across the University and in the local comrnunity. in partnership with the Local Foodbank. Supplies were then split 50..50. Over the year, wo recoivad a total of 1,308 donations, which 8quat8d to £1,223.441£762 by tha end of the first Semesterl- We w8r8 d8lighted that the outgoing PVC Istudenlsl forewent a leaving grft inst6￿1 asked staff lo contribute to the Communlty Cupboard. Thls raised £300 In April 2024, most of which has btson saved for supplies for Semester 1 on 2024125. The Union has also appliod lo the National Lottery Comfflunity Fund to support the initiative for a fvrthgr years but. al the time of writing. we await news on the applicab'on. Breakfast Club was relaun¢hed in November 2023, and 3 sessions were hosted prior to the Chrfslmas break at City C8mpus, the Medical SchoDI, and inside the Union. Despll8 our plans, more breakfast club sessions COU￿ not take place in Semester 2, largely due to the President needing to tske on moré duties around Academic Representation followlng the d8partur& of the Vie President Education. The $8ssions were a great way to talk 10 5bJdenly so we are very keen to rovitalise the inilialivè in 24125. ntornatS0 1 tud nts. Hardshl Fund One Df the Pr8sid8nt's key manifesto aims was to work with Ihe University to implemant the above, follwr¥J research they conducted that revealed most Universitie5 provided som8 fomi of hardship fund for international students. The current Ac￿sS to Learning Fund IALFI applies to home students solely and we have seen increasing numbers of inlernats'onal students at Worcester in recent years. Some of these students. in reality, lace hardship and financial difficulties during their course of study. Following several meetlngs. Sncluding liaison w(th the Dlrector of Intemational R￿rustMent and the PVC ICommunicatx)ns and Extemal Affairs). a papgr was pres&nted lo University Executive Boafd and approv8d, with a new scheme lo be implemented in the 2024125 a&￿em￿ year. ort Rec clin Kit Pro rarnme The Vice President Student Activities was passionate this yèar that no sludenl should be unable to take part in physical activity and sw)rt due lo a lack of equipment or appropriate clothing. There was an increase in uptake auoss th8 year in recreational sport sessions. which was r8ally positive bul we heard repc*ts of students tsking part with the wrong footwear, for example. To help tackle this and with the support of colleagues from University Sport, she established a new recycllng programme for sports that COU￿ b8 donated by any sludenl, staff or the local communty. Thrs is being delivered from the Sport Cenlrg and we are hoping the scheme will continue lo grow. Pgrlod DI nl Amended from the period 'poverV campaign of the previous year lo better reflect the aim of the campaign, the Union continued its parthership with a sustainable feminine hyg¢ene company. 'Hey Girts., lo distribute sustainable. quality, fr88 products to both students and the wider community, as 'a community partnerf. We linked in with Worcester Cathedral and the Hwe, and even sent packages lo 3 individuals in the community following referrals from Hey Girls, In addition to making products available in balhrLY)ms and our'caught Short Bags, {emergency packagos of single-use produ¢tsl, we lrialled a Period Dignty Order scheme. This allowed students lo order personali5ed packages of products, with a focus on the reusable products including period pants, reusable pads, and cups. We received 102 orders and dislribuled 230 packs of padsjliners and 190 packets of tampons throughout the year. Sludenl feedback sFN)w they remain very grateful for this servSce. Page 12

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Report of the Trustees for tha Yoar Endod 31 July 2024 PRICE BENCHMARKING, RESEARCH AND STUDENT CONSULTATION The Union is C￿lM[￿ed in its strategic aims to providing goDd value for our students. To this end, The Hangar conducted a bonchmarking exercise with 5 of our main bar competitors in the local area (including Wetherspoonsl. Of course, not all venues sold exactly the same products. so we compared products that had a similar specification. The findings revealed Ihar the Hangar was cheaper than most other ouugts for the vast majonty of our products, including soft drinks. The Wetherspoons. buying model lof bulk-buying kegs that are nearing the end of their 'shelt-life'} meant that they sell cheaper draughls and one pub had a short-term offer of £2 pints. which we would not move to land assume this was to deplete slockl. We h8v8 consulted with students throughout th& year on our events and ideas. Thi% included the Winter Ball, a potential Summer Ball and how we priced and located thal levenlually we had lo cancel plans du8 to a lack of sludenl interesll. our loyalty card toncepl Ilo be implementèd in Septembèr 20241, 8nd on8 of our bar team, Ella, won the Student Feedback and Input Award at the end of year NUS Trade Awards for her input into our cocktail menu. Lo It Card To support the affordabilty for students of using our venue and lo support commercial engagement. we spent the academic year researchlng and planning an SU Loyalty Card for implemenlalion In September 2024. Part of this was partaking in some exlemal researeh lal a di%counted rate with other Unions) conducled by Ajterline into Students. commercial and buying habits. The card will ensure a joined-up approach with the other areas and a¢tiviti95 of the Union and ongoing student input. STUDENT EMPLOYABILTY AND DEVELOPMENT The Union continued to invest lime into training students for varlous roles, as well as to dlreclly employ students as Assistants for Graphic Design, the Welcome Desk, The Hangar Bar. and Security- Numbers attending training across the year for paid and voluntsry student roles were as follows.. o Sports and Soaelies. committee training conference - 158 attendees1106 Sports Clubs & 52 Societies) o Student Netwod( Committee training - 6 out of 12 committee members allended training o New 51udenl staff training -10 o Deparknent Rep trainlng - 22 out of 22 Reps o Course Rep training - 100% of our 339 Course Reps (k)wnloaded Ih6ir training module and we are confhlenl that most of those students completed it, although some stated they had not. o Elections -30-minute bookable slots were offered to prospective candidates. In total, 9 students attende(l. 7 of whom went on to run in the elections. Over the year. a total of 21 students were employed with us. 6 of whom continued with us from the previous yearl supporting The Hangar, our Vvelcome Desk, and marketing functions, working a total of 5730 hours and eaming just under £70,000. We increased sbjdenl staff pay in year in line whh the govemment rises in the Living Wage, and we do not operate any age differential between pay. We also had 2 51udenl Green Impact Project Assistanls over the year who were paid by the University but who supported us with our sustairbability efforts. A IDlal of 15 student staff were recognised over the year for excellent work for the Union. Over the year we received 112 appliGalions for student staff roles and the Work for Us, page on our website had 1.956 views from 1st September 2023 10 31st July 2024. The Union continues lo support students through the job application process, with a new Employability and Careers section introduced on our website. https'.Ilwww.worcsu.comlhelpandadvicelemployability/ hosting our revised Employability Guide. Our Electims candidates were debriefed post elections on the transferable skills they had gain8d, and thè employability skills symbols used in our new Guide were added lo onllne training modubs for Sports and society committee training so they could see how they aligned lo their new roles and responsibilili8s. The Sludenl Voice COnfe￿nce also had a session on the Guide and drop4n sessions were made available. Our $tudenl-friendty Employability Guido Can be found here: https.'Ilwww.worcsu.comlpage8ssetslh&lpandadvic8lèmployabilityMSU Employability_Guide 2023.pdf. Pag8 13

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Rèport of th• Trustees for the Year Endod 31 July 2024 3. EMPOWERING STUDENTS TO HAVE THEIR SAY Key aim¥: lil We Mll support gtud8nts to èngage in things that affect them and wider stKiety li1} We will go out lo where students are and not wait for thom lo come to us, belng present and lisl8ning to their experiences {iill We will emphasisg our independence from the Unfvorsity. ensuring we challenge them based on our students, foedback and gxperionces, whilst continually demonslraling to students how and where wa will represent them. OUTREACH It is more important than ever for the Union to Teprosenl all students and to be visible across the University estate. This Isn't always gasy 19 manage and we have more work lo do on this in 2024125 but over the course of Semestor 1 we delivered.. o Officer inductions to 46 during Indu¢lion week 0 7 Campu5 Chats 0 3 Officer Breakfast Clubs 0 53% of wsils were to Lakeside, Riverside, Sevem. and City Campuses (including Jenny Lindl and 47% 10 different locations on Sl John's cawnpus. o Topics included Academic Represenlalion, RAG. Sports and Society prornolion. Volunteering, Housing. Academic Misconduct, cost of living. Help and Advlce introduced drop-ins and fl8xible appointments 118te and earfy}, appointments al Clty Campus. as w811 as co-ordinating 'multi-meets' with University welfare sotvices lo share infomialion, and they also secur8d quiet spaces for students on campus to call sludenl servicesAhe Union if they were in Samester 2 wa$ a$ follow$'. 0 30 hwrs of outreach by the Help and Advice Service 0 36 Presentations to drfferent cohorts about the Help and Advic* S8Nice and other ¢Jpportunthes in the SU 0 9 Carnpus Chalslpop ups 0 9 shared outreach sessions wllh gxtemal support services 0 6 shared outreach sessions with University s8rvices FEEDBACK AND INTELLIGENCE The Union is committed lo being proactive in finding out what is worying or concerning students, without burdening them. To this end. il gathers feedback and intelligence from across its seNices, activities and interactions with members centrally, lo infomi evidence-based campaigns and initiatives. Our analysls of this work revealed the following.. Most feedback was logged In January and February 33Yo of feedback received related to academic or educaUon matters A quarttrr of feedba¢k related to the Union itself Both housing and financg matters accounted for 13% of the total feedback - 8% of feedback was around University services and 4% about safely m8tters. - 63¥0 of the matt8rs logged impacted the whole University community 8YD impacted international students and another 8Qh those from undgr-represented groups As a rg$uIt of the above.. Help & A<lvice worked with University staff to clarify thè Academlc Integrity process for students. The Union worked closety with the Intemational Experience and Accommodation Teams lo supwjri international students arTiving on ￿MpuS into their accommodation wlh enhanced inductions. Page 14

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Report of the Trustèes for tha Year Endod 31 July 2024 From Semester 2, presentations were offered out to all Heads of Schools lo ensure student and ac8demlcs were aware of the Union and the serviceslopportunitie5 open to Ihern. particularfy Help and Advice. This proved very F)opular and dglivered lo 36 cohorts. The Unlon supported Course and D9partmonl Reps in gathering and pr9$9nling student feedback to tha University during discussions surrounding the r8mov31 of Prograss W88k The Help & Advice ServSces' prfority ¢arnpaign for 2024125 will be on safety. particularly around Scams targeted at students and inleinalional students including work scams Icommisslon-based selling) and essay mills. The Help and Advice services are also running a Safety Fair in October 2024 for a second year and will run an information campaign on the Miligaling Circumstances procgss. Voter apathy will be included in 2024125 Elections planning Even more focus on outreach in 2024125. ACADEMIC REPRESENTATION IARI Throughout 2023124 the Unior) continued to work closely with the Universty, through the joint Academic Representation Ov8rsighl Group IAROGI lo deliver the AR scheme and lo monitor outcomes Reps engaged well th￿UghOUt the year, anil we had an impressive 105 Course Rep Journals submitted. detailing their work and Impacts.. a huge Increase of 980h on the previous year (531. A snapshot of matters addressed by Reps include= - car parking concerns on city campus., better alignment Df leaming materials across joint honours disciplines- better soaal space in thè café al City campus with books and games, as well as extending evening hours and a more Inviting cafa envlronmenl within the Worcester Business School. Across the year. we had 22 out of 25 Department Rep poslllons fSlled. wSth all appointfjes undergoing training. Of the 22 Department Reps, 8 were placement students1360/0I, which highlights stron9 engagement from vocational courses. Reps engaged fanlaslically in discussions at councils and various forums and demonstrated an impressive dedication to the role. Despite repeated recruilmenl efforts, Department Rep positions for Midwfery and CPO. Geography and the Environment, and Psychology PG Taught remainod vacant and will be prioritised in 2024125. We continued lo celebrate the hard work of Course and Department Reps through the 'Rep of the Month. scheme. with some months having sevèral winnets due lo the hlgh callbre of nominations. In total wé awarded Rep of Ihe Month to 21 outstandlng Course and Department Reps across all schools. wrth the stud8nts rgcoiving certfficates, s¢xial media ¢overage, and £5 Amazon vouchers. Course and Departmont Reps of the Year were then presented at the annual T¥amworc Awards in May. Through tt)e Rep Accredltstlon Scheme, 21 reps recefved Bronze, Silver or Gokl AGcreditalion. Over double the number of Reps received Golé compared to the prevlous year. again demonstrating th8ir commitment lo th8 role. Awards were presented al a Rgp Colobration Evonl which concluded the Student Voice Conferenc8 In Aprll. Student Voice Conference The SU held a Sludenl Voice Conference al the end of April, consisting of a series of talks. workshops and bile-size learning opportunities facililaled by SU and University stsff, as well as an external speak8r, as fdlows.. Lefs talk18adership Employ8blllty & Generative A.1. Networking, Suslainabillty & Employabillty Ilndudlrrfj CVILlnkedln checks and free headshots) Equality, Oiversity and Inclusion in HEI'S - external speaker We recoived 65 RSVPS for the conference with approximately 45 students attending and engaging throughout thè day, which end8d with a lovely Rep celebration in The Hangar. Page 15

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 July 2024 Forums These continued as an important way for students and staff lo come together, discuss specific topics, and agre8 actions. A slightly different appioa¢h was taken in Samesler 1. with Course and Department Reps having overtapping sessions across one day. with the following dlscussed.. Llbrary drop off al St John's - The appropriatèness of rooms and spaces for some courses Parking issue5 ar)d permit availabil - Timetabling issues - Blackboard - Group work and group marking Semester 2 then saw anolh6r different approach to vary how we engag8 Students, and 9 school-based Forums look place across one week. An additional catch up for Ihe ￿r) nO￿Y r8cruiled Medic81 School Cours8 Reps was Iherb held, meanlng all 10 schools were engaged. Where possible, Academic Representation Co-Drdinators IARC81 from each school or Inslltvle altended as did the Provost. Overall, 51 attendees auoss 9 forums. We had received 163 RSVP responses for these forums190 of which were Yes, RSVPS), showing many more Reps engaged with our communications but were perhaps unable lo att8nd on the day. Key mattérs dlseussed Included effectlve communication and the use of technology within the AR system, prayer spa￿$ on different campuses. Rep training, maintaining effective bound8ries {particularly when Reps arè approached r8garding non-acadèmic mattèrs), and March in-takes. Rè Testimonials Reps have told us the followlng Ihlg year al)oul their experiences.. '6eing course rep has bggn absolutely brilliant and I'm so glad I stepped up lo do it. It not only let me lake leadership of my group but allowed Me to forni a closer bond with my peers and fom) great friendships wilh them.... Stand up and speak up for your peers and Yourse￿e5. IVS an amazing opportunity, and you d be surprised at what you can achieve.. ha role of eourse representats've has provld8d me wllh employabllity skllls that have improved my study and career prospects for the future.. l am now off to do a Masters wahayl The slud8nl to module leader ommunicalion d8v8Iop8d my skills masswely as a leamer and a leador.. improving my abilities to be empath8li¢ and understanding towards my peers in their final year. The Student Union and other student representslives have been really supportive. being easily contactable if at any point further infomialv)n was nèeded. I highly recommend anyone thinking about putting themselves forward for the role to go for itl. 'Th9 SU hos givgn me opportunit￿$ lo grow throlsghout my university gxp8rienc8. I have been cJ)urse and department rep and working with the SU has been a pleasure. I've personally seen the hard work and dedication they pul into helping students. I'll always remember the help the SU have done for me." 'Being a student wp.. has been amaang for my ¢￿fidence and professional development." Satl fac on with tho Acadomic Re resentatl¢n S s*em A key measufe for us is, naturally, satisfaction with the Academic Rapres8nt8tion IARI system amoryst the student body. W8 wer& pleased with th8 results from the key surveys that lake place annually. halping us to understand students, vl&ws on how their a¢adgmic irbterests are represented by the Union. The National Student Survey INSS) and UnNersity Course Expedenc8 Survey {CESI results for thls academic year wore as follows.. Page 16

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 July 2024 Natlonal Studènt Surv Q2S How w•ll does tho Studont's Union represent students. a¢ademl¢ Interests? Overall University.. 76.5Vts {sector average 73%, our score in 2023 was 750AI The Unlon Is poslNoned 37th out of 147 Unlons nallonally ir* the Univgrsilies. wmpiled NSS rankings (for Q25- 37th1148 in 2023, and for the previous Q26 - 18th1149 in 2022, 19th1149 in 2021 and 2020. 36th1152 in 2019and 61sV151 in 20181. Course Experience Survey {CES): Overall satisfacllon wSth Academic Representalion System- 85Yo Q.5.3- 1 know who my Course Rep Is: Overall Univetsty.- 82%1-2°A from 20221231 Q S.4- Cours• Raps reprasent the Interests of students on my course effectively: Overall unive￿ity." 844A1+4Vo on 20221231 Q14- How well does the Students. Unlon represent aGademlG Interests: Overall University.. 84%1+4OA on 20221231 Plzza wlth a PVC Following sludenl f8edback at th8 All Student Meeting in February 2023, that they would like increased visibility of the University's Senior leadership team, the Union worked with the PVC (Students). Dr Tim Jones to estsblish Pth with a PVC. Students could come along and ask questions, whilst grab a quick slic8 of the eveT-favourile food. There were then a fijrther session with Ihg PVC IAcad8micsl, Lisa Stansbie and Sally Moyle. Whilst the numbers of students attending these meets was relatively small, some key topics were discussed and action promised, Such as parking, intemalional hardship, catsring, and building a ommunily feel on campus. STUDENT COUNCIL Student Council, th8 highest student body in our democratic slw¢ture. had anothgr busy and productive year, with some good debate. We filled 770/D of the av8ilaLile positions120 out of 261. This was 860/0 the year before. Some councillors again struggled with time and other commitrnenls and were unable attend meetings and so by the end of the year, 2 of the 4 meetings had reached quoracy. We will be looking lo rearrange the limes of the meetings going forward. Sludent Councll had standing agenda items for 8ach me8ling as follows.. . OffI￿r annual objectives and reports Update from Sub Councils - Welfare and Incluskjn, Education, and what bocame known as Student Activities {fomierty TeamwDrcl Councils Up(lales from Executive Committee and Trustee Board Update from AROG (Academic Representation Oversight Group) Live Policies and Ideas Current Student Issues . Menu Diversity and campus catering was added from October 2023 88 a standlng item on the agenda due to the volumg of student cyjmments and concems raised about thls. In additlon to the above, key areas of discussion over the course of the year were around.. Facilities and support for students on City and Jenny Lind * Mulli faith rooms across the campuses • Student mental health Issues wf(h transport for students on nursing placement during the train strikes Issues with Reasonable Adjustment Plans IRAPs1 not being actioned for studen15 Page 17

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 July 2024 . Availability of free peri¢xl products across campus Languag8 dubs for international students to help them understand slang, idioms. and informal Engllsh . Tha Union's Leadership Elections and Al Student Meeting Channels for students lo report racism or discriminab'on NUS Confer8nca and Liberation Conference Honorary Life Memberships . Supporting the Gypsies, Travellers, Roma, Showman & Boaters IGTRSBI Pl8dg8 10 motions went to the Countil. 8 of whlch were passed, some with amendments.. o Separate All Gender and Disabled Toilets - lo work with the University o Incorrect Teminology- lo wotl( with the University to create a guide for academics and staff on appropriate leiminology o Email name change - to work wth University IT and Registy to ensure sludenls can èaslly change I￿1r email addrfrss rf they change their names. o T8amworc CouncAI name change b8cam8 Student Activities Council to reflect the UnK)n's Officer structure o Increase the number of academic representatives on Student Council - from 2 (one per cy)Ilego1 to 10 ILY per Schoolllnstilulel o Continuing Recording Lectures - to work with th8 University to ensure implementsb"on. This was to ￿flect students. studying needs and deslre to ￿visit lectures and discussions within, as well a8 being linked to issues with Reasonable Adjuslrnenl Plans IRAPS) not always being considered properly. o Race Equality Week - to mandate the Union to rècogni86 the week and ensure the University were Involv8d. o Accommodation references for inlernaticjnal sludenl$ lo work with the University to seek appropriate guarantor arrangements for private ￿nIals. This was amended lo include home students who are estranged or who have no access to a guarantor bul who have stayed in University accommodation. The 2 policies that were not passed were: . To commit the Un￿n to proMdiThJ mandatory basic lrfe support and first aid training for commitiee members. 11 was agreed this could not be mandatory and would be costly for the Union but was felt lo be a pogitive skill for all students. The Union agreed to Invests'gate th& fvasiblllty of such trdinin9 for the acadern￿ year 2024125, in collaboration wllh the UnlversKy. To mandate the Union lo protect Progress Week In the Univeisily calendar and ensur8 no ftElure change 10 arrangements around Progr8ss Weeks without sludenl consullalion. This policy was submitted to a meeting which was not quorate, and the subsequent email resolution also did not reach quoracy. The Uriion is reviewing what is termed 'PolIc￿ versu$ oetions and tasks for the 2024125 academic year a$ il was fell by managernent that some of th8 polioes passed a￿9$$ Ihg 2023124 year were not lechnicalty policies but mor8 'asks' from students and actions for Officers to follow up. SUB COUNCILS OF STUDENT COVNCIL Education Council This year, Education Councillors were Gonsulted on a range of topi￿ and debated a number of policies through the subacounul. including.. Policy subrnissions.. o Sludenl choice for examinations o Continuing R8cording Lectures o Increase to Academlc Representation mombgrship on Student Council o Progress Week Protection Policy Discussion topics= Personal Academie Tutors (PATS), Reasonable Adjustment Plans (RAPS). Timetsbllng . Ar1ifi¢ial Inlellig8nce Workshop delivered by Helen Hope. Deputy Head of School, Sport & Exercise Science Page 18

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 July 2024 The average attendance rale across all four Education Council meetings was 48Vo, with meetings often failing to meet quorum. Conseouenlly. a kèy pnorily for the Students. Union next yèar will be to emphasize the importance of these meetings and encourage higher attendance rates. Wolfaro and Inclu$lon Coun¢ll Matters covered by Ihls SU￿CounCIl across 2023r24: Policy submissions.. o All Genderl Disabled Toilet Separation Policy o Incclrrect Terminology Policy o Email name change o Race Equality Week Pollcy o Action for Accessibility o Guaranlor for Intarnational students Policy o Inclusive period F)olicy Discussion topics.. Sustainability, Hangarlsu Spac8s. and accessible Elections. EDI Forum with senior Poli¢8 and local Hate Crime Officers . Arttficial Intelligence Workshtsp delivered by Helen Hope, Deputy Head of School, Sport & Exerryse Suence The average attendan¢9 was 8 councillors pgr meeling across all four Wglfarg & Inclusiffi Cwncils this year, which is approx. 66V* turnout, with ona ma8ting failing lo meat quorum. Page 19

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 July 2024 ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE Welfare & Inclu$lon Council foadback on Leadershl Elections One of our core aims in our Leadership Elections thls year w88 to seek to Improve our election candidate diversty. This follows our elections in 2022-23 where.. al no international students run as a candidate Ibl our candidates who defined as malellemalolnon-blnary in 2022-23 did not reflect our large proportK)n of female students. Ic} of the candidates we received demographic data for in 2022-23 (which was not all candidates), all defined as whlte students. De￿mbertS meeting of Wèlfare & Indusion Councll was ask8d a set of questions to help gain f88dback from underr8presgnt¢d gioups on their feeling5 and thoughts surrounéing demixraey and elections. This was gathor8d via an anonymous polllng plarform to ensure participants fell wmfortable to be open and honest. The feedback was ins¥JhfftJl and thoughl-provoking, comments cenlring around the following barriers to engagement.. Language barrieTS- understanding the temiinology and Speaking lo other students. Feeling judged or lacking confidence. • Tim8 commitrn8nt lof running a campaign). Flnancial barrier (cost of running a campalgnl. Mlslrust In the principles of a free and fair elgclion. . Lack of existing representation. This feedback was subsequently Sncorporaled in Dur planning processes. resulting in an 8nhancEd and extended sel of inclusivity initiatives for the Leadership Elections 2024. Studonl Actlvltles Councll Previously named TgamWor¢ Council. meetings were held In Octob8r, Nov8mber, February and Aprll. The first sub council meeting introduced club and society commlttee members lo the Studeni Councll struciur8 and members voted in our Student Activity Reps to Student Council. Throughout the year. we gathered feedback from members on SU spaces, Celebration Week. the process of recruiting wmmitteo members, and Varsity. They also benefitled from then ses&on dolivergd by Helen Hope on Artificial Intell￿en workshop lo attendees. Two policy motions ware submitted across the year. The flrsl asked for the Students. Union to Integrate Basic Life Supwrt andlor First training into Committee Trainlng to help commltlee members to respond if a rnedical emergency occurred durfng a student group session. The policy was unanimously approved and was passed to Studgnl Counal. The second motion looked at implementing 'non-monelary soci8ti8s' in which societies wouldnl require a membership fee for students to be a part of. The Viee President Student Activities explaining the reasons why sludenl groups have memberships and {in many cases small) fees. There ￿ds much discussion amongst the sub council mombers and Ihe majorty of voted against the proposal, due to potential implications, so tt did not progress to Studonl Council. Page 20

VVORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Réport of thè Trust•8S for the Year Ended 31 July 2024 ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE EXECUTIVE COMMirrEE Our Executive Committee, consisting of th8 3 fijll timè officers and support8d by the Union's Senior Management Team. continued lo me81 each month to monltor the Officers, olectiveslcampaigns and progres5 against active SU Policies, as well as to discuss student Ideas {submitt&d via th8 Ideas Forum), student issues, and key projects (including those in collaboration with University). They also approved 11 new societies and 2 new clubs throughout thg ygar. Matters attended to over the course of the year by the C¢)mrnittee included= Adlve Poll¢lèslStudènt Idea$ Ivla Ideas Forum): • Addressing use of incorrect terminology by lecturers Progress of University Mentsl Health Policy . 24 hours access to Elizabeth Garrett Anderson building ICCTV Ability for studgnts to change their name and email across University systems Acc8ssibl8 Toilèts on campus Module withdrawal procedures Other emerging student mattors includgd: Cost of Living • Progress Week Matt8rs rais8d from Pizza with the PVC . Catering on Campus Cty Campus and Jenny Lind Ifacllities and atmospher0} International Student Hardship AccomrTiodalion costs land other issues related to housing) Reasonable Adjustment Plans land issues related to these for students) * Nefv40rk committee bursaries • Placement issues for nijrsing issues lincluding transport during rail strikes) Arlifi¢ial Intelligen￿ land emerging issues amongst a particular ￿hortl Researching giants to support work of SU Middle East Corfflict Dudley Campus developments * NUS affiliation and reform • Studen15' Choice Awards General Election UNION LEADERSHIP ELECTIONS The Union's Leadershlp Electlons took place in the lasl week of February and Saw 5 stud8nts stand for the 3 positions. with the Vice Presldent Education post uncontssled (albell students had tho option lo Re-open Nominalionsl. We initially had 8 candidates standing bul 3 of Iheffl dropped out of the process, citing time and personal pressures. Anecdotslly this as also the case al many other Sus nationally. We r9duced the campaigning p¢riod evon further this year lo try and minimise pressure on the candidales and ID better accommodat8 Any stud8nts on profèssional courses but some fell the prospect was still loo onerous or off-putting. We are still seeing issues around confidence in students, and this is something that is, again, being experienced nationally, We were delighted to have the highest number of nominations through our 'Recommgnd a Friend. seheme, whereby students could be recommended by others as a potential candidate. This year we rèceived 120 Iln comparison to 73 last year, which was also record breaking) and many conversations look place with those recommended as a resutt. Many of them were first or wond years who d8cid8d not lo stand this year bul seemed very keen to do so in future years. Page 21

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Rèport of thè Trusteès for tho Year Ended 31 July 2024 ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE A total of 3,210 votes were cast by 1.162 individual voters. Icompared to 3,100 votes by 1.101 sbjdenls In 20231 representtng 13.9% of Ihe sludenl population Ilhe seetor average remains bets¥8en 10 and 15¥.1. We also had increased engagement In voting from students from the School of Nursing and Midwif8ry. which was one of our key aims. The elections once again enjoyad a very positive almosphere and the following candidates were successfully elected as the UnSon's Executive for 2024125.. SU President- Ruttuja Mane (School of Psychology) Vice President Education - Elliot Atkinson (School of Humanities) V￿@ President Stud8nt Actiwti8s- Jack Lambert IWorc8Ster Business School) The Union worked hard lo incr&ase diversity in the Leadership Elections. Of the candidalgs, 60°h described their ethnicity as Mixedlmultiple Ethnicity. Asian Ilndianl or Any Other Ethnicity120% in 20231. The President elect is the first international stud8nt to be elected into this position lor the Union lalbeit we have had inlemational sludènl Vice Presidents in the pastl. All candidates were between 18 and 21. 40Vo of whL¥n defined their sexual orientation as Bisexual or GaylLesbian and 40'k considered themselves lo havo a specific leaming disability. other disability, or knng-lerm heamh condit￿n. We, also, consulted our INelfare and Indusion Council on the electK)ns proc8ss in December 2023. and their feedback was extremely usefLJI. As a result. measure$ put in place to try and reduce 8$ many barri8rs as posslble lo engagement Included.. A new Inlemational Students Guide on the CandKlale Hub section of our website. 10 5UPPOrt any inlgmational Students considering running wf(h infomation aboul support. visas. ènd overcoming language barriors with a glossary of key terms. Wèllbèing training as part of candM#ale training dalivered by our Academic and Welfare Advisus. A dedicated candidate wellbeing space in the SU building to en￿urage breaks and d¢)wn-time. A quiet campaigning hour. - The results night taking place the day after tho voting closed to giv& gveryone space to decompress. Candidate wellbeing and debrief event {bo%￿l￿} beforg th8 results night. which Ihey all h)vedl Following our initiatives. we featured in the NUS'S SU Elections 2024 report as a case study for good practice around candidate and staff wellbeing. NUS were the Returning Officer for our Elections land for 115 other SU elections nationally in Spring and 34 in Autumn 20231. The Universty's Director of Access and Indusion was, again, our Deputy Returning Officer, for which we remain very grateful. Lwking forward lo the 2025 Leadershlp Eledon, we want to.. Bulld on the above initiatives and engagement of Welfara and Inclusion Councll Explore mre support for students with disabilities - Review engagement auoss the S¢hods Increase the engagement of mature students ALL STUDENT MEETING We held our annual All Student Meeting in February, Providing a review of Union aCt￿lt￿S during th8 2022123 academic yaar and details of our new Strategic Framework 2023-28. We also Shared the Union's 2022123 accounts and gav8 an overview of our affiliations. We only had 19 students attend and so did not reach quoracy bul thos8 who attended were hlghly engaged ond asked qUest￿)nS around= The Union's finances and bar operation . The contract with sports kit supplier. Kukri Iwhich is a contract the Universty holds) Page 22

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Report of the Trusteos for tha Year Ended 31 July 2024 ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE . Home Varsity Coursè Reps • Teamworc Aw8rd8 . Teamwor¢ Points . A Varsity for societies . Why certain sludgnl group$ affiliatg lo resigious organisations Mulli-faith prayer space on the University ¢ampuses ENGAGEMEMT WITH LOCAL AND NATIONAL POLITICS AND IN THE WIDER HE SECTOR The Union staff and Officers contributed to the following over the year. The Vicg Prestdanl Education wrote lo MP Robin Vvalker and Universities Minister. Robert Halfon, regarding thè theloric around 'riprf degrees.. Robert Halfon sent a detsiled letter in response, offering reassurance that plans to cap d8gr8&s in Arts and Humanitl8s etc_ would not havè a negative impact. The Ofs Consultation on their new slralegic priorities. - Ofs and NUS consultstKJns on Fie8dom of Speeth legislation. - TWD articles in WonkHE - Students need support lo have conversations about consent | Wonkhe And Students need to be co-pilots on the Al adventure | Wonkhe. The President also attended the Student Council equivalent (Accountability Panel) of another Union as an extemal cOntri￿tOr. The Union's Chief ExeuJttV8 Co-ordinates and chairs a working group of senlor leads from Sus nationally and BUCS {8ritish Universities and Colleges Sport) to Increase the volce ol Unlons and to amend the governance structure of BUCS to recognise the role many Sus play in HE Sport. The Union'5 Chief ExeGUtive and Director and Finance and CoTNmercial were asked to join a national tssk and finish group organised by 8UCS to Io¢)k at creating a new model for ¢alculaling member affiliationslsubscriptions. The Union's Chief Executive was invited lo join the Executive of FACE (Forum for Access and Continuing Education) to increase links belween FACE and SUS nationally. The Union f8alured in the NUS'S SU ElectK)ns 2024 report as a ¢asè Study for go¢xJ practice around Candidat8 and staff wellbelng. The Union now has a strong record of engagement in national and local democracy. as wo11 as other areas of the HE seclor. We are confident this will continue in 2024125. 4. MAKING SURE OUR DIVERSE BODY IS REPRESENTED Koy aims: Il We will U￿lerstand and leam 8boul the dlver81ty of our students so we can support and represent them li1} We will ensure Equity. Diversity, and Indusion {EDI} is central to all we do, worklng to an informed acllon plan each year and keeping our members updated liiil We will deliver activities and evertsts that are accessible and that appeal lo different students STUDENT NETWORKS Following som8 mixed engagement In 2022123 wlth Networks, and lots of discusslon with Universty, the Union restructured NetWOTks over the summer period and agreed, through AFIOG and the PVC Sludenls, that Chairs and Vice Chairs would re￿1ve bur5aTie5 in 2023124. This was lo reflect the representstivè nature of thelr role, in Ilne wlth Department Reps. and to encourage èngagèment as students are more and more reticent to commit to voluntary roles. We reduced the Ne￿orkS to 7., lor Disabled Studonls,, LGBTQ+ Students,, Women's, Intemalional Students.. Comrnulers Students. Race Equality, and Mature, Parents & Carers Networks. The removal ol Networks was addressed through allernalive initiatives {e.g. the Sustsinability Network through paid Green Impact Project Assistsnlsl. All Networks a Chair appointed and 4 of the 7 al￿ had a Vice Chair in p)srtion. Page 23

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Report of the Tru$te¢s for the Year Ended 31 July 2024 ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE Highlights of their activities over the year include.. The Disabled Students, Network's charity baskglball gvent and 'A little Less conversation, More Action Pleas8, Campaun lincluding collaborating with other student groups), whereby staff were encoLJraged to use texl-ltrspee¢h sothyare for half a day. The Nets¥orK also submitted 3 policias to We￿are & Indusion Council related lo all genderl disablod toil8t separatK)n, incorrect leminology, and accessible communicallons. The Race Equality Network hosted Race Equality Week, which encompassed a range of events, on-line and in person. This included microaggression training. a Culture and Race Workshop, and a Community Dialogue attended by extemal organisalions and University manag8mant. Unforbjnalely, thè Network'$ planned 'Equalty Walk, and ovening celebration during the weak had to be cancelled due to inclement weather There was then 8 wrap-up gvenl the followlng w88k. reflecting on the week and making future commitmants. The Unbon continues to liaise with extemal stakeholders following the Community Oialogug to engage students mor6 with aclivilies and projects in the local community. - February wa$ LGBTQ+ History month and the LGBTQ+ N8tsYork celebrated by hostlng a Valentines Ball for any student lo Come to celebrate an evening of love and frSendship. The theme was 'Fl8mboy8nt Fancy. so students d￿ssed to impress. shared a slice of pyzza together, and danced the night away. The Women's N9￿rk hosted a craft+lhon, a bake sal8. a nighttime safety stall, and a guest speaker from the West Mercia Rape and Sexual Abuse C8nlr8. The International Student Netsyork supported students wlth learnlng UK slarbg. EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION (EDI> The Union is very proud of the continued efforts it has made in respect of EDI, as a ful￿a￿ents1 consideration in OUT services and operations. Our intemal EDI Working Group, again, met monthly and had repre88nlalion from across the Drganisatioll, as well as linking in wth the Union's Welfare and Induston Councll. The group monitored progress agalnst a comprehensive aGtion plan and an end of year raport was publlshed in May 2024. Our Anti-Racism stslement was also updatad. Both can be found here httyTrs.'1fvN￿.W0rCSu.comfy0vrunIon1abouhysuIequa1ltya￿ddlvelsilyl The action plan for 2023124 covered the following areas.. • Rewgnilion of cultural events and festlvals, including our gV9nts in the Hangar Race Equalty and LGBTQ+ engagement in Sport . Accessibility of the Su's spac8s. services. and communications . The experience of neurthjlverse students on campus Universty policy around ar￿ facilitie5 lor religious observance • Ethnic diversity of elections cand¥Jales EDI training for staff and students International students. hardship fjjnd Gender neutral toilet facilities . Creation of a #Teamwor¢ EDI video . Support from extem81 organisalions in staff. policy. and service development In tsrms of the training. development and awaron&ss raising, the Union facllllaled the following.. Race Awareness training for our core staff team, delivered by Mission Diverse Ihttps'.Ilmissiondiverse.org4- Delivered EDI training to our Club, Society. and Nelwork Committees. Page 24

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Report of the Trustee$ for the Yoar Ended 31 July 2024 ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE Neurodiversity training for core staff and managers, from an external charity, l Am Payng Attent￿n (https.'Ilbyww.iaMpayir￿attenl1on.Co.Ukj I sharing the sessions cost wrth 2 other Unions. - An EDI Forum. with the local West Mercia Police Chief Inspector, where slu¢Jents and stsff asked quesllons on the Polic8's currant approach 19 and priorities around EDI. Supported the Racg Equality NeN¥ork lo run a range of events for Race Equality Week 2024 in February. This included Microaggressions Training, a Curture and Race Workshop, and a Community Dialogue attended by extemal organisalions and University management. The su look part Race Equality Matters, Day Challenge https'.Ilwww.raceequalitymatters.coml&day-challengel sharing information each day. As part of this, throughout the woek staff and students ¢ontritrAJtgd lo the Big Promisa, 8xprassing Ih8ir commkments to race 8qUlty. This was made into a lovely poslef that is on permanent display in the SU. T<)ok part in our Disabled Sttjdenls, Nefv￿rk Texf2Speech Day in February. to raise awareness of non-verbal communicab'on methods. The Union's Chiaf Exaculive was a facililalor al a session organised by the University in preparatKsn for submitting their new Access and Participation Plan IAPPI. supporting discussions on how the University can prioritise and support race equity. Facilitated students. {paid) involvement Ipaidl in focus groups, contributing ideas on what they felt should be included in the APP. Thè Chief Exe¢ulive co-ordinated the creation of an on-line forum (via the National Union of Students) for leaders of Students. Unlons nallonally to gharè ideas and best practic8 around race 8quity- In terms of our intemal processes and commrtmenls as a Union.. We worked with the University to ensure that Chairs and Vice Chair5 of our Sludenl Networks received 8 bursary for their work for the first lime. in line with Departrnenl Reps, to reflect the rep￿Sen￿lIVe nature of their ro￿. Had spgcific EDI objectives around our annual Leadership El¥lions, to remove barriors lo engagement and lo increase the diversity cf candidates. We ¢onlinued lo run our recruitment processes for core and sludenl stsff in a transparent and indusive way, being proactive in encouraging applications from people based on skills and competencies land not priorilY&ing exper1er￿) and oxplalning who we ar9 0$ an organisation and our EDI commitments Upheld our zero-lolerance approach lo all forms of dSscriminalion and harassmant withln #Teamworc. We sp8nt time educating sludenls on the impact of e8rtain conduct and supporting students lo be actlve bystsnders. We conlinuad lo promote the need for students to look out for @ach other and embrace difference. We had a very good year, with very few incidents within our student gmups. We reviewed our EDI Policy and Anti-Racism statement. Introduced a suite of updated and, in some cases new, policies in our Employee Handbook related to 'Special and Other Leavg,. This was to further support our staff lo balance their work Ilfe ￿th their prlvale lif8 and public duties. Rev*wed our Bye Laws and processes to rènh)ve barriers to engag8m8nt. with compr8hensNe updates prepared for imp￿ments110n in 2024125. In relation to the Union's services for member5 W9= We held a divèrse programme of 8vènts 8nd celebrations in The Hangar marking Dw81i, Nigerian Independen￿, Onam Festival, Black History Month, Chinese New Year, and hosted a Break the Fast station during Ramadan. We also facilitated an Afrobeals Night, Christmas Winter Ball. Bollywood Night, LGBTQ+ Valentines Ball, and 8 global quiz hosted by th8 Intemalional Experience Team. The Hangar team had monthly meeting5 With the Universivs International Team to onsure great collaboration and won a national award tor their efforts in this respect. Increased the acc8ssibtlity of our Hèlp and Aévice service further. offering more flexible appolntment tlmes and drop-in sessions, devoloping our advice enquiry foms lo allow for enlarged text and yellow paper print verstons, and having text lo speech and language translation available on our ipad. Translated our Teamworc Awards running order into braille and devoloped braille menus for use in The Hangar from September 2024. We, also, had braille stickers placed al the bottom of the stsirs in the venue. Page 25

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Report of tho Trustee$ for the Year End•d 31 July 2024 ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE Supported several intemab'onal students with issues they had experienced on course pl8c8m8nts and reported these to the University. These were taken very seriously and followed up with the Chief Nursing Officer and Freedom to Speak up Guardlan in the NHS Acute Hospital Trust and reported to the Nursing Midwifery Council {NMCI. We were very heartened by the University's response In this matt8r. Other issues related lo transport to plaeemenls Iwth ongoing train strikes) were also raised by student Reps and resulted in a new working group related lo pl8e8ments being established by the Unlv8rsity to tackle the problem, of which the SU President is a member. Worked hard to encourage the University lo create a 4ardship Funé that is accessible to our international students, presenting research conducted by the President of provision at other Univer511ies. Created a working group with colleagues from the Univers¢ty's Inl8malional Experience Team and Sport department, to increase engag8m8nt of inlernatSon81 studènts in all fomis of sport at Worcester. This resultèd in a small increase in th8 diversty of students engag8d wth BUCS sports teams but many more students èngaged wllh recreational sport. which the group promoted. Continue to assess demographic Ilata biannually of the fflefflbers who are engageé with our activities as Reps, volunteers, and club, society, arKI notwork members. Our aim is to address where our engaged students do not reflect lor exceed) the Universlty overall population data. Raised the need for more accessible toilets across campus with the University. and new signage is now being installed. The Universty will be adding a map lo MyDay to show where thè accessible toilets, baby change facilities. and gender-neutral toilets can be found on campus. Worked with the Universlty on improving prayer facililies and spaces across Ihe campuses. which is still being worked on. . Worked with the Universty's Disabiltty Service on supporting studènts wllh neurodlvergence as part of their induction, f8¢ililating bespoke activities for students. - We consulted with students when Organising major 8venls such as Celebration Week what they wanted lo see and accessibility, in¢￿￿1n9 finanGially. Going forward in 2024125, in summary the Union aims to.. Facililale further bystander and micro-aggressions training for the student body. ContinL¢e to strive to increase the diversity of students engaging with our annual Leadership Eleclic￿. Develop a Neurodiversity Policy for the organlsats.on {following Ihe training this yearl. Dellver a Race Equalrty Week in 2025. in partnership with the University and community stakeholde￿. ontinue lo leam from best practic8 in the sector, as w811 as so8k extemal expertise. to ensure our processes and Pfocedures aro as inclusive and effective as possible. Update our calendar of c¥Jltural events for 2024125. working with University colleagues and continue the great relationship we have with the Intemalional Experience Team. Work lo ensure we have more dNer5ity within Ihe memberships of our sports clubs, soci8ties. nefviorks, Rep cohorts and volunteers. and supporting our student groups to b8 infomi8d and inclusive. Continue to scrutinise our spacelbuilding. liaising with University Estates on improvements we believe are n88d8d. Tho Han As detailed above, tho Hangar hdd a very diveT59 programmo of events and celebrations across the year marking Diwali, Nigerian Independence, Onam Festival, Black History Month, Chinesè New Year (with an amazing dragon in attendanca!). as well as hosting a Break the Fast station during Ramadan. It also hosted an Afrobeats Nohl. the Christsmas Winter Ball, a Bollywood Night, the LGBTQ+ Valentines Ball. and a global quiz hosted by the International Experience Team. The team won the Impactful Collaboration Award in the national NUS Trade Awards for this and their excellent collaboration with the Univ8rsiVs International Experience Team. In addition lo this, the Hangar team supported students lo host th8 highest number of studenl-led events ever, at 96. Of these, 91 were run by clubs, soci8ties. and Nelworks. and 5 were RAG Team events. Page 26

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION R•port of the Tru$te•s for the Year Ended 31 July 2024 ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE S. BUILDING CONNECTED COMMUNrriES WHERE STUDENTS FEEL THEY BELONG Key alms: li} We will be highly visible lo our stuflenl body and be a home from home, through physrcal and onling spaces lill We will hèlp and enable students lo build communities that benefit them and their University exp8rience lili} We will provide environrnents for students to have positive inleraclions with each other and leam new things INDUCTION TALKS The Union dèlivered more Induction tslks in 2023124 than in the previous year. up from 39 10 46. We noted Ihat many schools s&emèd to b8 doing bigger Induelion talks. eomblning levels or coursès. so the number of students receiving these induction talks most likely also increased on previous years. The Officers presenlgd talks to students across ¥very s¢hool, induding the new Modical School. They fed back that University stsff were supportive of the talks, often highlighting their importance, and prompting questions from their students. which was great. School School of Psychology Three Countlos School of Nursing and Midwifery Institute of Education Worcester Business School School of Arts School of Humanitl88 School of Science and the Environment Allied Health and Community School of Sport and Exercise Science Three Counties Medical Sch¢y)I Research School TOTAL 2022 2023 +2 10 39 In addition lo the Officer inductions above, in Semester 2, SU Induction presentations were offered out via 811 Heads of School to ensure student and academics were aware of the Union and the services and opportunities open to them, particularfy tho Help and Advice Service. This proved very popular and was dglivered lo 36 cohorts. WELCOME FESTIVAL The worked with the University to create what we hope was a lovely welcome or retum for students. We held the Big Worcester Welcome on arrivals Saturday. with lots of stalls located outside the Union about Union, University and extemol sgrvi¢gs. The Monday saw the Welwme Fair. which had lo be moved indoors lo the Sports Hall last minutt due to inclemenl weather. but whiGh nevertheless, had great attèndancè with 2,800 students rocorded. Again, students could get all sorts of infom)8tion about how to join sludenl groups, access servic8s within the Union and Universty, and gèl involved with I(￿81 org8nisab'ons. The day was vibrant Iwith a great Reggae band entertaining us) arKS everyone pulled tog&lh&r lo mak8 It a success, despiia the incessant rainl The rest of the week included the Colour Mile and a Rec Sport Day, a So¢lety Plck N Mix, a Safety and a Voluntè8ring Falr, alongside students, academSc inductions. Thls was alongside a comprehensive and diverse evening events programm8. Page 27

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 July 2024 ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE TEA DANCE In D8c8mber. the Union hosted the very popular Tea Dance for some lovely senior citizens from the Iocol communlty. 11 has become an annual event in Ihg Union whlch Active H8reford and Worcester help to promote. and a real highlight of Ihg calendar. Slud8nls from the Saints Dance Socioly and Christian Union gave band performance5 during tho aftemoon, and sludonl volunteers were on hand to danc8 wth attendees to thft band and to a local singlng duo. Two40ne. A raffle was drawn with prizes, Christmas chocolates, and crafis. The day provided 8 chance for great intergenerational fijn. wth bags of laughter and merriment - it really is a very special event. CELEBRATION WEEK Teamwo￿ Awards Tha Teamworc Awards ère the Union's chance to say a big thank you and w611 done to everyone in the Teamworc community for all their amazing achievements throughout the year. This yearfs awards took place in mid-may. with 145 students and VIPS in attendance in The Hangar. It roally fell like eVery￿e had an amazirbg time. The deserving winners ol this yearfs Teamworc Awards were as follows.. o Athlete of the Year- Allce Hopklns (Blind Foolballl o Changemaker for Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion - Christian Wilson (Disabled Students. Netsvorkl o Chang8makèr for Student Experience- Tha prog￿$$ Weak ColleclNe {D¢partment Reps) o Charlty Fundraising Stutjent Group of the Year- Aerial Fitness o Course Rep of the Year- Luke Marshall-walkin Icomputingl o Department Rep- Oliver Nightingale IO¢cvpalional Therapy. Physiolher8Py, and NUt￿￿onaL Therapy) o Event of the Year- 24-hour CPR Training Marathon {Par?medic Society and RAGI o Outstanding Contribution lo the Community - Amy Shadbolt (Women's Hockey) o Nèfvlork Campaign of the Year- Ra￿ Equality Week (Race Equality Ne￿orkI o Nefv40rk Commiitee Member of the Year- Harriet Lawmnce (Women's NefvJork} o Network of the Year- Race Equality NetsvoTk o New Society of the Year- Medsoc o Society Comrnitt8e Member of the Year- Bgnjl Roblson IPar8madlc Socletyl o Sports Club Commlttee Member of the Year- Megan Ince IDan¢¢l o Soclety of the Year- UniBoob Team o Sports Team of th8 Year- Men's Cr￿ke1 o Sports Club of the YeaT- Aerial Fitness You can see some nlce photos here: hty..IIM￿V.W0resU.c0Mlb8ranl1eVentsIceIebraIIQnWO￿kneaMwOrcaWardsI In addition to th8 T&amworc Awards. the Wor&Slar Snitialve continued lo celebrate students who go above and beyond lo enhan¢e the student experience. We gave around 30 Worcslars {badges and certificates) lo students from ne￿orkS, clubs, and societies wtth nominations coming from Union staff and Officers, as well as other students. We also gave Wcrtslars lo Some staff members in the University ￿ro$S the year whom we fell had really gone the extra mile for us and for students. This included stsff in Estates (cleaning). Slud¢nl Services, Sp¢rt, and the International Experiènce Team who all seemed delightedl Stud•nts' Chol¢e Awards We received a totsl of 385 nominations frorn sludents for the above, and the winners - (Jecided by a student panel- were as follows.. Outstanding Lecturer Award - Michael Wheatley (School of Humaniliesl Extr8 Mile Award for Support Staff - Mark Harwood-Browne (Disability Athisor. s￿dent Servlcesl Award for Exceptional Personal Academic Tutor- EIEabeth Russell Ilnsblute of Edu￿tIOn) Suslalnability Award - Mike Wheeler (School of Science and the Environment} - ARC {Academic Representation c￿OrdInat0rI of the Year- Amy Johnson (School of Psychology) Provost Award for Excellerte - Kaytie Holijslock (Insti￿te of Educalitinl Pag8 28

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Report of the Trustees for th• Y•ar End•d 31 July 2024 ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE MARKEllNG AND COMMUNICATION Throughout 2023-24, the UnSon continued lo communicate lo students across a range of plattomis, including social medkq, physi¢al and digital displays, direct email, and fa¢e-t&face promotion. Slgnificant levels of promotlon were given to three of Ihe Su's major events during the ygar,. Welcome Festival, the Leadership Elections. and Varsity. wth hvjh levels of engagement both online and in-person. ong with regular. ongoing promotion lincluding a weekly email lo the sludenl body) of SU services. campaigns, and events, several campaigns saw a particular focus. These included the Communty Cupboard and cosl-of-living support, Help & Advice and the launch of hAyth Buster Mondays, the Consént campaign. R8freshets and Give It a Go Weèk, and the Instohls survey In May, whlch Is detailed further down In this report. Marketing and social m¢dia content for The Hangar saw promotion of major events such as Welcome Festival. thg Winter Ball. Refrgshers. and a variety of studenl-led events. There was also continued promotion of the weekly line-up, newly Introduced products and drlnks, non-alcoholic offerings, value for money and Tha Hang8rf8 position as one of the cheapest venues in Worcester. During S@rnestèr Two. management of The Hangar Instagram was given lo a member of sludenl Staff lu help boost engagement by creating a more student friendly plafform. So¢lal Medla The majofity of social media platforms have continued to see staady increas8s in engagement. Both the Union and Hangar Instagram saw far more content posted than in previous years, with growth in new fdlowers, impressions. and engagement, surpassing the SU and Hangar Facebook pages. Plath>rn) SU Facebook Hangar Facebook SU Instsgram Hangar Instagram rikTok' Followers 9,034 1,521 5.251 2.049 1.009 Impressions 547,833 64,054 827,212 265,564 11,003 Engagements 13,356 937 26,768 9,465 326 Numbar of lollowgrs, Improsslon$, and èngagéments lar SV and Hangar soclal media in 2023-24 a¢adomi¢ y•ar up to th• ond of July. 'Metric$ for TikTok are from Fobruary 2024 to July 2024. Webslte Wgbsit8 use and engagement has rèmained al levels o)nsislenl with pr8vious yèars, d6splts a fall in th8 overall number of students al the UnNersity. There are signrficant increases in both use and ongagement al notable limes during the academic year,. Welcome F8stival, the Leadership Elections, and club and society elections. The Sports & Societies and Help & Advice pages remain the most accessed areas of the website across the year. September. October, February, and April are the busiest months, with between 59.000 and 64,000 pages views by between 6.000 and 8,500 users. The total number of page views over the year was 424.347 by 56.621 users. SUSTAINABILITY The Unk>n achleved re-accredilatlon under the Responslble Futures IRFI schemo followlng ¢wr 2024 submis510n, with our classrficalion pending. Our sustainability efforts were supported by a Green Impact Project Assistant, funded by the University, who eamed a Gold mark in the University's Green Impact Award for her contributions towards impmving studènt 8ngagement in sustainability. Over the year, despite having very limited resource to dedicate to this are8, we colLoborated with students and the University's Suslainabilily Team to: Page 29

WORCESTER STUDENTS. VNION Report of the Trustees for the Year End•d 31 July 2024 ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE Deliver a range of activities for Go Green Week and host Repair Caf@s al Sl John's Campus. Create a new sustainability and logo. Rais& awaren8ss of sustainability issues within tho tèam through a stsff sustainability board and a 'Mak8 it Green, event. Widen the parlicipalion of our Sustainability Committee and create an Internal sustsinability strategy In lin8 with our eadier commitment to th8 SDG accord. 4 Support the Universivs Director of Sustainability lo launch a new Sustainability Hub al St John's campus. offering students opportunities lo leam how lo sew, build terrariums, and take care of plants. Collaboratg with Hey Girfs to providg sustainable period products to students. Support the Mlotment and Gardening Soci8ty and ensure all clubs and societ￿S roc8iv8d sustslnabilty training to encourage pronvironmental behaviours. Review the criteria for sustsinabilty points towards the Team Wore Award to ensure stuijents are prop8rfy recognised for their efforts towards the nattjral world. • Come in top 25 institutions nationally with our response rale for SOS-UK Sustainability Survey. STAFF DEVELOPMENT Staff learning, development, and wellbeing is very irnportanl lo the Union. We continued to hold fortnighdy team meetings (chaired by different members of ihe team) lo aid teamwork and communication, as well as staff breakfasts as more relaxed group activity, as w811 as half day strategic meetings. A'star of tho Month, was announced at staff rneetings for great work, which came wllh a little trophy that was passed be￿een 'Starsl! We UFKJaled our student staff newsletter. written by the Wolcome Desk Assistants for the widèr stud8nt staff team, lo help keep sbjdenl staff informed of what was going on in the Union. We arranged out of off￿@ activitios, such as a Sip and Paint. and down time byhen major events wer8 taking place, sud) as the Euros. Student staff were all inducted into their roles and have Pla￿ on the Union's Staff Consultative Forum arKI Health and Safety Committee. Several sIL￿ent staff received rewgnilion throughout the year for gréat w(M (through an on-line nomination processl and received a18tter and shopping voucher. Union staff and Officers undertook leamSng and development over the year, as well as being encouraged to gel involved in projects outside of their immediate area of work lo widen their knowledge and develop new Courses and leaming undertaken over the year included Diversity & Inclusion, Health & Safety, GDPR, Inlorrnalion Security Awareness. Disability Awareness. First Aid. Neurodiversity training. UJS {un￿n of Jewsh Students) Antisemitism Training, and Race Awareness training. As well as these, staff and Officers attended many of the annual confer8nces and events, including NUS Strategic Exchange, Membership Se¢vices Conferen￿, SOS-UK {Sludents Organlsing for Suslainabllrtyl Sustainability Summit. SU Dlgital. BUCS Conf8renc8, NUS Conference. The NUS Trade Show, and Lead and Change. Core staff had their Person￿ Perfom)ance Appraisals IPPAI held and objectives set. which fed into the Union's operational plan. Staff also havè a P8rsonal Development Plan that sits alongside their PPA and all follow a 121 template that was implementetj in year to ensure they monitored progiess against objectives. recorded successes and challenges, and actions from each 121. This seems lo be very popular amongst staff and helps them to reflect on their achievements on a regular basis. In the background, despite resource challenges, it was an extremely busy year and a vost Amount of wo was done lo update our Employ88 Handbook and HR processes, Including.. o Creating an updated PPAJPDP1121 lemplale and pro￿$$ o Revising our travel. expenses. compassionate leave, and sick policies o Introducing a suite of new Special and Other leave polices o Starting the process of reviewing our Matemity, Patemily. and Parental Leave policy o Updating our informakn'on for current and prospective employees on our non-pay staff benefts o Reviewing and updating our Health and Safety Policy Page 30

WORcesTER STUDENTS. UNION Report of tho Trustè•$ for the Year Ended 31 July 2024 ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE o updakn.ng our Core staff conlr8cIs o Updating our Student Staff Handbook and contract o Liaislng wlh Staff Savvy, our on-line HR portal provider. to iron out problems and fiJrther embed the system into the organisalion o ResearchSng potential HR rglaSner servlcgs lo support the Union wlth HR matters. We concluded this was not affordable at this time but, as a result of the process, we began using the Rradar s&rvic& provid8d through our insurance with Endsleigh. much morg fully. o Attending webinars and free exlemal workshops to keep abfeast of developments in employment legislation and amending our processes as necessary. o Maintaining contscl wilh a network of HR staff in Sus nationally. through NUS atThY sharing best practice. OVERALL PERFORMANCE AND STUDENT SATISFACTION Nallonal Student SuNe Q25 How well does the Student's Union represent students, academic interests? Overall University.. 76.5°h lse¢lor average 73%, our score in 2023 wa$ 75%) The Union is positioned 37th out of 147 Unions n8tionally in the Universities, Ctxnpiled NSS rankings (for Q25- 37th1148 in 2023, an(1 for th8 pr8ViOU8 Q26- 181h1149 in 2022, 19th1149 in 2021 and 2020, 36th1152 in 2019 ar￿ 61sVI51 in 20181. The Union is also positioned 3rd in the 'calhedral' group of the 12 Providers against which the Univ&rsSty benchmarks itself.. Stud8nts' UnSon NSS 2024 University of Worcester Bath Spa University Birmingharn City University Buckinghamshire Nèw University Cantert)ury Christ Church Universty Coventry Universty Liverpool Hope University Slaffordshire University UnNersity ol Chèst8r UnNersity of Northampton University of th8 West of England University of WoEverhampton 10 12 The Union saw scores go up In all B2 optional quesllons (whlch lradltlona1￿ score much lowgr than the compulsory quèstions): B2- Students, Union- Overall score 37%131% in 2023> We do not get sector average5 fcy these questions. 0 8.2.1. The Students, Union had had a positive impact on my sgnse of belonging to Ihe university or colle 38%133% in 20231 Page 31

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 July 2024 ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE o B.2. 2. The Students. Union has had 8 positive impad on the local community - 41% {34% in 20231 o B.2.3. The S￿dents. Union has helped me develop useful lrfe skills = 32¥. (25Va in 2023}. Cours• Ex rl•nco Survo O¥•rall satisfaction with A￿dern1¢ Repres•ntatlon System - 8501 Q.5.3 -1 know who my Courne Rep 18: Overall University.. 82% {-2tk from 20221231 Q 5.4- Cours8 Reps rep￿sent Ihe inlerftsts of students on my course effective5y'. Overall Universty.. 84%1+4% on 2022123} Q14- How well does the Students, Union repr8senl academic inlerg51s- Overall Unlversity.. 84%1+4°h on 20221231 An additional quegtKJn was asked in 2023, at our request, and we are grateful for the University adding this question in as the NSS no longer asks students about their general satisfaction with the Union. The following was asked= o How satisfied you wlth your Stud•nts' Union- scora was 8Ph WSU Insi hts Surve In May. the Union have recently surveyed our members on how they feel we are doin9 against our n8w strategic framework. We had 434 responses, which is not as hi9h as we were hoping for. but we know that students do get survey fatigue. We are in the procèss of drilling down into the resums bul some headlines include: o MDSI respondents were 1 sl y8ar undergraduates. o Most r¢spondenls were students on professional courses, attending St Johns campus. 0 79Y• of respondents agreed or strongly agreed that the SU and fts rang& of services supportgj the health and wellbeing of students. 0 74% agreed or strongly agreed that fulfilling student rol85 wthin tha SU helps students, employabilty- 0 74% agreed or strongly agreed that the SU prioritises EDI 0 75QA agrèed or strongly agreed that the SU provides easy and accessible ways for Students to gwe feedback and suggestions 0 76°h agreed or strongly agreed that the SU is good al communlcating what r( does 0 78% agreed or strongly agreed that the SU has a positlve Impact on University life. Most other area5 scored in the mid-high 70s bul the lowest scor8 was our visibl8 presence away from St John's, whith was at 71 %. We have begn doing mu¢h morg outreach this year bul have slrugglgd with the cu￿ent resource levels we have. Whilst w8 embed our Strategic framework. we feel thi5 is a reasonable start bul will. obviously be looking lo increase these scores year on year throughout ils lrfe cycle. When we are facing financia1 and resource reslralnts. this is not easy bul we will continue to strive for excellence and to fu￿11 our (￿anISatIOnal vision. Some very pleasSng fr09 text comments included: 'The SU has helped me find th8 p8ople who havè made my university experience 10x better than It Gould hav8 been ￿￿thoUt all the Ihbngs th8 SU does,. 'Participating in events in The Hangar have been some of the most memorable limes al university.. 'The feeling of belonging direct￿ al the start of the first semester was a valuable experience,. 'The SU was very welconwng whgn l first Started al the university and a very important part of cr8aliro a friendly atmospher&'. 'Being part of a sports Club and society helped me meet a wide range of friends,. Page 32

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Report of the Trusteès for the Year Ended 31 July 2024 ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE .1 apprecbate being able to have rny say in things like eledions,. 'Creating safe and relaxing spaces for students to de-slress.. 'Th8 SU has glven mo opportuniUgs lo grow throughout my unlverslty expgrlen¢8'. '1 have had the opportunity to be a student rep, which has been amazing foi my confidence and professional development,. '1 think the SU does a fanla$li¢ job on all levèls advo¢ating for sludenl voice,. .1 feel seen.. The word cloud below is created from the positive comments fed back by sludenls= I￿￿￿suPpor￿¥e . opportunities th*￿￿-- commlttee amazin8 social - advice start rlence hangar dlffeyent space helpfu! part obr firstpo,Ilti¥e goodfrie'ndsrep think'nevv union ￿￿., more. 'students helped Iports e8ardln8 societies •pporturtlty society socialise_ Helped c•mmur¢Sty rd studentp,eople Impact supported Vve also asked students what they would like us lo see from us in the fubJre to be the best SU and had several fre&text responses. that can be summarised as students wanliro-. more visible presence of the Union acmss the campuses more support for international students, mature students, and neurodiverse sludents. and - more daytime events. The Union wlll work to address this as it develops its operation81 plan for 2024125. FINANCIAL REVIEW Flnancial position Income from all SOUTces totalled £1,011,070 (2023.. £991.0831. Totsl expenditure of £1,039,232 12023.. £1,053.9661 on all the students. Sorvi￿$ we provi¢Je. whiGh left a deficit for the year of £28,162 {2023 deficit £62,883). Th8 General Fund balance at th8 year oné stood al £159,21012023- £214,292}. Restricted funds, which represent monies raised by the Union's various dubs and SOLyeties were £210,950 {2023= £197,039>. Page 33

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Report of th• Trustegs for the Year Ended 31 July 2024 FINANCIAL REVIEW R•s•rves policy The primary aim of the policy is to ensuro that sufficient reserves are in place lo provide funds for investment In the Union and its advlties, thus enhancing tha experience of sludenls at this University. With a socura bas6 of reserves, the Trustges of WSU will be exercising Ihelr duty lo oversee the finances of lh8 organisalion in a prudonl arKI proper manngr and to minimlse risks to the organIsat￿)n'S viability. The level of reserves needed at any one lime was reviewed again in-yoar by the Twslee Board and was agreed to be 3 months, operating costs las defined by the annual budgeted organlsalional expenditure). known as the 'OperatI￿ reserve.. The 8oaré is acutely aware that for¢￿StIng and modelling a realisli budget for the 2024125 academic y&ar, the Union is likely lo fall below its resetves levels in 2024125 for 2-3 months in the Summer of 2025. The Union's reserves policy slates th8t 8Ction n88ds to be taken ff Ihls Is the case ￿ more than 6 months, at whlth point the Trustees should ask the management to fonnulats a recovery plan for the Board's approval. The Union has also communicated this to the Universty. As mentioned throughout this report. the senior manag8menl aro highly sensitive to the financial situation fa¢ing the Union and already have cosl-saving measures and regular contract negotiations in place. Staff positions are reviewed routinely ￿en a member of the team leaves the organisalion and. in the current circumstances. particular emphasis is placed on whether the remaining tèam could real￿tiCallY wnsume any extro work. Reserves in excg$s of the required reserves a￿ held as Yree r8serves' or 'designaled res8rv9s'. in accordance wlth the Trustee Board. If there are surplus funds avallable above the minimum lovel, the Committee should plan to utilise these within three years. Golng concarn After makin9 appropriate enquiries. the trustees have a raasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason, they continue to adopt the going ¢oncem basis in preparing the financlal stslements. Page 34

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Rèport of the Tru$tees for the Year Ended 31 July 2024 FUTURE PLANS Operationally, some of the immediate priorities of the 2024125 officer and staff team are- CoT)tinuing work to support students during the cosl-of-living crisis. retsinlng th8 Community Cupboard oxlending Breakfast Clubs. and Implementing a new Kitchen Komer lo help students wlth domestic equipment. Maintaining our annual EDI att￿on plan so that these mallers remain central lo all we do. Raise awarenoss to international stuéenls of the financial support available lo them. following the implementstion of a new inlemational student hardship fund and supporting them with their housing concerns.. Embedding our sorvlcgs and staff much more across the c8mpus8s, aiming to eslabli8h, wlh the Universivs holp, an SU Hub on City Campus. Increase our engagement wllh mature students and commuting students. providing more daytimes aclivltles. ncrease the number of academic societies. Continuing lo provide accessible ways for students on professional courses lo engage with us. Continue lo hav* a posilivg staff ¢ulluro whore all stsff are welcoming lo students. where their contribution is valued and rewarded, and they feel g8nuine job satisfa¢lion. Seeking ueative and appropriate additional sources of revenue. includlng external booklngs in the Hangar. media sales, and external partnerships. FUTURE FUNDING We will work with the Univorsity annually to negoliatg on our annual block grant. This is lo ensure we continue lo maximise our Impact and can maintain our services in a financlal environment where costs continue lo rise or remain high, as well as to develop as an organisalion lo meet the n88ds of our In¢￿aSInglY diverse student body. A key promise in our new strategic framework is lo be visible and relevant lo more and more of our members,. to be proactive and not wait for them lo come lo us. This requires Significant outreach work and creativity from what is a very small team Inow less than 20 core staffj. whilst doing what we can lo minimise linancial risk, ensure we are futu￿ proof, and maintain healthy reserves. This is not going to bg easy. We wll conllnue lo alloca18 as much resource as possible to student-facing services and representation and lo work hard behind the scenes to rnaximise the benefit of contracts and reduce costs wherevor possible. We feel strongty that there is a need lo strategically review the Union's funding. space, and facilities on St John's campus and other campuses (especially City Campus), to build on good student satisfaction levels and lo support the University's aims around recwitmenl, retention, and progression. When we surveyed (￿r mgmbers in May 2024, they told us that we are not visible enough outskle of St Johns campus - we must do our best to address this within our current team and resources. STRUCTURE. GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Governlng document The charity is controlled by ils governing do¢umenL a deed of trust and constitutes an unincorporated harity. Page 35

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Report of the Trustees for th• Y•ar Ended 31 July 2024 STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Charlty constitution The University of Worcester Students, Union (hereafter referred to as WSU, or 'the Union'} falls u￿ar tt definhion of a 'Students' Union in section 20111 of tho Education Act 1994, and has cha￿table status. The University of Worcester {hereafter referred lo as the University) axercises 11$ duty under the Education Act 1994 to takg such step5 as ale reasonably pra¢licable to secure that the Union op&rales in a lair and democratic manner and is aceounlable for its financ8s. Slnce bewming a registered charity. WSU has a dedicated Board of Trustees. consisung of up to Ihreg full lime officers, up to four student Irustees, and up lo three lay trustees. The Student and Lay Trustees are selected on the basis of Ihoir appropriatgne$s, experience and expertise by a simple majorty vote of an Appointments Panel. Appointments of student twsleos need to b& ratified by 8 majority vote of Student Coun¢S1. The Board of Trustèes has overall responsibilty for the good govèrnance and financial stabllity of the Union and has been responsible for passlng policies and procedures lo brlng the Unlon up to date with changing legal requirements. The Union is a democratic organisation. with the ultimate decision making power being ils membershlp through Student Council, which is the sovereign body. Sludenl Council agrees the Policy of the un￿n, discusses wider and national Issues that affect students 81 Worcesler, guid85 strategic campaigns, represents the voice of students. and makes, appeals and amends the 8ye-L8ws, jointly wtth Trustees. Sludenl Council continu8d to hold the officers accountsble for their actions this year through a number of virtual mèeting and 2 out of four were quorate {meaning some voles thon needed lo be conduct8d ovgr email P051 mo8liro}. Three Full Time Officers a￿ elected into position by Cross-campus secret ballot. for a one-yeaf lem of office and they become the Union's ExecU￿ve Committeo. The Executive Commsttee oversee th8 day lo day sludent-centered activities of the Union and are accountsbl8 lo Student Counul. All Executive Officers should recfrive an induction and training into their legal anil administrative responsibilities, wrf(h an on4JoirvJ programrne of development during their term of office. The Full Time Officers able to run for re-election for a second year on the same tems. The Union employs non-sludent professlonal staff to ensure effectwè management and d81iv8ry of ts many activities an¢J servi¢es and to irnplement the policy decisions made through the é8mo¢rati¢ process. There is delegated auththy, through the Chief Exeeutive Officer. for operational decision-makin9 and accountability within the various areas of the Unr)n. in accordance with agreed structures.The Chief Executive is accountable lo the Board of Trustees. Page 36

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Roport of the Trustsès for tho Yoar Endod 31 July 2024 STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT RELATIONSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF WORCESTER Thè Union recgives a Block Grant from th8 University and occupies buildings owned by the UnNersity, which also pays for utili￿8S.The Union also receives IT Services from thg Univorslty through an Operating Model. Thls support is Intrinsic to the relationship be￿een the University and Union. Although the Union Seeks to supplernent and diversify ils income through commercial and trading activities wh8r8 possible. it continues lo be dependent on the support of the Universty. The Union believ&s thi5 that this sUPPOrt is an integral part of the Universty structure and strategic plans and of signiftcant value lo the overall sIL￿ent experi?nce. The Union believe5 11 ha5 continued to demonslrale ils value and impact in fa¢ilitaling OPPOrtunibes anij communities for students. provirjing sludertts with a voice, 8nd continuously improving the 8xperience al Worcester. The Union remalns gralefvl to the Unlversity for their ongoing support and IcK)ks forward to continued collaboration as il works to support its divers8 m8mb8rship. pnsurfng students can create posllive, ensuring mgmories of their time at University. CHARITY GOVERNANCE CODE Thè Union is committed to the seven principles outlined in the Code as follows.. t. Oryanisational Purpos• The Union continuos lo have strong organisational purpose and to work lo its charitable objectives. laid OLrt In ks Constitution. AS mentioned above, the Unbn implementeé 8 new 5-year Strategic Framework in Autumn 2023, fdlowing extensive consultation with students and staff during 2022123. A new vision. mission, values. enablers, and organisath)nal KPIS are part of the framework, alongside 5 key strategic themes which will underpin the work of the Union. 2. Loodorshlp The B08rd of Trusleos works with the Chief Executive and senior management in the organisation to agree a clear strategic directson and lo ensure that the organisational values are reflected and demonstrated in its work. 3. Intsgrlty Trustees of th8 organisation are 8XP8Ctad to follow the Nolan Princlplos of Public Life and recewo training on this. They are also expocted to maintain the independence of the Union and lo 8nsure it works lo its challtable aims at all limes. 4. Declslonwmaklng rlsk and control The Board rnainlains strong oversight of the or9anisalion, delegated where appropriate lo sub-committoes with deflned t8m)s of reference. Key procedures and policies of th8 Union. as well as organisalional perfom)ance and legal compliance are reviewed on a regular basis.The trustg8s have a duty to identify and review the rlsks lo which the charlly Is exposed and to ensurè appropriato ¢onlrols are in ptace to provide reasonable assurdnce against fraud and error {see risk management section below ftx more detaill.. 5. Board offg¢tlveno$8 The structure anij Composition of the Board. as well as recruitment to it, ensure an appropriate b8lan¢e of skills. knowledgè and studènt rÈprès8nt8tion. A Skills and Experience Matrix has been created to support this process. Trustees receive training upon their appoinlmenl and an induction lo the Union and their role. The Board and Ils Sub-Committe6s meet regu18dy to receive infomialion and reports and to have full and frank discussions of important issue5. The Chief Executive also malntains email communication with the Board bgtsv8en mgelings on important matters. as well as meets with the Chair and Deputy Chalr at18asl once between fvll Board meetings to discuss current management priorities. Page 37

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 July 2024 STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT 6. Dlv•rsbty The Board values diversity in all its foms and is committed lo reaching out lo under-r8presented groups when recruiting Trustees to ensure thèy are reflectivè of the membership of the Union and of society. As with stsff recruitment. the Union looks lo external support and expertise when reeruiting Lay Trustees, wh8re this Is affordable when reeruiling Student Trustees from Ils membershlp, the Union will do its utmost to target promotion amongst cohorts of students which are typlcally under-represented. Monitoring of diversity of Board memb8rship is und8rtak8n alongside similar monitoring of diversity amongst staff. 7. Openness and accountabS11ty Building trust to secure the confidence of our mernbeis and stskohokaers 1$ a k8y part of how the Union operates. Student Council roceiv8s updates on the work on the Board and vlce versa. The Board also ensurès that the Unlon's membership is kept infomed of prog￿$$ and perfomance through annual meeliri9s IAII Student Meetings}. as well as accessible Information publlshed on the Union's websiie. including summary minutes of full Board meetings. A Registef of Declarations of Interest for Trustsos is also maintaingd ond revi¢wed regularty. Page 38

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Report of the Trust88s for the Year Ended 31 July 2024 STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND IIANAGEMENT Risk management The trustees have a duty lo identrfy and review the risks to which the charity is exposed and to ensur appropriate controls are in pla￿ lo provide reasonabla assurance against fraud and error. The Board of Trustees revi￿$ the risk fadors that could affgcl the strategic. operational and busingss Interests of the Union. Considering th& possiblè risks. th8 Board has pul in place a risk rggister with attendant checks and balances to ensure compliance with health and safety, employment law and financial competency. The Union also maintains its own annual Slalement of Legal Compliance, which is reviewed al by the Board al the same lime each year as the risk regisleT. The register was reviewed during the a¢ademi¢ ygar and areas deemad lo be of hsightened risk, as we emerged from the pandemic, ar8 lislod below, wlh associated adions to try mitigate or annual.The number of heightened risk arèas T8main8d the same as in 2022123 8t 6 (with 5 of these continuing from 20221231. (New - Increased from mèdlum to high rlskl That the Unlon doo$ not a¢hlove an Increasg in in block grant received from the University but continues to rely heavlly on its own ¢ommer¢lal income. This was amended lo high from medium risk as the block grant has remained static since 2021122. The Union has a strong ongoing rdationship with the University and regularty rèports on impact bul a ststic block grant an increased costs, particularly in relation to human resources, is placing signsficant str8in on the organisation's finances. Quarterly finance me8tings with th8 Pro Vice Chanc@Ilor Financ6 and Resources continue. where accounts and budgets are dlscussod, as well as challenges 8nd developments. The Union is currently operating strict spending policies, saving costs whare il can. and is seeklng appropriate altemalive income streams that th* not breach existing sponsorship contracts. but this remain8 very challenging. The Union re￿Ve$ a cul in its annual block grant Irom the University as a result of low Studènt recruilrnenl (parti¢u1ady in light of currgnt inflationary rises to general costs and salaries).. As above, the block grant has remained stslic since 2021122 and the University continues to la￿ recruitment challenge5. The University has strategies in place for recruitment, retention and progression. The Union continues lo implement cost saving measure5 where it can, as atrx)Ve. Unlon tradSng operatlon8 are not profltablè as exp8cted as a resuft of Unlverslty or external Influen¢e$.' This remains a serfous Goncern. affe¢led by the ongoing national cost of living crisis and ris8s in thè National Living Wage. Students, ability to SP8nd is much r8duced. whilst staff costs continue to rise. As above, the Union meets on a quart8dy basis with the PVC (Finance and Resources) and attends the University's Audit Committee each Novembèr following the production of annual a¢￿￿nIs. Monthly accounts are shared with the University Executive and Tmslee Board. Th& Union continues to implernenl cost saving rneasures where it can and ILK)k into 8ltemalive income streams th81 are appiopfiat¢, as above. Monthly mogllngs takg placfj with Venue staff and senior managers and efforts continue to incr8ase external bookings in the venua to pr8 pandemic18V81s and lo ensure student events are as cost sensitive as possible to entice students in. The Uni)n occupies a University building, with outlets run by the University's caterers, which limits the abillty lo diversify operations and Independent incom8. 11 is also In conversation with the Unwersty about how lo affordably update and decoratelrefurbish the venue to encourage more studen15 10 use tho space. Thè Union su￿rS a significant fall in incom• through a lack of spon$orshlp ¢ontra¢ts: Monthly maelings a￿ held with key sponsNship partners, including Tramps and Dominoes. The principal contract with Tramps remains half that of pre pandemic levels. The contract with Dominos remains stable and al previous levels. Contracts are renegotiated In a timely manner by Union management and the Trustee Board and Universty kept inforrned of any concerns around renewal or a reduction of income from any agreement. Opportunities are sought for addrtional income las per risks above and bearing in mind limitations placed by our prinapal contract) where possible and best pra¢liGe sought from the se¢tor. Page 39

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 July 2024 STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT The Union and its stafl are adversely affected by negatlve developments wlth ponslon provlderls. namely SUSS: Communication has been maintsined with SUSS Trustees, and NUS. AGMS 8ttendgd, and questions pos&d regarding projgth'ons for th8 scheme. Advice regularly sought from Au(Jitors and the University Is being kept abieasl Df developments. Successfve valuations suggest that the annual Cost for Unions will continue lo rise al a steady rate. Lalesl AGM Imarch 20241 confirmed conlinuingly low levels of fvnding although it had improved slightly (now 53V. fundedl uThJer tho fiduciary management of Schroders. The recovery period for the scheme curTenlly ends on 151 May 2037. Many Unions are now investigatlng the cost of their S75 to pull out of the scheme, including the principal employer, NUS UK, which rnay w911 cause incr&ased risk for those Unions left in. Some Unions have already left or are ir) the process of doing so, a handful of which had a 18rge Slake in the scheme. The Union gnquir8d into its S75 debil figure in January 2024, and this was ¢.£370k, whlch is not affordable. Next valLJation is in Jun8 2025 lin June 2022. th8 sch8m8 was £134m in deficit). That staff moralo and retentlon are negatlvely affected by perceived low pay, reward, and advanctm¥nt opp¢rtunltlgs wlthln the Studenvs Unlon structure. Particularly in the context of thg 'Great Resignation. post Covid, incr¢aslng exp•¢tatlong by •mployfje$. and the ¢ost.of41vlng Crfsis {including ¢urr•nt infiatlonary In¢rew$ on wages) This risk was addod in 2022123.- The Trustee Boaid are consulted on strategic issues relating lo stsff pay and reward, including annual cost of living rises, increments that go beyond individual pay scales, 8nd organisational change. An external pay and reward r8vi8w was undertaken in Summer 2022 to provide a organisalional pay policy and framework to Increase transparency and understanéing of roles. Annual salary benchmarking exercise lakes placo wilh comparable roles in the reglon and similar sectors. Work 1$ ongoing with the Board lo continuously revi8W and reflect upon non-pay benefits for stsff. Staff are inform8d of the additional benefits of working for the SU aside from pay, including training and development, life Insuran￿ Iwhilsl in Servi￿). EAP, Edenred discount childcare vouchers, and other discount vouchers. Core stsff all have an annual Personal Development Plan, alongside their objectives. Two new risks were added in November 2023, one relating lo F￿edoM of Speech Iln Ilght of govemment legislation and new regulallon from the OffKe for Studenlsl, and the other lo datallT breachès in relati￿7 to payroll land thL8 dats is currentsy baC￿ad up): 4.7 That the Union suffers reputational darnage from an issue related to freedom of speech. 5.13 That the Union suffers frorn data or IT breaches. particulady in relation to SAGE payroll system$. Pay pollcy for 8onlor staff Th8 level of remun&ration agreed for senior members of staff for tha academic year. was based on benchmarking with equivalent posillon in other Unions nationally. with an external pay and reward rewew for thg Union conducted over several months in 2022. by Atkinson HR Limitèd, whilst taking into consideration the siz& and lumover of the Union, as well as the location of the inslitutwjn and the slze of the Union's membership. A benchmarking exorcise was also undertaken using Croner Group data In April 2023. REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS R8gistar•d Charity numb•r 1145192 Prln¢lpal addrass Hgnwick Grove Woreèster Worcestershire WR2 6AJ Page 40

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 July 2024 TrustO0$ A. Linforth - ended temi of Offi￿ June 2024 S. James- ended term ofoffice November 2023 l. Pric8- ended lem) of office June 2024 M. Ostyxne - ended 18mi of office March 2024 E. Boddice- ended lerrn of office May 2024 E. Ornie - appointed October 2023, ended tern of office May 2024 T. YoLbng - appointed October 2023 R. Williams- appointed October 2019. commenced second term in office October 2022 M. Brittain- appointed O¢12018. commenced Second term of office Qclober 2021 E. Burke- apwjinled May 2023 Auditors Knox Cropper LLP Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors 153-155 London Road Hemel Hempstead Hertford5hire HP3 9SQ STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES. RESPONSIBILinES The trustees are responsible for prepaiing tha Roport of tha Trustses and thg finanrAal statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom A¢￿untIng Stsndard$ (United TrQngdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). The law applieaL4e lo charities In England and Wales, the Ch8rf1Ses Act 2011, Charity IAccounls and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed requires the Iruslees to prepare financial statements lor each financial year which give a true and fair view of the stale of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources. including the income and expenditure. of the charity for that per¢od. In prepa￿n9 those financial statements. the Irustfjes arg required lo select su6table accounting pdicles and Ih8n apply Ihem consSslenlly- observe the rnethods and principles in the Charity SORP: make judgements and estirnale5 that are reasonable and prudent., state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial slaleTllenls- prepare the financial statements on the going concem basi$ unless It is inappropriate lo presume that the chadly wlll Con￿nUe In business. The trustees are responsible for keeping prO￿r accounting records whlch disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them lo ensure that the financial slalements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the Irusl deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking roasonable steps for the prevention and detfjclion of fiaud and olhgr irr¢gularitig$. Approved by order of the boar(l of tnjslees on . . and signed on its behall by.. Trustee Page 41

Report of tho Ind8pend•nt Auditors to the Trustsos of wor￿star Students. Unlon Oplnlon Wts have audited the financial slalemenls of Worcester Students, Union {the 'charity'} for the ye8r end8d 31 July 2024 which comprise the consolidat￿ Slalement of Financial Activitiès, the Consolidated Balance Sheet, the Cash Flow Statèmènt and notes to the finaneial stalaments, including a summary of significant acxounling policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicabl law and United langdom Ac¢ounting Standards Iuniled Kingdom Generally Accepted Accountlng Praclicel. In our oplnion the financial stalpments.. give a true and fair view of tho state of the cha￿ty.$ and groups affalrs as at 31 July 2024 and of its incombng resources and application of resources. for the year then ended,. have been properfy prepared in accordance with United King¢Jom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice., and have been prepargd in accordance with the requirements of the Chariti8s Act 2011. 8asis for opinion We conducted our audit In accordance with Intarnotional Standards on Audlting IUK) IISAS IUKII and applicable law. Our responsibllilles under Ihoso standard$ are further described in the Auditors. responsibilities for the audit of the financial slalements s8ctiDn of our report. We are independent of the charity in accordanc8 with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial slalements in tha UK, including the FRC'S Ethical Standard, and we have fuKilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate lo provide a basis for our opinion. Concluslons r•latlng to golng concern In auditing th8 financial statements, we havè ￿ncluded that the trustee5' use of the golng concem basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we hav8 perfomied, we have not identified any material uncertainbes relating to events or condition5 that, individually or collectively. may cast signifieanl doubl on the charity's ability to continue as going concern for a period of al le8St ￿e1v8 months from when the financial statements are 8uthortsed for issue. Our r8sponsSbllitles and the responsiknlibes of the trustses with respg¢t to going concem are described In the relevant sections of this report. other information The trustees a￿ re$ponsiLle for the other information. Tho other information comprfses the information includèd in the Annual Report, other than the finanoal statements and our Report of th8 Independent Auditors Ihereon. Our opinion on the finaniial statements does not cover the other Infomallon and. except to the extent otherwise explicltty slated In our report, we do not expr85s any form of assurance C4)ncluslon Ihereon. In connecth)n wth our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is lo read the othor infomialion and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knoknrtedge obtained in the audit trr otheNlse appears to be materially misslaled. If we identrfy such material inconsistencies or apparent rnalerial misslalomenls. we are required lo delem)ine whether this gives rise to a material misstalemenl in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed. we conclude that there is a material rnisslalemenl of this other infom)at1￿, we are rgquir8d to r8POrt that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard. Page 42

R•port of Iho Indopond•nt Audltors to th• Truste•s of Worc•st•r Stud•nts' Unlon Mattgrn on whlch wo arg rgqulrod to report by excoptlon We have nothing to report in respect of the followSng matters where the ChaAtses {Ac¢ounts and Reports) Regulatrons 2008 requires us lo report to you rf, in our opinion.. the infomiation given in the Report of the Trustees ig inconsislent in any material respect ￿th Ihe finoncial 81atements', c sufficient accounting r￿OrdS hava not been kept- or the financiol slalemonts are not in agreement wth the accounting records and retums., ¢x we have not recelved all tho information and explanations wo require for our audit. Responslbllltles of trustees As explained more fully in the Slalement of Trustees. Responsibilitles. the trustees are responsiblg for the preparation of the financial statements which give a true and fair view, and for such inlemal control as the trustees dgt&rmine 1$ necessary lo enable the preparation of financial statements that are tree from material mi$statgmenl, whathor du9 to fraud or e￿Or. In pr8P8ring the financi81 statsments. the trusle8s are r8$ponslbl8 for ass8sslng the Charity's abillty to continue as a golng conc8m, discloslng, as applicable. matters relat￿ to going ¢oncem and usiThJ the going concem basis of accounting unless the Iruslees alther Intend lo IiquKlate the charity or lo cease operations. or have no realistic allemative but to do so. Our re8ponslbllltle$ for th• audlt of the Ilnanclal Statements We have baen appointed as auditors under Section 144 of th8 Charities A¢t 2011 and rgport in accordance with the Act and relevant regulations made or havin9 effect Iheraunder. Our Ob￿ctIVeS are to obtsin reasonable assurance about whether the financial Statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and lo issue a Report of Ihe Indfjpend￿t Auditors that #icludes our oplnkjn. Reasonable assurance Is a hlgh level of assurance, btrt is not a guarantee that an audit ¢onducted in accordance wtth ISAS IUKI will a￿ayS detect a material misslalemenl when il exists. Misslalemenls can arise from fraud oi error and are considered material rf. indwldualty or in the aggregate, they could reasonabty be expected to Inffluènce the econornic derAsions of users taken on tho basis of these f￿anCIal stalements. Th8 oxtent lo vthich our procedures are capa1￿0 of delgdlng irrogularibg5. induding fraud is d8tailed behx: o The Group Os requlred lo compty wlth charity law and, based on our knowledge of Ils actfjvllies, we Identified that the legal requirement lo accuratety account for roslricted funds was of key significance. o We gained an understanding of how the charity compliod with ils legal ar)d regulatory framewL¥k, induding the requirement to Properfy account for restricted fund5, through discussions wth management 8nd a review of the documented polieies. procedures and controls. o Tha audit t8am, which is 8xperi8nced in the audit of charities. consldered the group's susceptlblllty to materlal mlsstatement and how fraud may o¢Gur. Our considerations Included the rlsk of management ovèrridè. o Our approach was to check that all reslricted Income was proporfy Identlfted and separatety accounted for and to ensure that only valid and appropriate exptrndilure was charged to restricted funds. Thls InGludad reviewng joumal adjustments and unusual transactlons. A further d8scription of our r@s￿nSIbIlitIeS for the audit of th8 financial $tstem6nts is I￿ated on the Financial Reporting Council's website al www.fr¢.org.uklauditorsresponsibitities. This descTipUon forms part of our Report of the Independent Auditors. Page 43

R•port of I￿ Independent Audltors to the Trnst••s of Worc•st•r Stud•nts' Unlon Use of our roport This report is made sol¥ty lo the charity's trustees, as a bojy, in accordaftce wth Part 4 of the Charities {Accounls and Reports) Regulations 2008. Our audit wo￿( has bèan undertaken so that we mighl state to the charitys trustees those matters we are required to state lo them in an auditors, report and for no other purpose. To the fullest 6xlènt permilied by law. we th not accopl or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the charivs trustèes as a body, for our audit work, for Ihls report. or for the opinions we have formed. L., Gpkr K￿X Cropper LLP Charterod A¢¢ountsnts and Ststutory Audito 153-155 London Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 9SQ v)Q Page 44

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Consolldated Statemgnt of Flnan¢lal ActFvltlo6 for the Year Ended 31 July 2024 2024 Total funds 2023 Total funds UnreslrictèdRestricted funds funds Nol8s INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM Donations and legacies 607,300 607.30Q 606.910 Charltabl• adlvltlos Sludenl activities Bar 180,788 180,788 132A52 163,293 126.699 132.452 Other trading a¢tiviti8s Investm8nt incomè 83,042 83,042 7,488 91,027 3,154 Total 830 282 180,788 1011,070 991.083 EXPENDITURE ON Ratsing funds 96.439 96.439 106,775 Charltabl• actlvltl•s Representation Advice and welfare Student adivities Bar Affilla￿OnS 106,442 83.215 292.347 265,954 106.442 83,215 459,224 265.954 108,074 67,665 474,231 272,042 2S,179 166.877 Total 872 355 166.8TT 1.039 232 1053 966 NET INCOMEIIEXPENDITLIRE} Other recognlsed galnslllo$so81 Actuarial gainslllossesl on defined bengffit $chemgS (42.073) 13.911 {28,162) 162,8&3> 30.785 30,785 Net movement in funds 111.288) 13.911 2,623 {118,6351 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought forward 1196.926) 197.039 113 118,748 TOTAL FVNDS CARRIED FORWARD 208214 113 The notos fomi part of these financial statements Page 45

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Consolldated Balance Sheet 31 July 2024 2024 Total fvnds 2023 Total funds Unr&slricledRestricled funds funds Notes FIXED ASSETS Tangible assets 12 5,710 5,710 11,485 CURRENT ASSETS Stocks Debtors Cash 8t bank and in hand 14 15 5.350 29.513 150.795 5,350 29,513 361,74S 6,537 19,582 414,296 210,950 185,658 210,950 396,608 440,415 CREDITORS Amounts falllng due within one year 16 132.1581 {32,1581 {40,569) NET CURRENT ASSETS 153.500 210.950 399,846 TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES 159.210 210,950 370,160 411,331 PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES 17 1367,4241 (367,424> {411,2181 NET ASSEfsiiLIABILITIESI 208,214 210.950 2.736 113 FUNDS unrestr￿ted fvjnds Restricted funds 18 {208.214) 210.950 1196,9261 197.039 TOTAL FUNDS 2.736 113 nci 1 5tstemgnts were approved by the Board of Trustse$ and aulhorised for Issue on and were signed on its behalf by- The notes fom) part of these financial ststemonls Page 46

WORCESTER STUDENTS, UNION Charity Balance Sheet 31 July 2024 2024 Total funds 2023 Totsl funds Unre5tricledRe5tricted funds funds Notes FIXED ASSETS Tangible assets Investments 12 13 5.710 5,710 11,485 5.711 5,711 11,486 CURRENT ASSETS Stocks Debtors Cash at bank and in hand 14 15 5,3SO 29,513 5,350 29,513 6,537 19,582 414296 210 950 185.658 210,950 396,608 440,415 CREDrroRS Amounts falling due within on9 y@ar 16 {32.1591 132.1591 140,570) NET CURRENT ASSETS 153 499 210 950 399 845 TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES 159,210 210.950 370,160 411,331 PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES 17 1367.4241 1367.424) 1411,2181 NET ASSETSI{LIABILITIES) 08,214 210.950 2.736 113 FUNDS Unrestricted fijnds Restricted funds 18 1208.214 210.950 1196,9261 197,039 TOTAL FUNDS 2.736 113 cia alemenls were approved by the Board of TnJstses and authorised for ISS￿ on and were signed on its behalf by.. Trustee The notes fomi part of these financial statements Pag& 47

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Consolldated Cash Flow Ststemont for th• Y•ar Ended 31 July 2024 2024 2023 Notes Cash flows from operatlng activit1•8 Cash generated from op8rations 60,0391 83.508} N&t cash us8d in operating activities 60,039} 83,508} Cash flows fram Invèstlng actlvltles Purchase of tangiblg fixed assets Interest recelved 12.6S6) 3,154 Net cash provided by investing aclivilios 7,488 Change In cash and cash gqulvalents In the reportlng period Ca$h and cash equivalents at the beginning of th• reporting period 152,5511 {83,010) 414.296 497,306 Cash and ¢a8h 8qulvalent$ al the end of tho rgportlng period 361745 The not¥s form part of these financial 5talemerrts Page 48

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UMION Notes to the Consolldated Cash Flow SLitement for tha Year Ended 31 July 2024 RECONCILIATION OF NET EXPENDITURE TO NET CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES 2024 2023 Not •xpendltura for tho roportlng p•rlod las par tho Statomant of Financial Activiti881 Adjustments for: Depreciation charges Interest rece￿ed SUSS Pension deficit rnovements Decrease in stocks Increase in debtors (Decroaseyincrease in creditors 128,162) 162,883) 5,775 (7.488) 113,009} 1,187 19.931) 8.411 5,554 13,1541 {13,2581 2,086 {16,2211 4,368 Cash used In opèratlon8 60.0391 83,508} ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NEf FUNDS Al 1.8.23 Cash flow At 31.7.24 Net cash Cash al bank and in hand 414,296 52.551 3fj1745 414.296 52.551 Total 414.296 52,551 361745 The notes form part of these financial ststements Page 49

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Notes to the Nnanclal Statements for thg Year End•d 31 July 2024 ACCOUNTING POLICIES Basis of proparfng tho financial statements The finanGial stalemenl$ of the charity, which Is a PLJblic benefft 8nlity under FRS 102. have been prepared In accordanc8 Wlth th8 Charitiès SORP IFRS 1021 'Accounting and Reporting by Chadtles.. statement of Recommended Practice applicable lo charf(les preparlng their accounts in accordance wrth the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Ropublic of Irgland IFRS 102} {effective 1 January 20191,, Financial Reporting Standard 102 Yhe Financial Reporting Stsndard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland, and the Chari118s A¢1 2011. The finanaal statements have been PTepared under Ihe historical c05t Convention, with th8 èxception of investments whith are included at market value. Income All income is r9wgnised in Ihe Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entrtlemènl lo Ihe funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably. other income is recognlsed in the period in which it is receivable and lo the extent the gfX)ds have been provided or on wmplellon of the service. Ex￿ndIture Liabilities are racognised as expenditum 88 soon as there is a legal or construdve obligali¢)n committing the charlty lo that expenditure, it is probablè that a transfer of economic benefits will b required in settlemonl and the amount of th8 obligation can be measured rfjliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings thal aggregate all cost related lo the category. whe￿ costs cannot b8 directly attributed lo parts'cular headings they have been allocated to actiwties on 8 basis consistent with the use of resources. Fundraising costs are those incurred in seeking voluntary contributions and do not include the wsts of disseminating information in support of the charitable aclivilie5. Support ￿St$ are those costs incurred diredy in support of expendibjre on the objo¢ts of th& charity and include project management carried out at Headquartèrs. Govemance costs are those incu￿ed In eonn8clion with adminlstration of the charfty and compliance with con81ilLrtlon81 and ststutory rèquir8m8nls. AllocatSon and apportlonm•nt of support costs The bases on which support costs have been allocated is sel out in note 8 of the accounts. Tanglbl• fixed assets There Is no s81 do minimis level for the capltalSsallon of tangibl8 fixed assets and aach cas8 is dealt th on an individual basis. The policy with respect to impalrment reviews Df fixed assets is that r8vlews will be carried out if events indicate that the carrying value of any fixed asset may not be recoverable. Impaimient1085es are recognised in the SOFA. Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost less deprery8tion. Deprèciation is provided at rates calculated to wrf(e off the cost of fixed assets, less their estimated residu81 v81ue, over their expected useful lives on the frAlowing bases.. Retail fiX￿r¢S and fittings- Administration fixtures & fittings- Improvements to premises- 10 to 30°h por annum straight line and 20Vo redueing balance 20% per annum reduclng balance 10 to 20% per annum straight line and 20% reducing balance Page 50 continued...

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Notes to th• Flnan¢ial Statements- continued for th9 Yoar Endad 31 July 2024 ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued st¢¢ks Stocks are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value, after making due allowance for obsolete and slow moving items. Taxallon The charity is exempl from tax on its charitabl8 acliviti8S. Fund accounting Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance wtth the tharitable objective8 at the discre￿On of the Irustees. ReStr￿ted funds can only be u58d for particular r8slrict8d purpos8s within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricl8d purposes. Further explanation of the nature and PUTpose of each lund 15 included in the notes to ihe finanoal slalements. P•nslon ¢o$t$ •nd other po$t-rotlr•mont bènoflts The Union particlpales In th8 Students, Union SuperannUa￿on Schem8 {SUSS). a defined ben8fil scheme which is extem8lly funded and contracted out of th8 State Second Pension. The fund is valued al least every three year5 by a professionally qualified independent acluary with the rates of contribution payable being detemiined by the trustees on the advice of the actuary. Thè rrx)st recènt valuation of the Scheme was carried out as at 30 June 2022 and Showed that the mar*el value of the Scheme's assets was £106.697.000 with these assets representing 440A of the value of beneffts that had accrued lo members after allowing for expected future ncreases in earnings. The deficit on an ongoing funding basis amounted lo £136,645,000 The 2022 valuallon r¢¢ommended a monthly contribution requirement by each participating Union int8nded trj clear the ongolng funding deficll ending In 2037, Increaslng by each year. The schemo operates as a pooled arrang8ment, with contributions paid at a centrally agreed rate. As a consequence, no share of the ￿￿edYing assets and liabilities can be directly attributèd to the Unlon. Under FRS 102. wh8re a schema participates in a mulliwemployer defined benefit pension s¢h9ma thal is in deficit and Ihg employer has entered inlo an agrgemenl lo fund the deficit the entity shall recognise a liability for th8 contributions payable that arise from the agregmenl. As the agreement runs until 2037, a discount rate of 3.89/0 has been applie(J in (Jelermining the nel present value of the contributions made in the period. Tho Union also contributes lo the Aegon Pension Scheme. The annual contributwjns payable ara charged to th8 income and expenditure account. Golng ¢onum After making appropriate 8nquiries, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the chadty has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this rgason tw c¢)nlinue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial slalemenls. Page $1 continued...

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Notès to the financial Statements - contlnu for tho Yoar Ended 31 July 2024 DONATIONS AND LEGACIES 2024 2023 Grants Other grants 600,000 600.000 6.910 607 300 606 910 Grants re¢eivgd, included in the above, are as foll¢)WS: 2Q24 2023 University of Worcester 600.000 OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES 2024 2023 Marketing other NUS Extra Commissions r8ceivab18 Varsity incom8 Events income 62,350 119 60.750 705 229 5,321 16,843 4,368 9.731 6.474 91.027 INVESTMENT INCOME 2024 2023 Deposit account interest 7,488 3.154 Page 52 c¢)ntinued...

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNIOM Notss to th• Flnanclal Statsmgnts - contlnued for the Year Ended 31 July 2024 INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTivrriES 2024 2023 Activity Sludant Activity Mgmbgrship Bar Stud@nt activities Bar 180,788 132452 163,293 126,699 313,240 289,992 RAISING FUNDS Ralslng donatlons and legacles 2024 2023 Staff costs Marketing costs 85,083 90,913 13,920 96.682 104,833 othor trading activitiès 2024 2023 Purehases Bad debts 1,255 687 287 243 1.942 Aggwale arwunts 96,439 108,775 CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS Support sts {see nolg 8 Direct Costs Totals Representation Advice and welfare Student activities Bar Affiliations 106,442 17,742 124.183 106,445 106,442 83,215 459,224 265,954 27,9S8 65.473 335.041 159,509 27,958 587,981 354.812 941793 Page 53 conth'nued...

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Notgs lo Ihe Ftnanclal Statements - continued for th• Y•ar Ended 31 July 2024 SUPPORT COSTS Govemance costs Managemènt Totsls Representation Advicg and welfare Stud8nt activiti8S Bar 69,914 11,654 81.570 69,918 36,528 6,088 42,613 36,527 106,442 17,742 124,183 106,445 233.056 121.756 354.812 Activity Management Govemance costs Basis of allocation Based on 8slimaled usage of resources Based on estimated usage of resources TRUSTEES. REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS 2024 2023 Trustees, salaries Trustees, social security 60,221 4.293 63,306 4,864 Each of the Executive Committee's sabbatical officers received remuneration as authorised in the Union's goveming docLJmènt. for th8 representation. clmpaigning and support work they undertake as dislincl from their trustee responsibilities. Tru￿06$. oxpon$os 2024 2023 Tru8te88' 8xpen8es 570 10. STAFF COSTS 2024 2023 Wage5 and salaries Social security costs Other penston costs 575.058 41.842 32.191 567,740 40,147 31,019 649.091 638,9( The averag8 monthly numb8r of employees during the year was as fdlows.. 2024 17 2023 21 15 Full time students- Semester on 33 36 Page 54 continu8d...

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Notes lo the Flnanclal Statements - conllnued for the Yèar Ended 31 July 2024 10. STAFF COSTS - continued During the year one member of staff received 8mploym8nl benofits l&xcluding employers pension costs) betweerl £60,000 and £70,000. The key management pgrsonnel ol the charity during the ygar gnded 31 Juty 2024 ¢gmprised of the Chip* Executive. Director of Finance, Oirodor of Represonlalion and M8mbership Services and the Venue and Events Manager. The lolal amount paid, including Employers National Insurance and Pension, lo the Key Management Personnel for the year ended 31July 2024 was £217.018 {2023.. £181.477). 11. COMPARATIVES FOR THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES UnrestrictedReslrict8d fvnds funds Total fvnds INCOME AND ENDOl•VMENTS FROM Donations and legacies 606,910 6C6,910 Charltsble actlvltlos Stud8nt activib'es Bar 163,293 163,293 126,699 126,699 Other trading activities Investment income 91,027 3,154 91,027 3,154 Total 827,790 163,293 991.083 EXPENDThURE ON Raising funds 106,775 106.775 Charltable a¢tivitieJ Representation Advice and welfar& Student activf(ies Bar Affiliations 108,074 67,665 318,733 272,042 25,179 108,074 67,665 474,231 272.042 25.179 155.498 Total 898.468 155.498 1.053.966 NET INCOMEI(EXPENDITUREI Other recognised gainsl{1055es1 Actuarial gainslllossesl on defined benefit schemes 170,6781 7,795 (62,883) 55.7521 5S,7521 Not movement In funds 1126,4301 7.795 {118,6351 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought forward 170,4961 189.244 118,748 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 196.9261 197.039 113 Pa98 55 ¢ontinu8d...

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Notes to the Financlal Statemonts - contlnuod for the Year Ended 31 July 2024 12. TAMGIBLE FIXED ASSETS Fixtures and fittings Group and Charlty COST Al 1 August 2023 and 31 Juty 2024 912 277 DEPRECIATION At 1 August 2023 Charge for year 900,792 Al 31 July 2024 906 567 NET BOOK VALUE At 31 Juty 2024 At 31 Juty 2023 13. FSXED ASSET INVESTMENTS Unlisted investmènts Charity MARKET VALUE Al 1 August 2023 and 31 Juty 2024 NET BOOK VALUE At 31 July 2024 At 31 July 2023 There were no investment assets outside the UK. 14. STOCKS Group and Charity 2024 2023 Stocks 5,350 6.537 Page 56 ¢ontinued..

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Not9$ 10 tho Flnan¢lal Stat•m•nts - ¢ontlnuod for the Yoar Ended 31 July 2024 15. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR Group and Ch8rlty 2024 2023 Trade debtors Other debtors VAT Prepayments and accrued income 11.477 1.699 17,883 1,699 15.376 29.513 19.582 16. CREDITORS.. AMOUNTS FALUNG DUE wrrHIN ONE YEAR Group 2023 Charfty 2023 2024 2024 Trade creditors Taxation and social securlty other creditors Inter company 7,728 9,798 14.632 14,665 12,051 13,853 7,728 9,798 14.632 14,665 12,051 13,853 40.569 40,570 17. PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES Group and Charlly 2024 2023 Provislons 411.218 The above provision relat8$ lo the deficit funding contributions the Union is required to make to SUSS {see notes 1 and 191. 18. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS Group and Charlty N8t movement in funds Transfers beiween funds Al 31.7.24 At 1.8.23 Unrestrl¢ted fvnds General fund Pension deficAt 214.292 1411.218 {26,4471 15,159 {28,635} 159.210 1367 424 {196,9261 {11,2881 1208,2141 Restrlctsd lunds Clubs and socl8tles 197.039 13,911 210,950 TOTAL FUNDS 113 2.736 Page 57 continued...

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Notes to the Flnancial Statoments - conllnugd for thg Year Ended 31 July 2024 MOVEMENT IN FUNDS . ¢ontlnu•d Not movement in funds, included in the above are as follows., Group and Charlty Incoming resources Resources expended Gains and Movem8nt losses in funds Vnrestricied funds General fund Pension deficlt 830.282 1856,7291 15 6261 {26,447) 15.159 830.282 1872,3551 30.785 (11,288} Restricted funds Clubs and societies 180.788 (166,8771 13.911 TOTAL FUNDS 30.785 Comparatives for movemont in funds Group and Charity Net movement in funds Transfers beiween funds At 31.7.23 Al 1.8.22 Unrestricted fund$ General fund Pensiors defic 298.228 156,6661 127.2701 27,270 214,292 411,218 {70,4961 {126,4301 1196,926} Ro$trlGtod funds Clubs and societies 189.244 7,795 197,039 TOTAL FUNDS 118,748 1186351 113 Comparative nel moyemenl in funds. included tn the above are as folltMS- Group and Charlty Incoming resources Resources expended Gains and Movement losses in funds Unr8strlct•d funds General fund Pension éeficll 827,790 1884.4561 14012} {56,666) 55,7521 827,790 1898,4681 155.7521 {126.4301 Restrfcted funds lubs and societies 163,293 1155,498) 7,795 TOTAL FUNDS 55.7521 118.6351 Page 58 continued...

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Notes to thè Flnanclal Statements - ¢ontlnu•d for the Ygar End$d 31 July 2024 18. MOVEIIENT IN FUNDS- continuod A ¢urr8nl ￿ar 12 months and prior year 12 months ¢ombin8d position is as follows.. Group and Charlty Ng1 movement in funds Transfers b&ts¥8&n funds At 31.7.24 At 1.8.22 Unrostrlctgd fvnds General fund Pension deficit 298.228 1368,7241 (83.1131 (54,6051 155.9051 55,905 159,210 1367,424 170.4961 (137.7181 1208,2141 Ro$trl¢tod fund$ Clubs and sociaties 189,244 21.706 210,950 TOTAL FUNDS 118,748 {116,012) 2,736 A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined net movement in funds, included in the above aft as fdlows.. Group and Charfty Incoming resources Resources expended Gains and Movement losses in funds UnTestrlcted lunds General fund Pension defiut 1.658,072 11,741,185 29,6381 183,1131 54,6051 24.￿7) 1,658.072 {1.770,8231 124,9671 {137.718} Rg$trlctgd fund$ Clubs and soci81ies 344,081 1322,375} 21,706 TOTAL FUNDS 2 093,198 Clubs and societies these funds represent income from the various sludenl clubs and so¢ieties which is specifically lo be spent on the fvnd or society to which it relates. Pago 59 conlinued...

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Notgs to the Flnanclal Statements - ￿ntInUed for tha Year Ended 31 July 2024 EMPLOYEE BENEFIT 08LIGATIONS The Union partiapat8s in the Students, Union Superannuation Scheme, which is a defingd benefit scheme whose membership consists of employe6s of students, unSons and related bodies throughout the county. Ben8fils in r8spect of service up lo 30 S8ptsmber 2003 ar8 accrued on a "final salary. basis, with benefits in respect of seryice from 1 October 2003 ac￿￿Ing on a Careèr Average Revalued Earnings ICAREI basis. With effect from 30 September 2011 the Scheme dosed to future accrual. The most recent valuation of th8 Scheme was carried out as a130 June 2022 and showed that the markpt value of the Scheme's assets was £106,697,000 with these assets r8pr8senting 44Wo of Ihe value of benefits that had accrued to m9mb8rs after allowng for expected fiJtUTe increases In earni￿$. The deficit on an ongoing funding basis amounted to £136,645.000. The assumplic￿S which have the most sonificant eff8Ct upon the results of the valuation arg those relating to the rale of relum on inveslm¢nls and the rates of increase in salaries and pensions. The following assumptions applie<l at 30 June 2022.. . Dl$¢ount rat•: Bank of England gilt curve + 1.5% pa, Ilngarly changlng over a temi of 13 y•ars to gilts curvo + 0.25% pa. Penslon Increases: A rnodol of oach Incroaso. allowlng for Insurers, r•lative prf¢lng of dlfforent caps and Collars.. The 2022 Valuation recommended a monthly contribution requirewnent by each Porticipaling Employer expressed in monetary terms intended lo dear the ongoing funding deficit by 1 May 2037 and will increase by at least S'h each year. These contributions also indude an allowance for cost of the ongoing adminislralive and operationol &xpens8s of running the Schem8 of £5,038 pa. Surpluses or defictts which arise at future valuations 11 also impact on the Unlon's future contribution comrnitm8nt. In addrtion lo the above contributions, the Union also pays ils share of the Scheme's levy to the Pension Protection Fund. The liability provmjod for in respect of the SUSS p8nsion d8ficit amounted incr8ased to £367.424 {2023: £411,218) at 31 July 2024 Isee note 17). The Union also has members in the Aegon Pension Scheme which is a defined contribution scheme. The lolal contr1￿jbon5 due to the Schemes by the Union in respect of eligible employ8es for the year ended 31 July 2024 are disclosed in the stsff costs note. Page 60 ontinued...

WORCESTER STUDEMTS. UNION Noles to tho Flnanclal Statgmont$ - ¢ontlnued for tho Year End•d 31 July 2024 RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES The union is in receipt of 8 recurrent grant from the parent ix)dy lo cover salaries and overheads. The amount received for tha y8ar ended 31 July 2024 was £600,000 {2023.. £600,000). At the y&ar end the total due to the Union from the University of Worcgstef was £9.12512023.' £1001. At the year end the total due to th8 Unlversity of Worcester f¥om the Unlon was £4.22712023.' nill. 21. ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY The union Is controll8d by tha oxecLtISv8 commlttee which is subject to democratic election by the voting membership of the union. The ultimate control of the union is vested under the ¢onstitutSon in the membership in General meeting. As such no single person or entty conlrds the union. Page 61

REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1145192 Report of the Trust805 and Consolldated Flnanclal Statements for tho Year Ended 31 July 2024 for WORCESTER STUDENTS, UNION Knox Cropper LLP hartèred A¢¢ountsnts and Ststutory Audltors 153 -155 London Roaij am81 H8mpstgad Herifordshire HP3 9SQ

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Contents of the Flnanclal Statsm•nts for the Year Ended 31 July 2024 Page Report of the Tru$t•8s 1 10 41 Report of th• Inde￿ndent Audltors 42 10 44 Con$olldated Statsment of Flnan¢lal A¢tlvltl•s 45 Consolidat•d Balance Sheet 46 Ch8rlty Balan¢0 Sho•t 47 Cash Flow Statomont 48 Notes lo thfj Cash Flow Statement 49 Notss lo the Flnancial Ststement¥ 50 to 61

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Report of the TnJstee$ for tho Yoar Ended 31 July 2024 The trustees present their report with the consolrdaled finan¢ial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 July 2024. The trustses havè adopted the PTovisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of R8comm8nded Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in a¢¢ordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicabl8 in the UK and Republic of Ireland {FRS 1021 {effectlv& 1 January 20191. OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVMES Objectives and alm$ The 2023124 academic year was another very busy and al times challenging one for Worcester Students, Union IWSU). The cosl-of-living crisis and financial p￿SsureS continued lo have a significant effect on our operations and staff, whilst we end6avourgd lo bogin delivering on a new 5-year strategic framework. We also spent most of the y80r wf(h only elected Full Time Officers in post. The year did, however, $8 some 8XCAll8nt resuks and outcomes, of which the stsff and offic&r team can be extremely proud. We continue lo strive for excellent satisfaction rates amongst our mambers and to consi818nlly defy our size in lemis of impact and nab'onal r8PUtation. We hope this report gives a good insight into our key activitigs and outcomes in 2023124. as well as into our ongoing challenges. and a flavour of our future plans. The report is laid out slightly differently lo recent years and is done so according lo the new Strategic Themes of the Union. An Annual Impact Report for the year will, also, be produced at the end of Semester 1 of 2024125 and shared widely with the Union's members and slakeholdars. It will contain photos and graphics to help showcas8 the year in an accessiblo way lor students. The Union remains grateful for the continued support from the Universttls Board of Govemors and Senior Executive team. We are very keen to continue the good relationship where them is mutual support and scrutiny. wilh the common goal of an &xc&ll@nt student experience and the ongoing sustsinabilty of the University. We maintain that Worcgsler students are very special. Status and Admlnlstralion The Students, Union is constituted in accordance wsth its constilulion and is administered and managed by the Trustees. Following thè Charities Act 2006 and the withdrawal of Ihls exempt status for Drganisations with annual lumover excegding £100,000, the Sludenis, Unlon consldered its opllons and was. sub58qu8ntty. r8gistergd with the Charity Commission in Dec8mber 2011, Charity No. 1145192. The Executive Commltlee members are elected by the membership lo take office in early June in the year in which they are elected and hold office for one year until the second week of the folbwing June. Members can run for re-election for a second year on the same le¥m$. Charitabl• Obj8cts WSU seeks to enhance the stuclenl experi8nce by provi¢Jing represènlalion, welfare servlces, social events and oppcwtunltles for student development within the Union and the wider communty. Its Objects under its Conslilulion are- Promoting the interests and welfare of students at the University of Worcester during thair course of study and representing, supporbng and advising students Being the recognised ￿presentatIve channel between siudents and the Universty of Worcesler and any other extemal bodies Providing soclal, cultural, sporting, and reGreational aclNilies and forums for discussions and debate for the personal development 01 its studènts Page 1

WORCESTER STUDEKfs' UNION Rport of the Trustee$ for thè Year Endgd 31 July 2024 ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE Achi¢vement$ and Perforniance AIMS AND ACTIVITIES The Union exists to enhance the student experiencg and provid8 all c.10.000 students of the UnNersrty of Worcesler with opportunitigs to make the most out of their time at University. 11 alms to achieve this through seNlces offering advi¢0 and support, demo¢ra¢y and represenlation, societies and sport, volunteering, and through student-focussed entertainment and events. To provide these, the Union has established departments consults with ils sludenl staff and members lo continuously improve. ExecutNe Officers of the Union sil on every major committee of the University and regulady rrbeet local stakeholders to represent the interests of its m8mbers. The Unlon wll seek at 811 tim8s to.. li) ensure that the diversity of its membership is recognised and that equal a￿esS is available to all Members of whatever origin or orientation., (ill pursue its aims and obj'eclwes independent of any politlcal paty or religious group,. liiil pursu8 equal OFVTrtunities by taknng positive ath.on wilhln the law to facilitate participation of groups discriminated against by society. When reviewing our objectives al￿ ￿annIng our activities, we have glven ijue conslderation to the Charity Commission's general and relevant supplementary guldance on publ￿ benefit. Our Constitution. revised in 2020, following a comprehensive govemance review, has ￿8n slruclured ID give the Board of Trustees reasonable authority to manage the affairs of the Union in a prc>fessional manner. The Board of Trustees will give the utmost consideration to the views of Members. Followng extensive student and staff consullation, the Unh)n finallsed its new Slrategio Framework 2023-28 over the summer of 2023, and introduced it lo th8 8tuéent body and koy stakéholde￿ In Aulumn 2023. An outline Is as follows- Vision Stalèment: Delivering excellence. uniting diversity, and enrithing student lives Mlsslon Stat9ment: To support. represent, and 8mpow8r our sbjdents Our S Key Strategic Themes: 1. Encouraging and supporting students lo prilxitise their wollbeing 2. UndeTslanding students. financial realities and reflecting that in what we do 3. Empowering studènts to have their say 4. Making sure our diverse studenl body is represented 5. Building connected communities where students feel they belong Full details of our key aim5 under the 5 themes and how we propose to fulfil th8m can bè fouNJ here htWs.'Ilwww.worcsu.comtyourunionlaboutwsulstmlegyl Page 2

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Raport of the Trustggs for thg Yaar Ended 31 July 2024 Our Valu•s: Being bold we will try new things, be adaptable. and speak oul when w8 need to. We will pro￿de opportunlties and a¢￿VitieS th81 are worth students sper)ding their Ilme doing lif Ihelre not. we wonl do themll. We will create a great place for people lo work. where they can see ideas become r?31ty. Hon•st communication - we will be open about what we can and can't achieve and what we do and don't do. And we will tell students what we are doing and keep them updated. We will make it clear lo our stutlents what we offer and that we are there for all of them. Kaeping it simpla - we will avoid having unnecessary bureaucracy or barriers lo students gettirwJ involved with us. Dovèloplng pooplo - this is hugety important to us. We will shape eXperien￿S and develop everyono who 18 Invdved in the SU - students and staff alike- so they ty n8w things and gain new skllls. Representative represented by us. we wll work very hard lo ensure that all StUder￿ at the UnNersity feel valued and Inclusivo and Accassibl• we will ensure that we think about our diverse student body In providing Servi￿S, activities, and events. We will work lo remove barriers and challenge ourselves not lo make assumptions about siudents, wants and needs. The Union also developd a remsed set of KPIS agalnst wh￿h lo monllor performance and student satisfadion. Thesg are groupod under the argas of.. Satisfaction rates Student Engagement Feedback and Intelligence - Support and OLrtreach - Events. Campaign5, and Activities - Commercial Perfomian¢e The strategic themes are mapped against Ihese areas and a total of 16 KPIS are linked to them. with a range of measures, COV8rlng: Survey resuks - Course Experience Survey, National Student Survey, our own Insight Survgys, Student consultat￿nS, Employee Engagement Surveys, Pulse Surveys. Eng4ement in our democratic and governance pr¢eesses struelures, Including our Leadership Election$. student bodies. and Representation system5. - Thg deM￿raphicS of thè stud8nts who ar8 @ngag8d with us {from data wa r8c8ivg from thè Universtyl. - Academk and wider sludenl experience outcomes as a result of our engage￿nI wth sludonls. Impact on Students as a r8suII of engaging with us. Help and Advice services ad engagement with those Major events - Engagement across the campuses and on4ine. 1. ENCOURAGING AND SUPPORT STUDENTS TO PRIORTISE THEIR WELLBEING Key aims we have set undemeath this are.. (il We will be proactive in finding out what is worrying or con¢oTnwig our stud8nts, without OVgrburd8ning thgm {li} We wlll support students to access help and advice (iiil We will facilitate extra-curricular opportunities that enhance students, wellbeing Page 3

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Rèport of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 July 2024 HELP AND ADVICE SERVICE Followtng the record case numbers across 2022123, Ihe Help & Advice S8rvice continued to experienc8 high case volumes in 2023124. albeit slightty lower, with 427 student cases compar8d to 432. The service received 520 student contacts. comprising 397 confidantial &nquiry forms1760AI and 123 email or Welcome Desk enquiries 124Qkl. Advisors conduc18d 473 appointments, either wnfidenlial 121s with students or attending Univ8rslty meelingsthearing$ with them. September was the busiest month for the senrice. with 56 sludanl cases opened. marking the highest number ever recorded in a single month. October to December saw a slight dfop and then it averaged 43 cases per month from January lo July., a prolongod period of ￿nsiSten￿Y high case numbers when compared to previous years. We saw a significant increase Sn Teams appointments, with 210 conducted onlin8144%1. A further 790 were face-to-face1400AI and 73 tèl8phonè appointments115Y.l. Teams alk)ws students to meet with advisors from any location. enabling commuters, partner students. those on placements, and those working lo still acces the servic8. which is very impK)rtant lo us. Service headlines.. . The service suppcyled 385 students lin 427 case9}. Of these, 322 were students who had not prevk)usIy used the semce. . Academic issues accounted for 64tl/o of cases. consistent with pmvious years. 24¥0 of the cas85 related to houslng issues, a sllghl increase ftom 2022123. The comploxity of housing cases also rose significanuy, with fflulliple appointments, additional support and follow-ups from advisots. The romaining 12Vo of ￿SeS related to finance. ewnployment, consumer. and Welfa￿ issues. Postgraduate studonts comprised 20/4 of the lotsl clients, down from 24Yo last academic year. In addition lo the core appoinlmenls service, the team.. - Administered the Safe Sex Express, in partnership with Worcesterfs NHS Inlegraled Sexual Health Service IWISHI. provKling students with free condoms, lubricant, and informational sheets, via collection or delivery. The Safe Sex Express webpages recewed just ov8r 487 views. and 2.445 ¢ondom$ weré distributed to sludgnts. Dèlivered proadive, tailorèd Introductory prasentsfjons about Ihe Help and Advka SeThlce to 36 drflergnl Universty cohorts. The service experlenced an infflux of enqulry fornis following presentations ongoing communications were maintsined with academic staff. In total, 269 sludents 163°/•l came to the advice service this year after being referred by wellbeing and academic staff, marking a 35% increase from last year. Totslled 70 hours of outreach across all unive￿Ity sites. This encompassed the cohort presentations. poTrups, and Campus Chats. Met with 7 university student support seNlces and organised three 'multi-meels', providing a Spa￿ for all student wellbalnglsupport teams across the University lo share updates and discuss Current or upcoming themes and trends. Al involved fell this Vnion-inilialed group was very welcomo. Connected with 18 external organisalions. building relationships and relerral pathway$ lo ensure quick access lo support for students. Thes8 organisations all feature on the Union's advice webpages. Worked collaboratively with the University on the academic integrity process and policy. We supported the lead Academic Integrity Tutors and the Academic Registrar to review, revise al￿ update thg kademic Inlegrity Policy. Participated Sn a GgnAI Working Group. offering feedb8ck on stud8nts' understanding. opinions, and current use of GenAI, ￿￿trIbuting to nèw 'You can, you shouldnl, you mustn't. gumdanee students on GenAI. The advisors also supported the Vice Presldent Educallon in his blog for WonkHE. Students nee(1 to be cfrpilots on the Al adventure | Wonkhe - Worked with the University Personal Academic Tutor IPATI Leads lo deliver presentations lo PATS. lo raise awareness of the setvice and how il sUp￿tS students, including infomialion on external support. Pagg 4

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Report of the Trustees for tho Year Ended 31 July 2024 Alms for thg $orvl¢o In 2024125 In¢ludg'. Following some cases Ihis year, ensure all students at partner institutions can aC￿sS our service wlth Continuo to lrtreas8 th8 8ervKe's visibility and prioritisa beirsg physically and virtually present where and when students need us. * Deliver campaigns to irnprove the student experience. on housing, saf8ty. and wellbeing. CONSENT In Semester 1, the Vice President Student Activities, Issy Price, launched a campaign to encourage positive conversations around consent respect within the University community, encouraging students 10 Speak out against unaceeptable behaviour and actions. Issy gain8d support from many University colleagues t deliver a week of activities, including workshops led by academics and èxp8rt guast speakers, POPWUP information stalls across campus, and a social media campaign. Issy also appeared on BBC Radlo Herèford & W0￿Ster. with Dr Gill Harrop, Senior Lecturer in Forensic Psychology, who leads the University of Wor¢8sterfs Bystander Intervention Pwramme, lo discuss the aims of the week. Issy then wrote a blog lor WonkHE Sus- Students need support lo have conversatKJns about consent | Wonkhe, following which she was Contacted by Advance HE, who were working on an e-Leaming product aimed at HE sector staff to understand harassmènt and sexual misconduct lin light of impending Ofs regulation in this areal. Issy and the Presidenl. Al, met with Ihe Producl and Innovalion Manager lo give $0rn8 Input into the design of the producL whSch was a fantastic opportunity. WELCOME DESK Our Wekome Desk is the physical welcome point for students al the SU. From earfy Sepl&mb8r 2023, through to end June 2024, rf( responded to 2.430 anquirias. Of the total conla¢ts, 70Yo were in per50n, 20% via email, and 10°h through telephone calls, so it seems that students still like to speak to someone in person lo resolve their query. In line with our mniloring of salg8 behind our bar and the need lo save costs wherever pL)ssible. we continue to review patterns of usage lo ensure we are operating the most cosl-effeclive opening Ilmes. This may ultimately lead lo reducèd openlng hours going forward. SPORT AND SOCIEfiES The year ended wSlh a total of 38 sports dubs, of which 30 were affillated {had 12 members or more} and 1143 memberships 11198 the prevlous yearl from 1090 students 11079 yearl. Important to note is that memberships bought through the Universivs Reach or Gel Involved bursary schemes IGel Involved being for Level 4 students and Reach for Level 6 students) accounted for 48Vo of our overall memberships1680/. last year when Reach & Gel Involved covered Level 4, L8v815. and Lev&1 61 wlth 16138 clubs having over 50Yo of their meM￿r$hipS bought this way133138 last ygar}, BUCS Brltlsh Unlversltles and Colle es Com itions y July 2024. we were placed in 60th position (Dut Df 155 institutions) in the BUCS points rankings with 652.5 points. Wheelchair Basketball contributed 79 BUCS Points with a second successive 8UCS National Championship lilje with a convincing 74-34 win over Nottingham at BUCS Big W8dngsday. There were le8gue trtles for Football Men's 1 {Midlands 3A1, Hockey Women's 1 (Midlands 3A1, and T8nnis Men's 1 Imidlands 3A) who all achieved promotion to Midlands Tier 2. Rugby Women's 1 also secured the Midlands 1A lea9ue lille to qualify for the Premier INorthl Playoff. narrowly missing out on promolion following a loss to Liverpool Women'$ 1. In knockout compotitions, Hockey Men's 1 qualified for the Midlands Conference Trophy lin￿. coming up short against Nottingham Men's 7 to take home nJnners-up tnedals. Page S

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION R8POrt of the Trustee$ for thè Yfrar Ended 31 July 2024 Thè Indoor Cricket teams saw national success thi5 season lo pul Wor¢8sler on the map, wf(h both Indoor Cricket Men's 1 and Indoor Cricket Women's 1 achieving Clèan sweep league victories in the M￿landS A divisions. before qualifying for the National Championship Super 8's Finals. Indoor Crick8t Men's 1 qualrfled for the National Championship final, coming homa wrth silver medals after a defeat by Durham Men's 1. Indoor Crlcket Women's 1 lost out lo Durham Women's 1 In the National Championship semi-ffinal, ￿fOre avenging a group stage loss against Loughborough Women's 1 with a 3rd141h place playoff victory against the same opposition to bring home National Champlonship bronze med81s_ The BUCS Cricket succe88 continued into the Outdoor Cricket season, where Men's 1 went undefeated to laim the Midlands 28 title and earn back-lo-back plomolions a$ they progress into Midlands 1A. Women's 1 also went undof&algd as th8y claimed the Western 1A league tille, qualfying for the Premier ISouth} Playoff. Tho squad came up Susl short against BrislollUWE Women's 1, missing out on promotion and remain in Western 1A. UW Sport continued lo support 10 teams through Ihg Performance Teams programme throughout 2023-24, remowng development squads Basketball Men's 2 and Netball 2 from the programme. This support significanuy ￿￿tributed to the successes of Wheelchair Basketball. Football Men's 1, Rugby Women's 1. CrKk8t Men's 1. and Cricket Women's 1. Netball 1 narrowly mi8se(l out on promotion lo Premier INorth} 2 following Ihe implementation of the new division {based on 2021-24 BUCS Points tallies). so will remain in Midlands 1A. There wgre relegations for Basketball Men's 1 as they dropped to Midlands 1A aft8r a tough season in Premier (Northl, while Baskètball Women's 1 dropped to Midlands Tier 2 after a tdcky year in Midlands 1A Idesplte maklng 11 to the Natirmal Trophy semFfinall. Rugby Men's 1 narrowty missed out on back-lo-back promotions with a 2nd place finish in Midlands 2A, while a strong season for Football Women's 1 saw Ihem in contention for the league title before a 4th place finish in a competitive Midlands 28 league. In addition lo the BUCS Leagues & Knockouts, we were represented at numerous BUCS Events. sending sludenl athletes to the Archery Indoor Regionals & Outdoor Championships, Athletics Indoor & Outdoor Championships. 8adminton Nationals. Equestrian Regionals & National Finals. Karate Championships, Swlmmlng S￿rt Cours8 & Long Course ChampSonshlps, Trarnpollning Championships, Triathlon Champlonships, and Weightlifting & Powerlifting Championships. Individual success came in Equestrian where Evie Hall was selected as an indivldual qualifier to ride in the Midlands Regionals. qualTfying for the National Championship Finals where she finished 34th of 41 riders. In the WeighUift￿9 & Powerftfting Championships. dgspile no SU Club existing in thi5 5POrt. Hollio Biggerstaff represented Worcester and took home a National Championship Gold Medal. This season has also seen significant individual engagement in English Unniersities, Sport trials and squads. A total of 21 students attanded EUS trials in Basketball (Men's). Basketball (Women'sl, Football {Men'sl, Hockey (Men's), Hockey Iwomen'sl. Nelb811, Rugby 7s (Men's). and Rugby 7s (Women'sl. Soven students were selected to their respective EUS squads.. Daniel Richards (Men's Hockey), Cassidy Jorrilsma (Women's Hockey), Clara Shackleton (Nelballl, Deneya Row¥, Eleanor Bonnell, Elin Beaver, and Xanthe Lord lall Women's Rugby 7$). while Louisa Walker {Netballl was nam8d EUS Netball Head Coach. Other Com etltlve s ort We have also had graal aChi￿ements amongst some of our non-3UCS clubs this yoar. All three clubs shortlisled for this yearfs Club of the Year al our Teamworc Awards werè part of this gmup. and wère nominated due lo their d8velopm&nl, the range of events they helé, and bècause they èmbody what il is to be part of Teamworc. Page 6

WORCESTER STUDENTS, UNION Report of the Trustees for tha Year Ended 31 July 2024 Aerial Fitness, who went on to win Club of th8 Y8ar, organisad Ihair ffrsl-evèr member showcase in The Hangar which drew members, friends, and family to watch them perfomi. They hosted a range of olhar activities and events throughout the year. such as candle and glass painting, a boxing session in aid of Intsmallonal Women's Day. a Halloween ball, and 8 Take Me Out nlght in The Hangar. Cheerfeading saw a 67.kn increase in membership ané so created an additional Pom team, as well as an extra recreational session for non-competilion members to lry new skills. Despf(e not competing at Varsity this year. they still tumed up in large numbers and were the literal cheerleaders of Varsity, 8180 pl￿IngOn a brillonl showcase at the Worc8sler Wednesday events. Dance also expanded thi5 year by creating a Lyrical team. They had a record4)reaking competition season, wth every style winning a trophy. The dub won 24 trophies in total- many of which were goldl Th8 choreography is created by the Dance captains who are all volunteors and go above and bayond to teach their members the routine, lead rehearsals, and run class sessions for their non.competilion members so that everyone gets Ihe opportunity lo dance. So¢ietie$ By the end of the year, 8 total of 847 society memberships had been bou9hl by 698 students. Of these. 50Vo were purchased through the University bursaries of Reach 11111 and Get Involved13101 and 14 soclelies had 50% or more of their memberships bought this way. We finished the year wllh 35 societies. We saw 10 new socleties form this year in the Cknental Society, Professi>nal Policing. Gaming, Medsoc, PENSA Worcester, Rocksoc. Worcester SSAGO, Physiolherapy. Surgical s(￿lety and Physicians Associates. Student Grou Events Our clubs an(1 societses held a range of fantastic events across 2023124, induding CPD events, big event collaboratlolls, and fundraisers leilher for their student group or for chartyl. Some of the CPD adivilie$ hosted by our academic societies. with a variety of guest speakers wer&: Education Enhanc8menl- Paediatric First Aid Training and Mental health First Aid Training Paramedic Society - Becoming a Newly Qualified Paramedic and what lo expect in interviews and inductions Italkl MedSoc- Public Health Lecture on why women face more knee injuries in sport Midwifery Society- Intemational Day of the Midwife event Sludenl groups or9anised fabulous events. which iealty embody what #Teamwore 1$. suth as: A Spooky Prom in October and a Take Me Out Night in The Hangar by Ariel Ftlness. were later awarded Charity Fundraising Student Group of the Year at the T8amWorc Awards. Uni Boob Team's Boobie Bingo Night in October for Breast cancer awareness Imising £3591. Men's CriGket and Men's Football Gharily malGh ft)r Movember. D8nee hosted their (now annuall Strictly event as part of the RAG Week in November 'INe're a committee...gel us out of here. returned with more teams than ever before. raislng £394.96. Poety hosted a 24-hr read-a-thon for Colchester and Ipswich Hospital Charity, raising £710. Paramedic society and RAG - a 24-hr CPR-a-Ihon for West Midla[￿S Air Ambulance, Cardiac Risk in the Young and to fund Sludenl campaign for a defibs to be installed in th& local ar8a. raising £1,019. Men's and Women's Rugby Collaborated lo host a charity car wash for Macmillan (raising £1801 ACS. Nigerian Society & Uni Boob Team collaborated on a Sip and Painl evening Christian Union and Music Cowhosled Christrnas carols Gaming Society, Dungeons and Dragons & Anime and Manga hosted a joint gaming night for RAG British Sign Language s￿Iety and Social Sports hosted a wheelchair basketball compebtlon for Sland up 2 Cancer. Aerbal Fitness. social sports and volleyball also came together to host a trip lo Alon Towers. Page 7

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Report of the Trustees for the Year Endfrd 31 July 2024 Teamwor¢ Polnt$ A total of 22 student groups achi8ved Teamworc Polnts 8ccr8dllation throughout the year, 13 Sports Clubs and 9 Soci8118s. Only the Paramedics Society achieved the Gold thr8shold 1400 points). wllh an impressive 500 points. while Aerial Fitness. Chgerleadir)g, Uni Boob Te8m, and Dan¢e hft th8 250-point Silver threshold_ There were 17 student groups who reached the Bronze threshold 1125 pointsl- Poety, Netball. Women's Cricket. Nigerian Society, Men's Rugby, Archery, Women's Rugby, Women's Foolball, Anime & MarvJa, Medsoc, Gaming, Social Sports, Women's Hockey, Christian Union. Men's Crick8L Men's Football. and Book Club. Groups receive benefrts for each level, Including social media takeovers and photoshoots. Givo it A Go W•¢k The Vlce President Student Activities encouraged skndent groups to facilhate events in January lo encourage retumiry and new students lo take part in extracurricular activities during their lime al university. including clubs. societies, Networks, RAG (Raise and Give), and Volunl¢gring. A total of 15 student gioups look part and filming through the week was used as an episode of our #Teamwo￿ TV Teamworc TV Episodè One.. Give il a Go Week lyoulube.com} Women's G m Pathwa In 2022-23, the V￿9 President Student ACtivit￿S IVPSAI wort(8d wrth the Women's Network and the Swrt Facilitios team to establish a weekly Women's p8lhway session in the University gym. Thls was to enable self-i(ienlifying women lo train in the wm Imthoul fear of inlimidallon, sexual harassment and the male gaze, which conlribules to gym anxiety. The scheme continued in 2023124 every ThLJrsday. A total 26 women booke(l on lo the 8-w88k cours8 with 20 attending the first session. The programme saw some drop off from week to week bul retsined good rNJmbers throughout the 8￿eek programme. The VPSA went along to one of the sessb)r15 where attendees shared their experience". Video | Fa￿bOOk Varsl 2024 We saw our annual Varsity against Gloucostgrshire back again, ￿th 17 points on off8r over 3 days of Ilxtures. A formal change saw a much mor8 compact schedule lake place at only University-owned facjlilies, limiting spend on external venues due tr) financial constraints. limiting impact tsn academic schedules and SU staff resources, as well as keeping ticket prices for students as low as possible. Some of the dubs students whose sport was no loruei included in the line-up were naturally very dbsapptxllted bul we did our best lo explain the reasons and provide allemative way5 for them to ¢ompgtg. Teamworc went to battl& against T8amGlos in American Football, Badminton Imen'sl. Badminton (Women's). Basketball (Men'sl, Dance, Football (Men's), Football Iwomen'sl, Futsal Iwomen's), Hockey (Men's), Hockey (Women's). Netball, Rugby {Men'sl, Rugby IWomen's1, Tennis {Men'sl, Tiampolining. Volleyball (Men's), and Volleyball Iwomen's). There were also show¢ase performances for Cheedeading (Pom) at the Football fixtures. and for Cheedeading (Stunt) al the Worcester Arena Evening se$s￿n, as Glos Cheer were unable lo compete. Over the event. we engaged over 500 athletes from both institutions, with 972 tickets being sold by Teamworc and just over 400 by ToamGlos. Highlights of an incredible thre9 days include a dominant 6 clean sweep for Teamworc at Oxstalls Arena Day. whgre Women's Hockey14-0} and Man's Ho¢k8y1&11 were dominant, and Men's Basketball then ended the day with a 94-65 win. After nail-biling wins for Women's Rugby {53-381 and Men's Rugby {25-221 al Oxstalls 4G Pitch Day, tha score was 8-1 heading Into a busy day of fLXtures at Worc8ster Sl John's Campus and Univefsity of Worcester Arena, with just 9 points needed lo dinch the Varsity title. Page 8

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Report of the Tru$lees for the Yéar Ended 31 July 2024 Ea￿Y losses in Men's Volleyball11-31 and Men's Badminton 10-81 saw TeamGlos daw back lo 8-3, before a hard-foughl 44 draw for Women's Badminton saw Teamworc take the point on ctsunlback of games, with tha overall 9-3 lèad clinching a second SUCGessive Varsity title for Teamworc and ensuring that the trophy woulé remain In Worcèsler. The Teamworc squads did not take their fool off the gas, wth a wln In Woman's Volleyball {3-01 followed by goals galore in front of a greal crowd al St John's Campus 3G Pitch where Women's and M8n' Football 8njoying victOri8s of 5-0 and &2 respgctively. The Worces18r Ar8na Evening session saw TeamGlos take the point in a closely contested Dance fixture. before Netball were unstoppable with a 57-18 win lo end Varsity on a high wrth a 134 overall score. Th& capaclty crowd rowed as the trophy to 2023-24 Vice President Student Activities Isobel Pricel Varsity r8mains a hug8 highlight for a diver$8 range of Worc9sler students and we continu8d to use the avenl lo rais8 awar8n8ss of issuès and good caus8s. Varsity captains from both Union collaborated lo produce their own #Shapeyoursport campaigns as part of th8 Vico Presidents, joint campaign centred around 'alhlele activism,. We saw the dubs come lo￿ther lo r81se money and promote awareness of Women in Sport INelb811}, International Human R￿h15 (Volleyball), Cancer Research UK {Men's Football). 8elonging in Sport (Dance), and many other great caMpa￿nS which we nominated lor a BUCS (British Universities and Colleges Sport} Digitsl Engagement Awand. 11 was great lo see students working together to jointly campaign on what they agreed was important to them and it cèrtainty contributed to 3 very posf(ive atm05phere throughout the competition. We were extremely gratefvl to many Unlverslty coll8agu8s, particularly those in the Arena. Sport. and Estates and Facilities, for their sUPPOrt in enabling us lo hosl more fixtures on campus and to ensure a vibrant few days for us all. Looking forward to Varsity 2025. more difficult decisions will need lo be made to ensure the event remains as wst effective as possible for both Unions and for students. RAG (Ralso and Glvg) Despite the ongoing ¢osl of living p￿sSUre$ for students, our rnewnber5 Still managed lo raise a total of £15,631.77 for good causes across the year. Of this, £2.9861.21 went to the Union's nominated cha¥ity for the year (voted for by students) Behind the Smile. As well as those activities listed under Student Group Events Saction above.. M￿Wrfery society hostod a rafflg during course inducts'on for Becoming Families and Bom Sleeping and raised £474. A group of Crfmlndogy students look InI￿alIVe to run Iheir own bake sale fundralser for Ihe Emergenoy SeNices Aid, raising £277. In March, for Intematsonal Women's Day the Women's Nelwork planned an Empowerment Week with various fundraisers for Wesl Mercia Rape & Sexual Abuse Support Clinic, raising £212. Women's Cricket raised £738 across the year for the T*enage Cancer Trust, through the 2900 Squat challenge. a Malvem Hills Hike and a Quiz Takeover. Men's Cricket ran a charity match for Red for Ruth and ralsed £1.235.38. For Movember, in lolal £2,055.87 was raised across various events, some stand outs were the Men'5 Cricket and Men's Football Charity Football Match and Cheerleading's Bring a Boy session. VOLUNTEERING A totsl of this year 6924.75 volunteering hours were logged on the V-record by students 8cros8 2023124. that Is an 11.68Yo Increase from 2022123. We saw 5070.25 hours recorded by Club and socSety members, 1602.75 hours by students completing community projects, 194.5 hours by cours8 rèps, 13 hours loggéd for student council and 35.5 hours logged by SU cr8w. Th8re was over a 50¥0 incr8as8 for three different activity types this year: communty projects, course reps and SU crew. Each year we are also aware that, despite our ongoing en￿UrageMenI, many students do not 109 their hours and so the real amount is likety lo be much higher than this. We have also seen a signif￿ant amount of our students volunteer with The Hive. which has been a fantastic partnership, wlth great results. Page 9

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Roport of th• Tru$teos for th• Yoar End•d 31 July 2024 We also wotked with all our providers lo ensure that their accounts and opportunities wero yp to dale and lo slreamling our brokerage platform to be more accessible for students and stakeholders. Awards We were very proud of the RAG Team and the Paramèdic Soclely for belng shortlisted for the Collaboration of the Year award by the National Student Fundraising Association, With Lucy Flshwick the assbslanl Team Leador for the RAG Team also being shortlisted for the Above and Beyoné award. At the lime of wriUng, we weie waiting for the outwme as the Awards due to th8 awards being postponed. Wè also entsred our Varsty Campaign. 'Shapg Your Sporf into the Digital Engagement Award category at the 8UCS annual awards as11 saw fantastic ￿llaboration lo ra15e awareness of a number of good causes by sludents aGr0s5 tho institutions bul il was, unfortunately. not shortlisted. SAFE￿ AND WELLBEING IN THE HANGAR Thè Hangar team of core and student staff wryk very hard to exceed our rasponsibilities as a venue used by students, staff. and members of the local community. Every year The Hangar Tenews its Best Bai None IB8N} accreditation, as p8rt of our membership ol the MUS Charity purchasing con50rtium. BBN is a national scheme that recognises and rewards responsible and safe premises that priorilisè customer experienc8 and wellbeing and contribute positively to the night-time economy. This year saw our best year evgr and whilst we maintsined our Gold BBN accreditatlon for the 7th onseculive year, we also achieved the folk)wing accolades at the NUS National Trade Awards hold Sn July 2024. attended by scores of Unions: - Cam 2nd ploce nationally for Sus for our BBN S￿re.. Won the Impacttul Collaboration Award (for ovr work with Ihg Inlemalional Experience Taam in hosting a diverse range of ￿ltural events for students) Won the Student Input and Feedback Award Ifor the work of one of our Bar Team Leaders, Ella P8g8. in crèating a new cocktall m8nu} Won the Customer Safety and Comfort Award (for thè t&am's commkmenl to creating a safe and wekomlng environment}. Thi5 meant we won all 3 categories in which we were nominated,. an astourKling achSevement which was then prked up by the local press. LWC nI￿r5 •todti )> )?? Page 10

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Rèport ol the Trustees for th• Year Endod 31 July 2024 In lemis of the commercial performance of the Hangar, sales during Welcome Week 2023124 were below those of 2022123, atthough the events we hosted proved very popular with students. The trend of students not drlnking alcohol, and spending much less in the bar then continued into the academic y6ar. CumulaUve sales by the end of Oclobgr rnalchgd the prior year and Continued until May al whSch point sales began lo d8din8. Throughout thè y8ar salas w8r8 highest on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, tha w88kly quiz proving very popu18r, with Friday stsll good but considgrably lower than previous years. As detai￿d in sections 4 and 5 below, we had numerous student-led events. ané il was a very go(￿ year for student participation. even if this was not reflected in sales. Many of the cultural events we hosted also. by their nature. did not ¢r¢ate bar Sales but formed a very imwtanl part of the work of the SU as a place for stud8nts to com8 and fael 8t homa. Overall bar takings were £133,1 k compared to £139.1k in 2022123. External events began to show slgns of Improvement following the COVID drop-off. As most of our students continued lo return htsme al the weekends, we aclivety promoted the Hangar as a venue on Saturday nights for Community hire. Throughout the summer the venue was the evening venue for the Univ8isity Summer School IMLAI aclivilies. The pool tables within the bar again proved very poptjlar and is now an important new revenue stream, whilst the offer of free table tennis, dats and X-3ox saw more students ulilising the spac8 during the 8ftemo￿S. With revenue declining the focus on saving costs was a major factor IhroughoLrt 2023124. During early 2024 an exercise was undertaken lo analyse revenue by hour to see rf a change to our opening hours would be beneficial. The decision taken was to open an hour later and dose an hour eartier lunl8$s it was busy} as the oosl of opening for these hours was on average more than the revenue bein9 taken. We dld ￿1 receive any negative fèedback follow4ng this change and further Cha￿eS may be considered in 2024125 K nlghdy takings do not improve. The bar and Hangar space are in need of investment but a lack of funds means this is not Cu￿entlY possible. We have been working with our extemal suppliers to improve Ihe number of Tvs within the spa￿. We will have new screens installed in Summer'24, plus existing screens updated at the cost of the supplier. Wè remain limited in terms of our ability to innovate and extend Olsr offer due lo the spa¢e we occupy and other factors such as tha Universitys caterbng contract. Wè continue lo discuss our challènges wlth the University at quartedy finance meetings. As a place for students to meet and enjoy themselves, the Hangar had a successful year. We have catered lo the changing student demographic as best we can and we remain buoygd by lev81s of sludenl ongaggmgnl. We continue to malntaln sponsorship contracts wSlh Tramps Nlghlclub and Domlnoes as key partners. although these h8ve not recovered lo pre-covld I￿61$ In tem)s of overall value. Our media pack offers comptrtilive ral8S to advertisers (which don't breach our exi51ing conlractsl and wg ar9 linked In with thè national NUS trading wnsortium to achi9Vg good value ￿ereVer possible. 2. UNDERSTANDING STUDENTS. FINANCIAL REALITIES AND REFLECTING THAT IN WHAT WE DO Koy alms und•meath thls: lil We will keep the cost to students of getting involved with our aclivitiès and services to a minimum wherever and however we can li1} We will support students In Ihelr efforts towards employability and make 11 clear how g8tting involved with the SU develops them as people and as leaders liiil We wll work with the Universtty lo ensure value for money across their services and facilitie5 Page 11

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Report of the Trustees for tho Year Endod 31 July 2024 COST OF LIVING SUPPORT Communl Cu board The cost of living remained a Slgnfficant conc8rn for thè oirtèr tsam for 2023124 and they wgrg k8en lo continu8 offering the Community Cupboard schem& and Breakfast dubs that commenced in 2022123. In S&mesler 1, we nolicgd an increasing demand as the weeks went by and some days the cupboard needed rg$to¢king sevèral times. This was in tsndem with reduclng donations, which presented a challenge (September only received £8 worth of donations). Decemb81, however, saw this pick up lollowing a drive for supplies across the University and in the local comrnunity. in partnership with the Local Foodbank. Supplies were then split 50..50. Over the year, wo recoivad a total of 1,308 donations, which 8quat8d to £1,223.441£762 by tha end of the first Semesterl- We w8r8 d8lighted that the outgoing PVC Istudenlsl forewent a leaving grft inst6￿1 asked staff lo contribute to the Communlty Cupboard. Thls raised £300 In April 2024, most of which has btson saved for supplies for Semester 1 on 2024125. The Union has also appliod lo the National Lottery Comfflunity Fund to support the initiative for a fvrthgr years but. al the time of writing. we await news on the applicab'on. Breakfast Club was relaun¢hed in November 2023, and 3 sessions were hosted prior to the Chrfslmas break at City C8mpus, the Medical SchoDI, and inside the Union. Despll8 our plans, more breakfast club sessions COU￿ not take place in Semester 2, largely due to the President needing to tske on moré duties around Academic Representation followlng the d8partur& of the Vie President Education. The $8ssions were a great way to talk 10 5bJdenly so we are very keen to rovitalise the inilialivè in 24125. ntornatS0 1 tud nts. Hardshl Fund One Df the Pr8sid8nt's key manifesto aims was to work with Ihe University to implemant the above, follwr¥J research they conducted that revealed most Universitie5 provided som8 fomi of hardship fund for international students. The current Ac￿sS to Learning Fund IALFI applies to home students solely and we have seen increasing numbers of inlernats'onal students at Worcester in recent years. Some of these students. in reality, lace hardship and financial difficulties during their course of study. Following several meetlngs. Sncluding liaison w(th the Dlrector of Intemational R￿rustMent and the PVC ICommunicatx)ns and Extemal Affairs). a papgr was pres&nted lo University Executive Boafd and approv8d, with a new scheme lo be implemented in the 2024125 a&￿em￿ year. ort Rec clin Kit Pro rarnme The Vice President Student Activities was passionate this yèar that no sludenl should be unable to take part in physical activity and sw)rt due lo a lack of equipment or appropriate clothing. There was an increase in uptake auoss th8 year in recreational sport sessions. which was r8ally positive bul we heard repc*ts of students tsking part with the wrong footwear, for example. To help tackle this and with the support of colleagues from University Sport, she established a new recycllng programme for sports that COU￿ b8 donated by any sludenl, staff or the local communty. Thrs is being delivered from the Sport Cenlrg and we are hoping the scheme will continue lo grow. Pgrlod DI nl Amended from the period 'poverV campaign of the previous year lo better reflect the aim of the campaign, the Union continued its parthership with a sustainable feminine hyg¢ene company. 'Hey Girts., lo distribute sustainable. quality, fr88 products to both students and the wider community, as 'a community partnerf. We linked in with Worcester Cathedral and the Hwe, and even sent packages lo 3 individuals in the community following referrals from Hey Girls, In addition to making products available in balhrLY)ms and our'caught Short Bags, {emergency packagos of single-use produ¢tsl, we lrialled a Period Dignty Order scheme. This allowed students lo order personali5ed packages of products, with a focus on the reusable products including period pants, reusable pads, and cups. We received 102 orders and dislribuled 230 packs of padsjliners and 190 packets of tampons throughout the year. Sludenl feedback sFN)w they remain very grateful for this servSce. Page 12

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Report of the Trustees for tha Yoar Endod 31 July 2024 PRICE BENCHMARKING, RESEARCH AND STUDENT CONSULTATION The Union is C￿lM[￿ed in its strategic aims to providing goDd value for our students. To this end, The Hangar conducted a bonchmarking exercise with 5 of our main bar competitors in the local area (including Wetherspoonsl. Of course, not all venues sold exactly the same products. so we compared products that had a similar specification. The findings revealed Ihar the Hangar was cheaper than most other ouugts for the vast majonty of our products, including soft drinks. The Wetherspoons. buying model lof bulk-buying kegs that are nearing the end of their 'shelt-life'} meant that they sell cheaper draughls and one pub had a short-term offer of £2 pints. which we would not move to land assume this was to deplete slockl. We h8v8 consulted with students throughout th& year on our events and ideas. Thi% included the Winter Ball, a potential Summer Ball and how we priced and located thal levenlually we had lo cancel plans du8 to a lack of sludenl interesll. our loyalty card toncepl Ilo be implementèd in Septembèr 20241, 8nd on8 of our bar team, Ella, won the Student Feedback and Input Award at the end of year NUS Trade Awards for her input into our cocktail menu. Lo It Card To support the affordabilty for students of using our venue and lo support commercial engagement. we spent the academic year researchlng and planning an SU Loyalty Card for implemenlalion In September 2024. Part of this was partaking in some exlemal researeh lal a di%counted rate with other Unions) conducled by Ajterline into Students. commercial and buying habits. The card will ensure a joined-up approach with the other areas and a¢tiviti95 of the Union and ongoing student input. STUDENT EMPLOYABILTY AND DEVELOPMENT The Union continued to invest lime into training students for varlous roles, as well as to dlreclly employ students as Assistants for Graphic Design, the Welcome Desk, The Hangar Bar. and Security- Numbers attending training across the year for paid and voluntsry student roles were as follows.. o Sports and Soaelies. committee training conference - 158 attendees1106 Sports Clubs & 52 Societies) o Student Netwod( Committee training - 6 out of 12 committee members allended training o New 51udenl staff training -10 o Deparknent Rep trainlng - 22 out of 22 Reps o Course Rep training - 100% of our 339 Course Reps (k)wnloaded Ih6ir training module and we are confhlenl that most of those students completed it, although some stated they had not. o Elections -30-minute bookable slots were offered to prospective candidates. In total, 9 students attende(l. 7 of whom went on to run in the elections. Over the year. a total of 21 students were employed with us. 6 of whom continued with us from the previous yearl supporting The Hangar, our Vvelcome Desk, and marketing functions, working a total of 5730 hours and eaming just under £70,000. We increased sbjdenl staff pay in year in line whh the govemment rises in the Living Wage, and we do not operate any age differential between pay. We also had 2 51udenl Green Impact Project Assistanls over the year who were paid by the University but who supported us with our sustairbability efforts. A IDlal of 15 student staff were recognised over the year for excellent work for the Union. Over the year we received 112 appliGalions for student staff roles and the Work for Us, page on our website had 1.956 views from 1st September 2023 10 31st July 2024. The Union continues lo support students through the job application process, with a new Employability and Careers section introduced on our website. https'.Ilwww.worcsu.comlhelpandadvicelemployability/ hosting our revised Employability Guide. Our Electims candidates were debriefed post elections on the transferable skills they had gain8d, and thè employability skills symbols used in our new Guide were added lo onllne training modubs for Sports and society committee training so they could see how they aligned lo their new roles and responsibilili8s. The Sludenl Voice COnfe￿nce also had a session on the Guide and drop4n sessions were made available. Our $tudenl-friendty Employability Guido Can be found here: https.'Ilwww.worcsu.comlpage8ssetslh&lpandadvic8lèmployabilityMSU Employability_Guide 2023.pdf. Pag8 13

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Rèport of th• Trustees for the Year Endod 31 July 2024 3. EMPOWERING STUDENTS TO HAVE THEIR SAY Key aim¥: lil We Mll support gtud8nts to èngage in things that affect them and wider stKiety li1} We will go out lo where students are and not wait for thom lo come to us, belng present and lisl8ning to their experiences {iill We will emphasisg our independence from the Unfvorsity. ensuring we challenge them based on our students, foedback and gxperionces, whilst continually demonslraling to students how and where wa will represent them. OUTREACH It is more important than ever for the Union to Teprosenl all students and to be visible across the University estate. This Isn't always gasy 19 manage and we have more work lo do on this in 2024125 but over the course of Semestor 1 we delivered.. o Officer inductions to 46 during Indu¢lion week 0 7 Campu5 Chats 0 3 Officer Breakfast Clubs 0 53% of wsils were to Lakeside, Riverside, Sevem. and City Campuses (including Jenny Lindl and 47% 10 different locations on Sl John's cawnpus. o Topics included Academic Represenlalion, RAG. Sports and Society prornolion. Volunteering, Housing. Academic Misconduct, cost of living. Help and Advlce introduced drop-ins and fl8xible appointments 118te and earfy}, appointments al Clty Campus. as w811 as co-ordinating 'multi-meets' with University welfare sotvices lo share infomialion, and they also secur8d quiet spaces for students on campus to call sludenl servicesAhe Union if they were in Samester 2 wa$ a$ follow$'. 0 30 hwrs of outreach by the Help and Advice Service 0 36 Presentations to drfferent cohorts about the Help and Advic* S8Nice and other ¢Jpportunthes in the SU 0 9 Carnpus Chalslpop ups 0 9 shared outreach sessions wllh gxtemal support services 0 6 shared outreach sessions with University s8rvices FEEDBACK AND INTELLIGENCE The Union is committed lo being proactive in finding out what is worying or concerning students, without burdening them. To this end. il gathers feedback and intelligence from across its seNices, activities and interactions with members centrally, lo infomi evidence-based campaigns and initiatives. Our analysls of this work revealed the following.. Most feedback was logged In January and February 33Yo of feedback received related to academic or educaUon matters A quarttrr of feedba¢k related to the Union itself Both housing and financg matters accounted for 13% of the total feedback - 8% of feedback was around University services and 4% about safely m8tters. - 63¥0 of the matt8rs logged impacted the whole University community 8YD impacted international students and another 8Qh those from undgr-represented groups As a rg$uIt of the above.. Help & A<lvice worked with University staff to clarify thè Academlc Integrity process for students. The Union worked closety with the Intemational Experience and Accommodation Teams lo supwjri international students arTiving on ￿MpuS into their accommodation wlh enhanced inductions. Page 14

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Report of the Trustèes for tha Year Endod 31 July 2024 From Semester 2, presentations were offered out to all Heads of Schools lo ensure student and ac8demlcs were aware of the Union and the serviceslopportunitie5 open to Ihern. particularfy Help and Advice. This proved very F)opular and dglivered lo 36 cohorts. The Unlon supported Course and D9partmonl Reps in gathering and pr9$9nling student feedback to tha University during discussions surrounding the r8mov31 of Prograss W88k The Help & Advice ServSces' prfority ¢arnpaign for 2024125 will be on safety. particularly around Scams targeted at students and inleinalional students including work scams Icommisslon-based selling) and essay mills. The Help and Advice services are also running a Safety Fair in October 2024 for a second year and will run an information campaign on the Miligaling Circumstances procgss. Voter apathy will be included in 2024125 Elections planning Even more focus on outreach in 2024125. ACADEMIC REPRESENTATION IARI Throughout 2023124 the Unior) continued to work closely with the Universty, through the joint Academic Representation Ov8rsighl Group IAROGI lo deliver the AR scheme and lo monitor outcomes Reps engaged well th￿UghOUt the year, anil we had an impressive 105 Course Rep Journals submitted. detailing their work and Impacts.. a huge Increase of 980h on the previous year (531. A snapshot of matters addressed by Reps include= - car parking concerns on city campus., better alignment Df leaming materials across joint honours disciplines- better soaal space in thè café al City campus with books and games, as well as extending evening hours and a more Inviting cafa envlronmenl within the Worcester Business School. Across the year. we had 22 out of 25 Department Rep poslllons fSlled. wSth all appointfjes undergoing training. Of the 22 Department Reps, 8 were placement students1360/0I, which highlights stron9 engagement from vocational courses. Reps engaged fanlaslically in discussions at councils and various forums and demonstrated an impressive dedication to the role. Despite repeated recruilmenl efforts, Department Rep positions for Midwfery and CPO. Geography and the Environment, and Psychology PG Taught remainod vacant and will be prioritised in 2024125. We continued lo celebrate the hard work of Course and Department Reps through the 'Rep of the Month. scheme. with some months having sevèral winnets due lo the hlgh callbre of nominations. In total wé awarded Rep of Ihe Month to 21 outstandlng Course and Department Reps across all schools. wrth the stud8nts rgcoiving certfficates, s¢xial media ¢overage, and £5 Amazon vouchers. Course and Departmont Reps of the Year were then presented at the annual T¥amworc Awards in May. Through tt)e Rep Accredltstlon Scheme, 21 reps recefved Bronze, Silver or Gokl AGcreditalion. Over double the number of Reps received Golé compared to the prevlous year. again demonstrating th8ir commitment lo th8 role. Awards were presented al a Rgp Colobration Evonl which concluded the Student Voice Conferenc8 In Aprll. Student Voice Conference The SU held a Sludenl Voice Conference al the end of April, consisting of a series of talks. workshops and bile-size learning opportunities facililaled by SU and University stsff, as well as an external speak8r, as fdlows.. Lefs talk18adership Employ8blllty & Generative A.1. Networking, Suslainabillty & Employabillty Ilndudlrrfj CVILlnkedln checks and free headshots) Equality, Oiversity and Inclusion in HEI'S - external speaker We recoived 65 RSVPS for the conference with approximately 45 students attending and engaging throughout thè day, which end8d with a lovely Rep celebration in The Hangar. Page 15

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 July 2024 Forums These continued as an important way for students and staff lo come together, discuss specific topics, and agre8 actions. A slightly different appioa¢h was taken in Samesler 1. with Course and Department Reps having overtapping sessions across one day. with the following dlscussed.. Llbrary drop off al St John's - The appropriatèness of rooms and spaces for some courses Parking issue5 ar)d permit availabil - Timetabling issues - Blackboard - Group work and group marking Semester 2 then saw anolh6r different approach to vary how we engag8 Students, and 9 school-based Forums look place across one week. An additional catch up for Ihe ￿r) nO￿Y r8cruiled Medic81 School Cours8 Reps was Iherb held, meanlng all 10 schools were engaged. Where possible, Academic Representation Co-Drdinators IARC81 from each school or Inslltvle altended as did the Provost. Overall, 51 attendees auoss 9 forums. We had received 163 RSVP responses for these forums190 of which were Yes, RSVPS), showing many more Reps engaged with our communications but were perhaps unable lo att8nd on the day. Key mattérs dlseussed Included effectlve communication and the use of technology within the AR system, prayer spa￿$ on different campuses. Rep training, maintaining effective bound8ries {particularly when Reps arè approached r8garding non-acadèmic mattèrs), and March in-takes. Rè Testimonials Reps have told us the followlng Ihlg year al)oul their experiences.. '6eing course rep has bggn absolutely brilliant and I'm so glad I stepped up lo do it. It not only let me lake leadership of my group but allowed Me to forni a closer bond with my peers and fom) great friendships wilh them.... Stand up and speak up for your peers and Yourse￿e5. IVS an amazing opportunity, and you d be surprised at what you can achieve.. ha role of eourse representats've has provld8d me wllh employabllity skllls that have improved my study and career prospects for the future.. l am now off to do a Masters wahayl The slud8nl to module leader ommunicalion d8v8Iop8d my skills masswely as a leamer and a leador.. improving my abilities to be empath8li¢ and understanding towards my peers in their final year. The Student Union and other student representslives have been really supportive. being easily contactable if at any point further infomialv)n was nèeded. I highly recommend anyone thinking about putting themselves forward for the role to go for itl. 'Th9 SU hos givgn me opportunit￿$ lo grow throlsghout my university gxp8rienc8. I have been cJ)urse and department rep and working with the SU has been a pleasure. I've personally seen the hard work and dedication they pul into helping students. I'll always remember the help the SU have done for me." 'Being a student wp.. has been amaang for my ¢￿fidence and professional development." Satl fac on with tho Acadomic Re resentatl¢n S s*em A key measufe for us is, naturally, satisfaction with the Academic Rapres8nt8tion IARI system amoryst the student body. W8 wer& pleased with th8 results from the key surveys that lake place annually. halping us to understand students, vl&ws on how their a¢adgmic irbterests are represented by the Union. The National Student Survey INSS) and UnNersity Course Expedenc8 Survey {CESI results for thls academic year wore as follows.. Page 16

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 July 2024 Natlonal Studènt Surv Q2S How w•ll does tho Studont's Union represent students. a¢ademl¢ Interests? Overall University.. 76.5Vts {sector average 73%, our score in 2023 was 750AI The Unlon Is poslNoned 37th out of 147 Unlons nallonally ir* the Univgrsilies. wmpiled NSS rankings (for Q25- 37th1148 in 2023, and for the previous Q26 - 18th1149 in 2022, 19th1149 in 2021 and 2020. 36th1152 in 2019and 61sV151 in 20181. Course Experience Survey {CES): Overall satisfacllon wSth Academic Representalion System- 85Yo Q.5.3- 1 know who my Course Rep Is: Overall Univetsty.- 82%1-2°A from 20221231 Q S.4- Cours• Raps reprasent the Interests of students on my course effectively: Overall unive￿ity." 844A1+4Vo on 20221231 Q14- How well does the Students. Unlon represent aGademlG Interests: Overall University.. 84%1+4OA on 20221231 Plzza wlth a PVC Following sludenl f8edback at th8 All Student Meeting in February 2023, that they would like increased visibility of the University's Senior leadership team, the Union worked with the PVC (Students). Dr Tim Jones to estsblish Pth with a PVC. Students could come along and ask questions, whilst grab a quick slic8 of the eveT-favourile food. There were then a fijrther session with Ihg PVC IAcad8micsl, Lisa Stansbie and Sally Moyle. Whilst the numbers of students attending these meets was relatively small, some key topics were discussed and action promised, Such as parking, intemalional hardship, catsring, and building a ommunily feel on campus. STUDENT COUNCIL Student Council, th8 highest student body in our democratic slw¢ture. had anothgr busy and productive year, with some good debate. We filled 770/D of the av8ilaLile positions120 out of 261. This was 860/0 the year before. Some councillors again struggled with time and other commitrnenls and were unable attend meetings and so by the end of the year, 2 of the 4 meetings had reached quoracy. We will be looking lo rearrange the limes of the meetings going forward. Sludent Councll had standing agenda items for 8ach me8ling as follows.. . OffI￿r annual objectives and reports Update from Sub Councils - Welfare and Incluskjn, Education, and what bocame known as Student Activities {fomierty TeamwDrcl Councils Up(lales from Executive Committee and Trustee Board Update from AROG (Academic Representation Oversight Group) Live Policies and Ideas Current Student Issues . Menu Diversity and campus catering was added from October 2023 88 a standlng item on the agenda due to the volumg of student cyjmments and concems raised about thls. In additlon to the above, key areas of discussion over the course of the year were around.. Facilities and support for students on City and Jenny Lind * Mulli faith rooms across the campuses • Student mental health Issues wf(h transport for students on nursing placement during the train strikes Issues with Reasonable Adjustment Plans IRAPs1 not being actioned for studen15 Page 17

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 July 2024 . Availability of free peri¢xl products across campus Languag8 dubs for international students to help them understand slang, idioms. and informal Engllsh . Tha Union's Leadership Elections and Al Student Meeting Channels for students lo report racism or discriminab'on NUS Confer8nca and Liberation Conference Honorary Life Memberships . Supporting the Gypsies, Travellers, Roma, Showman & Boaters IGTRSBI Pl8dg8 10 motions went to the Countil. 8 of whlch were passed, some with amendments.. o Separate All Gender and Disabled Toilets - lo work with the University o Incorrect Teminology- lo wotl( with the University to create a guide for academics and staff on appropriate leiminology o Email name change - to work wth University IT and Registy to ensure sludenls can èaslly change I￿1r email addrfrss rf they change their names. o T8amworc CouncAI name change b8cam8 Student Activities Council to reflect the UnK)n's Officer structure o Increase the number of academic representatives on Student Council - from 2 (one per cy)Ilego1 to 10 ILY per Schoolllnstilulel o Continuing Recording Lectures - to work with th8 University to ensure implementsb"on. This was to ￿flect students. studying needs and deslre to ￿visit lectures and discussions within, as well a8 being linked to issues with Reasonable Adjuslrnenl Plans IRAPS) not always being considered properly. o Race Equality Week - to mandate the Union to rècogni86 the week and ensure the University were Involv8d. o Accommodation references for inlernaticjnal sludenl$ lo work with the University to seek appropriate guarantor arrangements for private ￿nIals. This was amended lo include home students who are estranged or who have no access to a guarantor bul who have stayed in University accommodation. The 2 policies that were not passed were: . To commit the Un￿n to proMdiThJ mandatory basic lrfe support and first aid training for commitiee members. 11 was agreed this could not be mandatory and would be costly for the Union but was felt lo be a pogitive skill for all students. The Union agreed to Invests'gate th& fvasiblllty of such trdinin9 for the acadern￿ year 2024125, in collaboration wllh the UnlversKy. To mandate the Union lo protect Progress Week In the Univeisily calendar and ensur8 no ftElure change 10 arrangements around Progr8ss Weeks without sludenl consullalion. This policy was submitted to a meeting which was not quorate, and the subsequent email resolution also did not reach quoracy. The Uriion is reviewing what is termed 'PolIc￿ versu$ oetions and tasks for the 2024125 academic year a$ il was fell by managernent that some of th8 polioes passed a￿9$$ Ihg 2023124 year were not lechnicalty policies but mor8 'asks' from students and actions for Officers to follow up. SUB COUNCILS OF STUDENT COVNCIL Education Council This year, Education Councillors were Gonsulted on a range of topi￿ and debated a number of policies through the subacounul. including.. Policy subrnissions.. o Sludenl choice for examinations o Continuing R8cording Lectures o Increase to Academlc Representation mombgrship on Student Council o Progress Week Protection Policy Discussion topics= Personal Academie Tutors (PATS), Reasonable Adjustment Plans (RAPS). Timetsbllng . Ar1ifi¢ial Inlellig8nce Workshop delivered by Helen Hope. Deputy Head of School, Sport & Exercise Science Page 18

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 July 2024 The average attendance rale across all four Education Council meetings was 48Vo, with meetings often failing to meet quorum. Conseouenlly. a kèy pnorily for the Students. Union next yèar will be to emphasize the importance of these meetings and encourage higher attendance rates. Wolfaro and Inclu$lon Coun¢ll Matters covered by Ihls SU￿CounCIl across 2023r24: Policy submissions.. o All Genderl Disabled Toilet Separation Policy o Incclrrect Terminology Policy o Email name change o Race Equality Week Pollcy o Action for Accessibility o Guaranlor for Intarnational students Policy o Inclusive period F)olicy Discussion topics.. Sustainability, Hangarlsu Spac8s. and accessible Elections. EDI Forum with senior Poli¢8 and local Hate Crime Officers . Arttficial Intelligence Workshtsp delivered by Helen Hope, Deputy Head of School, Sport & Exerryse Suence The average attendan¢9 was 8 councillors pgr meeling across all four Wglfarg & Inclusiffi Cwncils this year, which is approx. 66V* turnout, with ona ma8ting failing lo meat quorum. Page 19

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 July 2024 ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE Welfare & Inclu$lon Council foadback on Leadershl Elections One of our core aims in our Leadership Elections thls year w88 to seek to Improve our election candidate diversty. This follows our elections in 2022-23 where.. al no international students run as a candidate Ibl our candidates who defined as malellemalolnon-blnary in 2022-23 did not reflect our large proportK)n of female students. Ic} of the candidates we received demographic data for in 2022-23 (which was not all candidates), all defined as whlte students. De￿mbertS meeting of Wèlfare & Indusion Councll was ask8d a set of questions to help gain f88dback from underr8presgnt¢d gioups on their feeling5 and thoughts surrounéing demixraey and elections. This was gathor8d via an anonymous polllng plarform to ensure participants fell wmfortable to be open and honest. The feedback was ins¥JhfftJl and thoughl-provoking, comments cenlring around the following barriers to engagement.. Language barrieTS- understanding the temiinology and Speaking lo other students. Feeling judged or lacking confidence. • Tim8 commitrn8nt lof running a campaign). Flnancial barrier (cost of running a campalgnl. Mlslrust In the principles of a free and fair elgclion. . Lack of existing representation. This feedback was subsequently Sncorporaled in Dur planning processes. resulting in an 8nhancEd and extended sel of inclusivity initiatives for the Leadership Elections 2024. Studonl Actlvltles Councll Previously named TgamWor¢ Council. meetings were held In Octob8r, Nov8mber, February and Aprll. The first sub council meeting introduced club and society commlttee members lo the Studeni Councll struciur8 and members voted in our Student Activity Reps to Student Council. Throughout the year. we gathered feedback from members on SU spaces, Celebration Week. the process of recruiting wmmitteo members, and Varsity. They also benefitled from then ses&on dolivergd by Helen Hope on Artificial Intell￿en workshop lo attendees. Two policy motions ware submitted across the year. The flrsl asked for the Students. Union to Integrate Basic Life Supwrt andlor First training into Committee Trainlng to help commltlee members to respond if a rnedical emergency occurred durfng a student group session. The policy was unanimously approved and was passed to Studgnl Counal. The second motion looked at implementing 'non-monelary soci8ti8s' in which societies wouldnl require a membership fee for students to be a part of. The Viee President Student Activities explaining the reasons why sludenl groups have memberships and {in many cases small) fees. There ￿ds much discussion amongst the sub council mombers and Ihe majorty of voted against the proposal, due to potential implications, so tt did not progress to Studonl Council. Page 20

VVORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Réport of thè Trust•8S for the Year Ended 31 July 2024 ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE EXECUTIVE COMMirrEE Our Executive Committee, consisting of th8 3 fijll timè officers and support8d by the Union's Senior Management Team. continued lo me81 each month to monltor the Officers, olectiveslcampaigns and progres5 against active SU Policies, as well as to discuss student Ideas {submitt&d via th8 Ideas Forum), student issues, and key projects (including those in collaboration with University). They also approved 11 new societies and 2 new clubs throughout thg ygar. Matters attended to over the course of the year by the C¢)mrnittee included= Adlve Poll¢lèslStudènt Idea$ Ivla Ideas Forum): • Addressing use of incorrect terminology by lecturers Progress of University Mentsl Health Policy . 24 hours access to Elizabeth Garrett Anderson building ICCTV Ability for studgnts to change their name and email across University systems Acc8ssibl8 Toilèts on campus Module withdrawal procedures Other emerging student mattors includgd: Cost of Living • Progress Week Matt8rs rais8d from Pizza with the PVC . Catering on Campus Cty Campus and Jenny Lind Ifacllities and atmospher0} International Student Hardship AccomrTiodalion costs land other issues related to housing) Reasonable Adjustment Plans land issues related to these for students) * Nefv40rk committee bursaries • Placement issues for nijrsing issues lincluding transport during rail strikes) Arlifi¢ial Intelligen￿ land emerging issues amongst a particular ￿hortl Researching giants to support work of SU Middle East Corfflict Dudley Campus developments * NUS affiliation and reform • Studen15' Choice Awards General Election UNION LEADERSHIP ELECTIONS The Union's Leadershlp Electlons took place in the lasl week of February and Saw 5 stud8nts stand for the 3 positions. with the Vice Presldent Education post uncontssled (albell students had tho option lo Re-open Nominalionsl. We initially had 8 candidates standing bul 3 of Iheffl dropped out of the process, citing time and personal pressures. Anecdotslly this as also the case al many other Sus nationally. We r9duced the campaigning p¢riod evon further this year lo try and minimise pressure on the candidales and ID better accommodat8 Any stud8nts on profèssional courses but some fell the prospect was still loo onerous or off-putting. We are still seeing issues around confidence in students, and this is something that is, again, being experienced nationally, We were delighted to have the highest number of nominations through our 'Recommgnd a Friend. seheme, whereby students could be recommended by others as a potential candidate. This year we rèceived 120 Iln comparison to 73 last year, which was also record breaking) and many conversations look place with those recommended as a resutt. Many of them were first or wond years who d8cid8d not lo stand this year bul seemed very keen to do so in future years. Page 21

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Rèport of thè Trusteès for tho Year Ended 31 July 2024 ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE A total of 3,210 votes were cast by 1.162 individual voters. Icompared to 3,100 votes by 1.101 sbjdenls In 20231 representtng 13.9% of Ihe sludenl population Ilhe seetor average remains bets¥8en 10 and 15¥.1. We also had increased engagement In voting from students from the School of Nursing and Midwif8ry. which was one of our key aims. The elections once again enjoyad a very positive almosphere and the following candidates were successfully elected as the UnSon's Executive for 2024125.. SU President- Ruttuja Mane (School of Psychology) Vice President Education - Elliot Atkinson (School of Humanities) V￿@ President Stud8nt Actiwti8s- Jack Lambert IWorc8Ster Business School) The Union worked hard lo incr&ase diversity in the Leadership Elections. Of the candidalgs, 60°h described their ethnicity as Mixedlmultiple Ethnicity. Asian Ilndianl or Any Other Ethnicity120% in 20231. The President elect is the first international stud8nt to be elected into this position lor the Union lalbeit we have had inlemational sludènl Vice Presidents in the pastl. All candidates were between 18 and 21. 40Vo of whL¥n defined their sexual orientation as Bisexual or GaylLesbian and 40'k considered themselves lo havo a specific leaming disability. other disability, or knng-lerm heamh condit￿n. We, also, consulted our INelfare and Indusion Council on the electK)ns proc8ss in December 2023. and their feedback was extremely usefLJI. As a result. measure$ put in place to try and reduce 8$ many barri8rs as posslble lo engagement Included.. A new Inlemational Students Guide on the CandKlale Hub section of our website. 10 5UPPOrt any inlgmational Students considering running wf(h infomation aboul support. visas. ènd overcoming language barriors with a glossary of key terms. Wèllbèing training as part of candM#ale training dalivered by our Academic and Welfare Advisus. A dedicated candidate wellbeing space in the SU building to en￿urage breaks and d¢)wn-time. A quiet campaigning hour. - The results night taking place the day after tho voting closed to giv& gveryone space to decompress. Candidate wellbeing and debrief event {bo%￿l￿} beforg th8 results night. which Ihey all h)vedl Following our initiatives. we featured in the NUS'S SU Elections 2024 report as a case study for good practice around candidate and staff wellbeing. NUS were the Returning Officer for our Elections land for 115 other SU elections nationally in Spring and 34 in Autumn 20231. The Universty's Director of Access and Indusion was, again, our Deputy Returning Officer, for which we remain very grateful. Lwking forward lo the 2025 Leadershlp Eledon, we want to.. Bulld on the above initiatives and engagement of Welfara and Inclusion Councll Explore mre support for students with disabilities - Review engagement auoss the S¢hods Increase the engagement of mature students ALL STUDENT MEETING We held our annual All Student Meeting in February, Providing a review of Union aCt￿lt￿S during th8 2022123 academic yaar and details of our new Strategic Framework 2023-28. We also Shared the Union's 2022123 accounts and gav8 an overview of our affiliations. We only had 19 students attend and so did not reach quoracy bul thos8 who attended were hlghly engaged ond asked qUest￿)nS around= The Union's finances and bar operation . The contract with sports kit supplier. Kukri Iwhich is a contract the Universty holds) Page 22

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Report of the Trusteos for tha Year Ended 31 July 2024 ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE . Home Varsity Coursè Reps • Teamworc Aw8rd8 . Teamwor¢ Points . A Varsity for societies . Why certain sludgnl group$ affiliatg lo resigious organisations Mulli-faith prayer space on the University ¢ampuses ENGAGEMEMT WITH LOCAL AND NATIONAL POLITICS AND IN THE WIDER HE SECTOR The Union staff and Officers contributed to the following over the year. The Vicg Prestdanl Education wrote lo MP Robin Vvalker and Universities Minister. Robert Halfon, regarding thè theloric around 'riprf degrees.. Robert Halfon sent a detsiled letter in response, offering reassurance that plans to cap d8gr8&s in Arts and Humanitl8s etc_ would not havè a negative impact. The Ofs Consultation on their new slralegic priorities. - Ofs and NUS consultstKJns on Fie8dom of Speeth legislation. - TWD articles in WonkHE - Students need support lo have conversations about consent | Wonkhe And Students need to be co-pilots on the Al adventure | Wonkhe. The President also attended the Student Council equivalent (Accountability Panel) of another Union as an extemal cOntri￿tOr. The Union's Chief ExeuJttV8 Co-ordinates and chairs a working group of senlor leads from Sus nationally and BUCS {8ritish Universities and Colleges Sport) to Increase the volce ol Unlons and to amend the governance structure of BUCS to recognise the role many Sus play in HE Sport. The Union'5 Chief ExeGUtive and Director and Finance and CoTNmercial were asked to join a national tssk and finish group organised by 8UCS to Io¢)k at creating a new model for ¢alculaling member affiliationslsubscriptions. The Union's Chief Executive was invited lo join the Executive of FACE (Forum for Access and Continuing Education) to increase links belween FACE and SUS nationally. The Union f8alured in the NUS'S SU ElectK)ns 2024 report as a ¢asè Study for go¢xJ practice around Candidat8 and staff wellbelng. The Union now has a strong record of engagement in national and local democracy. as wo11 as other areas of the HE seclor. We are confident this will continue in 2024125. 4. MAKING SURE OUR DIVERSE BODY IS REPRESENTED Koy aims: Il We will U￿lerstand and leam 8boul the dlver81ty of our students so we can support and represent them li1} We will ensure Equity. Diversity, and Indusion {EDI} is central to all we do, worklng to an informed acllon plan each year and keeping our members updated liiil We will deliver activities and evertsts that are accessible and that appeal lo different students STUDENT NETWORKS Following som8 mixed engagement In 2022123 wlth Networks, and lots of discusslon with Universty, the Union restructured NetWOTks over the summer period and agreed, through AFIOG and the PVC Sludenls, that Chairs and Vice Chairs would re￿1ve bur5aTie5 in 2023124. This was lo reflect the representstivè nature of thelr role, in Ilne wlth Department Reps. and to encourage èngagèment as students are more and more reticent to commit to voluntary roles. We reduced the Ne￿orkS to 7., lor Disabled Studonls,, LGBTQ+ Students,, Women's, Intemalional Students.. Comrnulers Students. Race Equality, and Mature, Parents & Carers Networks. The removal ol Networks was addressed through allernalive initiatives {e.g. the Sustsinability Network through paid Green Impact Project Assistsnlsl. All Networks a Chair appointed and 4 of the 7 al￿ had a Vice Chair in p)srtion. Page 23

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Report of the Tru$te¢s for the Year Ended 31 July 2024 ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE Highlights of their activities over the year include.. The Disabled Students, Network's charity baskglball gvent and 'A little Less conversation, More Action Pleas8, Campaun lincluding collaborating with other student groups), whereby staff were encoLJraged to use texl-ltrspee¢h sothyare for half a day. The Nets¥orK also submitted 3 policias to We￿are & Indusion Council related lo all genderl disablod toil8t separatK)n, incorrect leminology, and accessible communicallons. The Race Equality Network hosted Race Equality Week, which encompassed a range of events, on-line and in person. This included microaggression training. a Culture and Race Workshop, and a Community Dialogue attended by extemal organisalions and University manag8mant. Unforbjnalely, thè Network'$ planned 'Equalty Walk, and ovening celebration during the weak had to be cancelled due to inclement weather There was then 8 wrap-up gvenl the followlng w88k. reflecting on the week and making future commitmants. The Unbon continues to liaise with extemal stakeholders following the Community Oialogug to engage students mor6 with aclivilies and projects in the local community. - February wa$ LGBTQ+ History month and the LGBTQ+ N8tsYork celebrated by hostlng a Valentines Ball for any student lo Come to celebrate an evening of love and frSendship. The theme was 'Fl8mboy8nt Fancy. so students d￿ssed to impress. shared a slice of pyzza together, and danced the night away. The Women's N9￿rk hosted a craft+lhon, a bake sal8. a nighttime safety stall, and a guest speaker from the West Mercia Rape and Sexual Abuse C8nlr8. The International Student Netsyork supported students wlth learnlng UK slarbg. EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION (EDI> The Union is very proud of the continued efforts it has made in respect of EDI, as a ful￿a￿ents1 consideration in OUT services and operations. Our intemal EDI Working Group, again, met monthly and had repre88nlalion from across the Drganisatioll, as well as linking in wth the Union's Welfare and Induston Councll. The group monitored progress agalnst a comprehensive aGtion plan and an end of year raport was publlshed in May 2024. Our Anti-Racism stslement was also updatad. Both can be found here httyTrs.'1fvN￿.W0rCSu.comfy0vrunIon1abouhysuIequa1ltya￿ddlvelsilyl The action plan for 2023124 covered the following areas.. • Rewgnilion of cultural events and festlvals, including our gV9nts in the Hangar Race Equalty and LGBTQ+ engagement in Sport . Accessibility of the Su's spac8s. services. and communications . The experience of neurthjlverse students on campus Universty policy around ar￿ facilitie5 lor religious observance • Ethnic diversity of elections cand¥Jales EDI training for staff and students International students. hardship fjjnd Gender neutral toilet facilities . Creation of a #Teamwor¢ EDI video . Support from extem81 organisalions in staff. policy. and service development In tsrms of the training. development and awaron&ss raising, the Union facllllaled the following.. Race Awareness training for our core staff team, delivered by Mission Diverse Ihttps'.Ilmissiondiverse.org4- Delivered EDI training to our Club, Society. and Nelwork Committees. Page 24

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Report of the Trustee$ for the Yoar Ended 31 July 2024 ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE Neurodiversity training for core staff and managers, from an external charity, l Am Payng Attent￿n (https.'Ilbyww.iaMpayir￿attenl1on.Co.Ukj I sharing the sessions cost wrth 2 other Unions. - An EDI Forum. with the local West Mercia Police Chief Inspector, where slu¢Jents and stsff asked quesllons on the Polic8's currant approach 19 and priorities around EDI. Supported the Racg Equality NeN¥ork lo run a range of events for Race Equality Week 2024 in February. This included Microaggressions Training, a Curture and Race Workshop, and a Community Dialogue attended by extemal organisalions and University management. The su look part Race Equality Matters, Day Challenge https'.Ilwww.raceequalitymatters.coml&day-challengel sharing information each day. As part of this, throughout the woek staff and students ¢ontritrAJtgd lo the Big Promisa, 8xprassing Ih8ir commkments to race 8qUlty. This was made into a lovely poslef that is on permanent display in the SU. T<)ok part in our Disabled Sttjdenls, Nefv￿rk Texf2Speech Day in February. to raise awareness of non-verbal communicab'on methods. The Union's Chiaf Exaculive was a facililalor al a session organised by the University in preparatKsn for submitting their new Access and Participation Plan IAPPI. supporting discussions on how the University can prioritise and support race equity. Facilitated students. {paid) involvement Ipaidl in focus groups, contributing ideas on what they felt should be included in the APP. Thè Chief Exe¢ulive co-ordinated the creation of an on-line forum (via the National Union of Students) for leaders of Students. Unlons nallonally to gharè ideas and best practic8 around race 8quity- In terms of our intemal processes and commrtmenls as a Union.. We worked with the University to ensure that Chairs and Vice Chair5 of our Sludenl Networks received 8 bursary for their work for the first lime. in line with Departrnenl Reps, to reflect the rep￿Sen￿lIVe nature of their ro￿. Had spgcific EDI objectives around our annual Leadership El¥lions, to remove barriors lo engagement and lo increase the diversity cf candidates. We ¢onlinued lo run our recruitment processes for core and sludenl stsff in a transparent and indusive way, being proactive in encouraging applications from people based on skills and competencies land not priorilY&ing exper1er￿) and oxplalning who we ar9 0$ an organisation and our EDI commitments Upheld our zero-lolerance approach lo all forms of dSscriminalion and harassmant withln #Teamworc. We sp8nt time educating sludenls on the impact of e8rtain conduct and supporting students lo be actlve bystsnders. We conlinuad lo promote the need for students to look out for @ach other and embrace difference. We had a very good year, with very few incidents within our student gmups. We reviewed our EDI Policy and Anti-Racism statement. Introduced a suite of updated and, in some cases new, policies in our Employee Handbook related to 'Special and Other Leavg,. This was to further support our staff lo balance their work Ilfe ￿th their prlvale lif8 and public duties. Rev*wed our Bye Laws and processes to rènh)ve barriers to engag8m8nt. with compr8hensNe updates prepared for imp￿ments110n in 2024125. In relation to the Union's services for member5 W9= We held a divèrse programme of 8vènts 8nd celebrations in The Hangar marking Dw81i, Nigerian Independen￿, Onam Festival, Black History Month, Chinese New Year, and hosted a Break the Fast station during Ramadan. We also facilitated an Afrobeals Night, Christmas Winter Ball. Bollywood Night, LGBTQ+ Valentines Ball, and 8 global quiz hosted by th8 Intemalional Experience Team. The Hangar team had monthly meeting5 With the Universivs International Team to onsure great collaboration and won a national award tor their efforts in this respect. Increased the acc8ssibtlity of our Hèlp and Aévice service further. offering more flexible appolntment tlmes and drop-in sessions, devoloping our advice enquiry foms lo allow for enlarged text and yellow paper print verstons, and having text lo speech and language translation available on our ipad. Translated our Teamworc Awards running order into braille and devoloped braille menus for use in The Hangar from September 2024. We, also, had braille stickers placed al the bottom of the stsirs in the venue. Page 25

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Report of tho Trustee$ for the Year End•d 31 July 2024 ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE Supported several intemab'onal students with issues they had experienced on course pl8c8m8nts and reported these to the University. These were taken very seriously and followed up with the Chief Nursing Officer and Freedom to Speak up Guardlan in the NHS Acute Hospital Trust and reported to the Nursing Midwifery Council {NMCI. We were very heartened by the University's response In this matt8r. Other issues related lo transport to plaeemenls Iwth ongoing train strikes) were also raised by student Reps and resulted in a new working group related lo pl8e8ments being established by the Unlv8rsity to tackle the problem, of which the SU President is a member. Worked hard to encourage the University lo create a 4ardship Funé that is accessible to our international students, presenting research conducted by the President of provision at other Univer511ies. Created a working group with colleagues from the Univers¢ty's Inl8malional Experience Team and Sport department, to increase engag8m8nt of inlernatSon81 studènts in all fomis of sport at Worcester. This resultèd in a small increase in th8 diversty of students engag8d wth BUCS sports teams but many more students èngaged wllh recreational sport. which the group promoted. Continue to assess demographic Ilata biannually of the fflefflbers who are engageé with our activities as Reps, volunteers, and club, society, arKI notwork members. Our aim is to address where our engaged students do not reflect lor exceed) the Universlty overall population data. Raised the need for more accessible toilets across campus with the University. and new signage is now being installed. The Universty will be adding a map lo MyDay to show where thè accessible toilets, baby change facilities. and gender-neutral toilets can be found on campus. Worked with the Universlty on improving prayer facililies and spaces across Ihe campuses. which is still being worked on. . Worked with the Universty's Disabiltty Service on supporting studènts wllh neurodlvergence as part of their induction, f8¢ililating bespoke activities for students. - We consulted with students when Organising major 8venls such as Celebration Week what they wanted lo see and accessibility, in¢￿￿1n9 finanGially. Going forward in 2024125, in summary the Union aims to.. Facililale further bystander and micro-aggressions training for the student body. ContinL¢e to strive to increase the diversity of students engaging with our annual Leadership Eleclic￿. Develop a Neurodiversity Policy for the organlsats.on {following Ihe training this yearl. Dellver a Race Equalrty Week in 2025. in partnership with the University and community stakeholde￿. ontinue lo leam from best practic8 in the sector, as w811 as so8k extemal expertise. to ensure our processes and Pfocedures aro as inclusive and effective as possible. Update our calendar of c¥Jltural events for 2024125. working with University colleagues and continue the great relationship we have with the Intemalional Experience Team. Work lo ensure we have more dNer5ity within Ihe memberships of our sports clubs, soci8ties. nefviorks, Rep cohorts and volunteers. and supporting our student groups to b8 infomi8d and inclusive. Continue to scrutinise our spacelbuilding. liaising with University Estates on improvements we believe are n88d8d. Tho Han As detailed above, tho Hangar hdd a very diveT59 programmo of events and celebrations across the year marking Diwali, Nigerian Independence, Onam Festival, Black History Month, Chinesè New Year (with an amazing dragon in attendanca!). as well as hosting a Break the Fast station during Ramadan. It also hosted an Afrobeats Nohl. the Christsmas Winter Ball, a Bollywood Night, the LGBTQ+ Valentines Ball. and a global quiz hosted by the International Experience Team. The team won the Impactful Collaboration Award in the national NUS Trade Awards for this and their excellent collaboration with the Univ8rsiVs International Experience Team. In addition lo this, the Hangar team supported students lo host th8 highest number of studenl-led events ever, at 96. Of these, 91 were run by clubs, soci8ties. and Nelworks. and 5 were RAG Team events. Page 26

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION R•port of the Tru$te•s for the Year Ended 31 July 2024 ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE S. BUILDING CONNECTED COMMUNrriES WHERE STUDENTS FEEL THEY BELONG Key alms: li} We will be highly visible lo our stuflenl body and be a home from home, through physrcal and onling spaces lill We will hèlp and enable students lo build communities that benefit them and their University exp8rience lili} We will provide environrnents for students to have positive inleraclions with each other and leam new things INDUCTION TALKS The Union dèlivered more Induction tslks in 2023124 than in the previous year. up from 39 10 46. We noted Ihat many schools s&emèd to b8 doing bigger Induelion talks. eomblning levels or coursès. so the number of students receiving these induction talks most likely also increased on previous years. The Officers presenlgd talks to students across ¥very s¢hool, induding the new Modical School. They fed back that University stsff were supportive of the talks, often highlighting their importance, and prompting questions from their students. which was great. School School of Psychology Three Countlos School of Nursing and Midwifery Institute of Education Worcester Business School School of Arts School of Humanitl88 School of Science and the Environment Allied Health and Community School of Sport and Exercise Science Three Counties Medical Sch¢y)I Research School TOTAL 2022 2023 +2 10 39 In addition lo the Officer inductions above, in Semester 2, SU Induction presentations were offered out via 811 Heads of School to ensure student and academics were aware of the Union and the services and opportunities open to them, particularfy tho Help and Advice Service. This proved very popular and was dglivered lo 36 cohorts. WELCOME FESTIVAL The worked with the University to create what we hope was a lovely welcome or retum for students. We held the Big Worcester Welcome on arrivals Saturday. with lots of stalls located outside the Union about Union, University and extemol sgrvi¢gs. The Monday saw the Welwme Fair. which had lo be moved indoors lo the Sports Hall last minutt due to inclemenl weather. but whiGh nevertheless, had great attèndancè with 2,800 students rocorded. Again, students could get all sorts of infom)8tion about how to join sludenl groups, access servic8s within the Union and Universty, and gèl involved with I(￿81 org8nisab'ons. The day was vibrant Iwith a great Reggae band entertaining us) arKS everyone pulled tog&lh&r lo mak8 It a success, despiia the incessant rainl The rest of the week included the Colour Mile and a Rec Sport Day, a So¢lety Plck N Mix, a Safety and a Voluntè8ring Falr, alongside students, academSc inductions. Thls was alongside a comprehensive and diverse evening events programm8. Page 27

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 July 2024 ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE TEA DANCE In D8c8mber. the Union hosted the very popular Tea Dance for some lovely senior citizens from the Iocol communlty. 11 has become an annual event in Ihg Union whlch Active H8reford and Worcester help to promote. and a real highlight of Ihg calendar. Slud8nls from the Saints Dance Socioly and Christian Union gave band performance5 during tho aftemoon, and sludonl volunteers were on hand to danc8 wth attendees to thft band and to a local singlng duo. Two40ne. A raffle was drawn with prizes, Christmas chocolates, and crafis. The day provided 8 chance for great intergenerational fijn. wth bags of laughter and merriment - it really is a very special event. CELEBRATION WEEK Teamwo￿ Awards Tha Teamworc Awards ère the Union's chance to say a big thank you and w611 done to everyone in the Teamworc community for all their amazing achievements throughout the year. This yearfs awards took place in mid-may. with 145 students and VIPS in attendance in The Hangar. It roally fell like eVery￿e had an amazirbg time. The deserving winners ol this yearfs Teamworc Awards were as follows.. o Athlete of the Year- Allce Hopklns (Blind Foolballl o Changemaker for Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion - Christian Wilson (Disabled Students. Netsvorkl o Chang8makèr for Student Experience- Tha prog￿$$ Weak ColleclNe {D¢partment Reps) o Charlty Fundraising Stutjent Group of the Year- Aerial Fitness o Course Rep of the Year- Luke Marshall-walkin Icomputingl o Department Rep- Oliver Nightingale IO¢cvpalional Therapy. Physiolher8Py, and NUt￿￿onaL Therapy) o Event of the Year- 24-hour CPR Training Marathon {Par?medic Society and RAGI o Outstanding Contribution lo the Community - Amy Shadbolt (Women's Hockey) o Nèfvlork Campaign of the Year- Ra￿ Equality Week (Race Equality Ne￿orkI o Nefv40rk Commiitee Member of the Year- Harriet Lawmnce (Women's NefvJork} o Network of the Year- Race Equality NetsvoTk o New Society of the Year- Medsoc o Society Comrnitt8e Member of the Year- Bgnjl Roblson IPar8madlc Socletyl o Sports Club Commlttee Member of the Year- Megan Ince IDan¢¢l o Soclety of the Year- UniBoob Team o Sports Team of th8 Year- Men's Cr￿ke1 o Sports Club of the YeaT- Aerial Fitness You can see some nlce photos here: hty..IIM￿V.W0resU.c0Mlb8ranl1eVentsIceIebraIIQnWO￿kneaMwOrcaWardsI In addition to th8 T&amworc Awards. the Wor&Slar Snitialve continued lo celebrate students who go above and beyond lo enhan¢e the student experience. We gave around 30 Worcslars {badges and certificates) lo students from ne￿orkS, clubs, and societies wtth nominations coming from Union staff and Officers, as well as other students. We also gave Wcrtslars lo Some staff members in the University ￿ro$S the year whom we fell had really gone the extra mile for us and for students. This included stsff in Estates (cleaning). Slud¢nl Services, Sp¢rt, and the International Experiènce Team who all seemed delightedl Stud•nts' Chol¢e Awards We received a totsl of 385 nominations frorn sludents for the above, and the winners - (Jecided by a student panel- were as follows.. Outstanding Lecturer Award - Michael Wheatley (School of Humaniliesl Extr8 Mile Award for Support Staff - Mark Harwood-Browne (Disability Athisor. s￿dent Servlcesl Award for Exceptional Personal Academic Tutor- EIEabeth Russell Ilnsblute of Edu￿tIOn) Suslalnability Award - Mike Wheeler (School of Science and the Environment} - ARC {Academic Representation c￿OrdInat0rI of the Year- Amy Johnson (School of Psychology) Provost Award for Excellerte - Kaytie Holijslock (Insti￿te of Educalitinl Pag8 28

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Report of the Trustees for th• Y•ar End•d 31 July 2024 ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE MARKEllNG AND COMMUNICATION Throughout 2023-24, the UnSon continued lo communicate lo students across a range of plattomis, including social medkq, physi¢al and digital displays, direct email, and fa¢e-t&face promotion. Slgnificant levels of promotlon were given to three of Ihe Su's major events during the ygar,. Welcome Festival, the Leadership Elections. and Varsity. wth hvjh levels of engagement both online and in-person. ong with regular. ongoing promotion lincluding a weekly email lo the sludenl body) of SU services. campaigns, and events, several campaigns saw a particular focus. These included the Communty Cupboard and cosl-of-living support, Help & Advice and the launch of hAyth Buster Mondays, the Consént campaign. R8freshets and Give It a Go Weèk, and the Instohls survey In May, whlch Is detailed further down In this report. Marketing and social m¢dia content for The Hangar saw promotion of major events such as Welcome Festival. thg Winter Ball. Refrgshers. and a variety of studenl-led events. There was also continued promotion of the weekly line-up, newly Introduced products and drlnks, non-alcoholic offerings, value for money and Tha Hang8rf8 position as one of the cheapest venues in Worcester. During S@rnestèr Two. management of The Hangar Instagram was given lo a member of sludenl Staff lu help boost engagement by creating a more student friendly plafform. So¢lal Medla The majofity of social media platforms have continued to see staady increas8s in engagement. Both the Union and Hangar Instagram saw far more content posted than in previous years, with growth in new fdlowers, impressions. and engagement, surpassing the SU and Hangar Facebook pages. Plath>rn) SU Facebook Hangar Facebook SU Instsgram Hangar Instagram rikTok' Followers 9,034 1,521 5.251 2.049 1.009 Impressions 547,833 64,054 827,212 265,564 11,003 Engagements 13,356 937 26,768 9,465 326 Numbar of lollowgrs, Improsslon$, and èngagéments lar SV and Hangar soclal media in 2023-24 a¢adomi¢ y•ar up to th• ond of July. 'Metric$ for TikTok are from Fobruary 2024 to July 2024. Webslte Wgbsit8 use and engagement has rèmained al levels o)nsislenl with pr8vious yèars, d6splts a fall in th8 overall number of students al the UnNersity. There are signrficant increases in both use and ongagement al notable limes during the academic year,. Welcome F8stival, the Leadership Elections, and club and society elections. The Sports & Societies and Help & Advice pages remain the most accessed areas of the website across the year. September. October, February, and April are the busiest months, with between 59.000 and 64,000 pages views by between 6.000 and 8,500 users. The total number of page views over the year was 424.347 by 56.621 users. SUSTAINABILITY The Unk>n achleved re-accredilatlon under the Responslble Futures IRFI schemo followlng ¢wr 2024 submis510n, with our classrficalion pending. Our sustainability efforts were supported by a Green Impact Project Assistant, funded by the University, who eamed a Gold mark in the University's Green Impact Award for her contributions towards impmving studènt 8ngagement in sustainability. Over the year, despite having very limited resource to dedicate to this are8, we colLoborated with students and the University's Suslainabilily Team to: Page 29

WORCESTER STUDENTS. VNION Report of the Trustees for the Year End•d 31 July 2024 ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE Deliver a range of activities for Go Green Week and host Repair Caf@s al Sl John's Campus. Create a new sustainability and logo. Rais& awaren8ss of sustainability issues within tho tèam through a stsff sustainability board and a 'Mak8 it Green, event. Widen the parlicipalion of our Sustainability Committee and create an Internal sustsinability strategy In lin8 with our eadier commitment to th8 SDG accord. 4 Support the Universivs Director of Sustainability lo launch a new Sustainability Hub al St John's campus. offering students opportunities lo leam how lo sew, build terrariums, and take care of plants. Collaboratg with Hey Girfs to providg sustainable period products to students. Support the Mlotment and Gardening Soci8ty and ensure all clubs and societ￿S roc8iv8d sustslnabilty training to encourage pronvironmental behaviours. Review the criteria for sustsinabilty points towards the Team Wore Award to ensure stuijents are prop8rfy recognised for their efforts towards the nattjral world. • Come in top 25 institutions nationally with our response rale for SOS-UK Sustainability Survey. STAFF DEVELOPMENT Staff learning, development, and wellbeing is very irnportanl lo the Union. We continued to hold fortnighdy team meetings (chaired by different members of ihe team) lo aid teamwork and communication, as well as staff breakfasts as more relaxed group activity, as w811 as half day strategic meetings. A'star of tho Month, was announced at staff rneetings for great work, which came wllh a little trophy that was passed be￿een 'Starsl! We UFKJaled our student staff newsletter. written by the Wolcome Desk Assistants for the widèr stud8nt staff team, lo help keep sbjdenl staff informed of what was going on in the Union. We arranged out of off￿@ activitios, such as a Sip and Paint. and down time byhen major events wer8 taking place, sud) as the Euros. Student staff were all inducted into their roles and have Pla￿ on the Union's Staff Consultative Forum arKI Health and Safety Committee. Several sIL￿ent staff received rewgnilion throughout the year for gréat w(M (through an on-line nomination processl and received a18tter and shopping voucher. Union staff and Officers undertook leamSng and development over the year, as well as being encouraged to gel involved in projects outside of their immediate area of work lo widen their knowledge and develop new Courses and leaming undertaken over the year included Diversity & Inclusion, Health & Safety, GDPR, Inlorrnalion Security Awareness. Disability Awareness. First Aid. Neurodiversity training. UJS {un￿n of Jewsh Students) Antisemitism Training, and Race Awareness training. As well as these, staff and Officers attended many of the annual confer8nces and events, including NUS Strategic Exchange, Membership Se¢vices Conferen￿, SOS-UK {Sludents Organlsing for Suslainabllrtyl Sustainability Summit. SU Dlgital. BUCS Conf8renc8, NUS Conference. The NUS Trade Show, and Lead and Change. Core staff had their Person￿ Perfom)ance Appraisals IPPAI held and objectives set. which fed into the Union's operational plan. Staff also havè a P8rsonal Development Plan that sits alongside their PPA and all follow a 121 template that was implementetj in year to ensure they monitored progiess against objectives. recorded successes and challenges, and actions from each 121. This seems lo be very popular amongst staff and helps them to reflect on their achievements on a regular basis. In the background, despite resource challenges, it was an extremely busy year and a vost Amount of wo was done lo update our Employ88 Handbook and HR processes, Including.. o Creating an updated PPAJPDP1121 lemplale and pro￿$$ o Revising our travel. expenses. compassionate leave, and sick policies o Introducing a suite of new Special and Other leave polices o Starting the process of reviewing our Matemity, Patemily. and Parental Leave policy o Updating our informakn'on for current and prospective employees on our non-pay staff benefts o Reviewing and updating our Health and Safety Policy Page 30

WORcesTER STUDENTS. UNION Report of tho Trustè•$ for the Year Ended 31 July 2024 ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE o updakn.ng our Core staff conlr8cIs o Updating our Student Staff Handbook and contract o Liaislng wlh Staff Savvy, our on-line HR portal provider. to iron out problems and fiJrther embed the system into the organisalion o ResearchSng potential HR rglaSner servlcgs lo support the Union wlth HR matters. We concluded this was not affordable at this time but, as a result of the process, we began using the Rradar s&rvic& provid8d through our insurance with Endsleigh. much morg fully. o Attending webinars and free exlemal workshops to keep abfeast of developments in employment legislation and amending our processes as necessary. o Maintaining contscl wilh a network of HR staff in Sus nationally. through NUS atThY sharing best practice. OVERALL PERFORMANCE AND STUDENT SATISFACTION Nallonal Student SuNe Q25 How well does the Student's Union represent students, academic interests? Overall University.. 76.5°h lse¢lor average 73%, our score in 2023 wa$ 75%) The Union is positioned 37th out of 147 Unions n8tionally in the Universities, Ctxnpiled NSS rankings (for Q25- 37th1148 in 2023, an(1 for th8 pr8ViOU8 Q26- 181h1149 in 2022, 19th1149 in 2021 and 2020, 36th1152 in 2019 ar￿ 61sVI51 in 20181. The Union is also positioned 3rd in the 'calhedral' group of the 12 Providers against which the Univ&rsSty benchmarks itself.. Stud8nts' UnSon NSS 2024 University of Worcester Bath Spa University Birmingharn City University Buckinghamshire Nèw University Cantert)ury Christ Church Universty Coventry Universty Liverpool Hope University Slaffordshire University UnNersity ol Chèst8r UnNersity of Northampton University of th8 West of England University of WoEverhampton 10 12 The Union saw scores go up In all B2 optional quesllons (whlch lradltlona1￿ score much lowgr than the compulsory quèstions): B2- Students, Union- Overall score 37%131% in 2023> We do not get sector average5 fcy these questions. 0 8.2.1. The Students, Union had had a positive impact on my sgnse of belonging to Ihe university or colle 38%133% in 20231 Page 31

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 July 2024 ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE o B.2. 2. The Students. Union has had 8 positive impad on the local community - 41% {34% in 20231 o B.2.3. The S￿dents. Union has helped me develop useful lrfe skills = 32¥. (25Va in 2023}. Cours• Ex rl•nco Survo O¥•rall satisfaction with A￿dern1¢ Repres•ntatlon System - 8501 Q.5.3 -1 know who my Courne Rep 18: Overall University.. 82% {-2tk from 20221231 Q 5.4- Cours8 Reps rep￿sent Ihe inlerftsts of students on my course effective5y'. Overall Universty.. 84%1+4% on 2022123} Q14- How well does the Students, Union repr8senl academic inlerg51s- Overall Unlversity.. 84%1+4°h on 20221231 An additional quegtKJn was asked in 2023, at our request, and we are grateful for the University adding this question in as the NSS no longer asks students about their general satisfaction with the Union. The following was asked= o How satisfied you wlth your Stud•nts' Union- scora was 8Ph WSU Insi hts Surve In May. the Union have recently surveyed our members on how they feel we are doin9 against our n8w strategic framework. We had 434 responses, which is not as hi9h as we were hoping for. but we know that students do get survey fatigue. We are in the procèss of drilling down into the resums bul some headlines include: o MDSI respondents were 1 sl y8ar undergraduates. o Most r¢spondenls were students on professional courses, attending St Johns campus. 0 79Y• of respondents agreed or strongly agreed that the SU and fts rang& of services supportgj the health and wellbeing of students. 0 74% agreed or strongly agreed that fulfilling student rol85 wthin tha SU helps students, employabilty- 0 74% agreed or strongly agreed that the SU prioritises EDI 0 75QA agrèed or strongly agreed that the SU provides easy and accessible ways for Students to gwe feedback and suggestions 0 76°h agreed or strongly agreed that the SU is good al communlcating what r( does 0 78% agreed or strongly agreed that the SU has a positlve Impact on University life. Most other area5 scored in the mid-high 70s bul the lowest scor8 was our visibl8 presence away from St John's, whith was at 71 %. We have begn doing mu¢h morg outreach this year bul have slrugglgd with the cu￿ent resource levels we have. Whilst w8 embed our Strategic framework. we feel thi5 is a reasonable start bul will. obviously be looking lo increase these scores year on year throughout ils lrfe cycle. When we are facing financia1 and resource reslralnts. this is not easy bul we will continue to strive for excellence and to fu￿11 our (￿anISatIOnal vision. Some very pleasSng fr09 text comments included: 'The SU has helped me find th8 p8ople who havè made my university experience 10x better than It Gould hav8 been ￿￿thoUt all the Ihbngs th8 SU does,. 'Participating in events in The Hangar have been some of the most memorable limes al university.. 'The feeling of belonging direct￿ al the start of the first semester was a valuable experience,. 'The SU was very welconwng whgn l first Started al the university and a very important part of cr8aliro a friendly atmospher&'. 'Being part of a sports Club and society helped me meet a wide range of friends,. Page 32

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Report of the Trusteès for the Year Ended 31 July 2024 ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE .1 apprecbate being able to have rny say in things like eledions,. 'Creating safe and relaxing spaces for students to de-slress.. 'Th8 SU has glven mo opportuniUgs lo grow throughout my unlverslty expgrlen¢8'. '1 have had the opportunity to be a student rep, which has been amazing foi my confidence and professional development,. '1 think the SU does a fanla$li¢ job on all levèls advo¢ating for sludenl voice,. .1 feel seen.. The word cloud below is created from the positive comments fed back by sludenls= I￿￿￿suPpor￿¥e . opportunities th*￿￿-- commlttee amazin8 social - advice start rlence hangar dlffeyent space helpfu! part obr firstpo,Ilti¥e goodfrie'ndsrep think'nevv union ￿￿., more. 'students helped Iports e8ardln8 societies •pporturtlty society socialise_ Helped c•mmur¢Sty rd studentp,eople Impact supported Vve also asked students what they would like us lo see from us in the fubJre to be the best SU and had several fre&text responses. that can be summarised as students wanliro-. more visible presence of the Union acmss the campuses more support for international students, mature students, and neurodiverse sludents. and - more daytime events. The Union wlll work to address this as it develops its operation81 plan for 2024125. FINANCIAL REVIEW Flnancial position Income from all SOUTces totalled £1,011,070 (2023.. £991.0831. Totsl expenditure of £1,039,232 12023.. £1,053.9661 on all the students. Sorvi￿$ we provi¢Je. whiGh left a deficit for the year of £28,162 {2023 deficit £62,883). Th8 General Fund balance at th8 year oné stood al £159,21012023- £214,292}. Restricted funds, which represent monies raised by the Union's various dubs and SOLyeties were £210,950 {2023= £197,039>. Page 33

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Report of th• Trustegs for the Year Ended 31 July 2024 FINANCIAL REVIEW R•s•rves policy The primary aim of the policy is to ensuro that sufficient reserves are in place lo provide funds for investment In the Union and its advlties, thus enhancing tha experience of sludenls at this University. With a socura bas6 of reserves, the Trustges of WSU will be exercising Ihelr duty lo oversee the finances of lh8 organisalion in a prudonl arKI proper manngr and to minimlse risks to the organIsat￿)n'S viability. The level of reserves needed at any one lime was reviewed again in-yoar by the Twslee Board and was agreed to be 3 months, operating costs las defined by the annual budgeted organlsalional expenditure). known as the 'OperatI￿ reserve.. The 8oaré is acutely aware that for¢￿StIng and modelling a realisli budget for the 2024125 academic y&ar, the Union is likely lo fall below its resetves levels in 2024125 for 2-3 months in the Summer of 2025. The Union's reserves policy slates th8t 8Ction n88ds to be taken ff Ihls Is the case ￿ more than 6 months, at whlth point the Trustees should ask the management to fonnulats a recovery plan for the Board's approval. The Union has also communicated this to the Universty. As mentioned throughout this report. the senior manag8menl aro highly sensitive to the financial situation fa¢ing the Union and already have cosl-saving measures and regular contract negotiations in place. Staff positions are reviewed routinely ￿en a member of the team leaves the organisalion and. in the current circumstances. particular emphasis is placed on whether the remaining tèam could real￿tiCallY wnsume any extro work. Reserves in excg$s of the required reserves a￿ held as Yree r8serves' or 'designaled res8rv9s'. in accordance wlth the Trustee Board. If there are surplus funds avallable above the minimum lovel, the Committee should plan to utilise these within three years. Golng concarn After makin9 appropriate enquiries. the trustees have a raasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason, they continue to adopt the going ¢oncem basis in preparing the financlal stslements. Page 34

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Rèport of the Tru$tees for the Year Ended 31 July 2024 FUTURE PLANS Operationally, some of the immediate priorities of the 2024125 officer and staff team are- CoT)tinuing work to support students during the cosl-of-living crisis. retsinlng th8 Community Cupboard oxlending Breakfast Clubs. and Implementing a new Kitchen Komer lo help students wlth domestic equipment. Maintaining our annual EDI att￿on plan so that these mallers remain central lo all we do. Raise awarenoss to international stuéenls of the financial support available lo them. following the implementstion of a new inlemational student hardship fund and supporting them with their housing concerns.. Embedding our sorvlcgs and staff much more across the c8mpus8s, aiming to eslabli8h, wlh the Universivs holp, an SU Hub on City Campus. Increase our engagement wllh mature students and commuting students. providing more daytimes aclivltles. ncrease the number of academic societies. Continuing lo provide accessible ways for students on professional courses lo engage with us. Continue lo hav* a posilivg staff ¢ulluro whore all stsff are welcoming lo students. where their contribution is valued and rewarded, and they feel g8nuine job satisfa¢lion. Seeking ueative and appropriate additional sources of revenue. includlng external booklngs in the Hangar. media sales, and external partnerships. FUTURE FUNDING We will work with the Univorsity annually to negoliatg on our annual block grant. This is lo ensure we continue lo maximise our Impact and can maintain our services in a financlal environment where costs continue lo rise or remain high, as well as to develop as an organisalion lo meet the n88ds of our In¢￿aSInglY diverse student body. A key promise in our new strategic framework is lo be visible and relevant lo more and more of our members,. to be proactive and not wait for them lo come lo us. This requires Significant outreach work and creativity from what is a very small team Inow less than 20 core staffj. whilst doing what we can lo minimise linancial risk, ensure we are futu￿ proof, and maintain healthy reserves. This is not going to bg easy. We wll conllnue lo alloca18 as much resource as possible to student-facing services and representation and lo work hard behind the scenes to rnaximise the benefit of contracts and reduce costs wherevor possible. We feel strongty that there is a need lo strategically review the Union's funding. space, and facilities on St John's campus and other campuses (especially City Campus), to build on good student satisfaction levels and lo support the University's aims around recwitmenl, retention, and progression. When we surveyed (￿r mgmbers in May 2024, they told us that we are not visible enough outskle of St Johns campus - we must do our best to address this within our current team and resources. STRUCTURE. GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Governlng document The charity is controlled by ils governing do¢umenL a deed of trust and constitutes an unincorporated harity. Page 35

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Report of the Trustees for th• Y•ar Ended 31 July 2024 STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Charlty constitution The University of Worcester Students, Union (hereafter referred to as WSU, or 'the Union'} falls u￿ar tt definhion of a 'Students' Union in section 20111 of tho Education Act 1994, and has cha￿table status. The University of Worcester {hereafter referred lo as the University) axercises 11$ duty under the Education Act 1994 to takg such step5 as ale reasonably pra¢licable to secure that the Union op&rales in a lair and democratic manner and is aceounlable for its financ8s. Slnce bewming a registered charity. WSU has a dedicated Board of Trustees. consisung of up to Ihreg full lime officers, up to four student Irustees, and up lo three lay trustees. The Student and Lay Trustees are selected on the basis of Ihoir appropriatgne$s, experience and expertise by a simple majorty vote of an Appointments Panel. Appointments of student twsleos need to b& ratified by 8 majority vote of Student Coun¢S1. The Board of Trustèes has overall responsibilty for the good govèrnance and financial stabllity of the Union and has been responsible for passlng policies and procedures lo brlng the Unlon up to date with changing legal requirements. The Union is a democratic organisation. with the ultimate decision making power being ils membershlp through Student Council, which is the sovereign body. Sludenl Council agrees the Policy of the un￿n, discusses wider and national Issues that affect students 81 Worcesler, guid85 strategic campaigns, represents the voice of students. and makes, appeals and amends the 8ye-L8ws, jointly wtth Trustees. Sludenl Council continu8d to hold the officers accountsble for their actions this year through a number of virtual mèeting and 2 out of four were quorate {meaning some voles thon needed lo be conduct8d ovgr email P051 mo8liro}. Three Full Time Officers a￿ elected into position by Cross-campus secret ballot. for a one-yeaf lem of office and they become the Union's ExecU￿ve Committeo. The Executive Commsttee oversee th8 day lo day sludent-centered activities of the Union and are accountsbl8 lo Student Counul. All Executive Officers should recfrive an induction and training into their legal anil administrative responsibilities, wrf(h an on4JoirvJ programrne of development during their term of office. The Full Time Officers able to run for re-election for a second year on the same tems. The Union employs non-sludent professlonal staff to ensure effectwè management and d81iv8ry of ts many activities an¢J servi¢es and to irnplement the policy decisions made through the é8mo¢rati¢ process. There is delegated auththy, through the Chief Exeeutive Officer. for operational decision-makin9 and accountability within the various areas of the Unr)n. in accordance with agreed structures.The Chief Executive is accountable lo the Board of Trustees. Page 36

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Roport of the Trustsès for tho Yoar Endod 31 July 2024 STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT RELATIONSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF WORCESTER Thè Union recgives a Block Grant from th8 University and occupies buildings owned by the UnNersity, which also pays for utili￿8S.The Union also receives IT Services from thg Univorslty through an Operating Model. Thls support is Intrinsic to the relationship be￿een the University and Union. Although the Union Seeks to supplernent and diversify ils income through commercial and trading activities wh8r8 possible. it continues lo be dependent on the support of the Universty. The Union believ&s thi5 that this sUPPOrt is an integral part of the Universty structure and strategic plans and of signiftcant value lo the overall sIL￿ent experi?nce. The Union believe5 11 ha5 continued to demonslrale ils value and impact in fa¢ilitaling OPPOrtunibes anij communities for students. provirjing sludertts with a voice, 8nd continuously improving the 8xperience al Worcester. The Union remalns gralefvl to the Unlversity for their ongoing support and IcK)ks forward to continued collaboration as il works to support its divers8 m8mb8rship. pnsurfng students can create posllive, ensuring mgmories of their time at University. CHARITY GOVERNANCE CODE Thè Union is committed to the seven principles outlined in the Code as follows.. t. Oryanisational Purpos• The Union continuos lo have strong organisational purpose and to work lo its charitable objectives. laid OLrt In ks Constitution. AS mentioned above, the Unbn implementeé 8 new 5-year Strategic Framework in Autumn 2023, fdlowing extensive consultation with students and staff during 2022123. A new vision. mission, values. enablers, and organisath)nal KPIS are part of the framework, alongside 5 key strategic themes which will underpin the work of the Union. 2. Loodorshlp The B08rd of Trusleos works with the Chief Executive and senior management in the organisation to agree a clear strategic directson and lo ensure that the organisational values are reflected and demonstrated in its work. 3. Intsgrlty Trustees of th8 organisation are 8XP8Ctad to follow the Nolan Princlplos of Public Life and recewo training on this. They are also expocted to maintain the independence of the Union and lo 8nsure it works lo its challtable aims at all limes. 4. Declslonwmaklng rlsk and control The Board rnainlains strong oversight of the or9anisalion, delegated where appropriate lo sub-committoes with deflned t8m)s of reference. Key procedures and policies of th8 Union. as well as organisalional perfom)ance and legal compliance are reviewed on a regular basis.The trustg8s have a duty to identify and review the rlsks lo which the charlly Is exposed and to ensurè appropriato ¢onlrols are in ptace to provide reasonable assurdnce against fraud and error {see risk management section below ftx more detaill.. 5. Board offg¢tlveno$8 The structure anij Composition of the Board. as well as recruitment to it, ensure an appropriate b8lan¢e of skills. knowledgè and studènt rÈprès8nt8tion. A Skills and Experience Matrix has been created to support this process. Trustees receive training upon their appoinlmenl and an induction lo the Union and their role. The Board and Ils Sub-Committe6s meet regu18dy to receive infomialion and reports and to have full and frank discussions of important issue5. The Chief Executive also malntains email communication with the Board bgtsv8en mgelings on important matters. as well as meets with the Chair and Deputy Chalr at18asl once between fvll Board meetings to discuss current management priorities. Page 37

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 July 2024 STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT 6. Dlv•rsbty The Board values diversity in all its foms and is committed lo reaching out lo under-r8presented groups when recruiting Trustees to ensure thèy are reflectivè of the membership of the Union and of society. As with stsff recruitment. the Union looks lo external support and expertise when reeruiting Lay Trustees, wh8re this Is affordable when reeruiling Student Trustees from Ils membershlp, the Union will do its utmost to target promotion amongst cohorts of students which are typlcally under-represented. Monitoring of diversity of Board memb8rship is und8rtak8n alongside similar monitoring of diversity amongst staff. 7. Openness and accountabS11ty Building trust to secure the confidence of our mernbeis and stskohokaers 1$ a k8y part of how the Union operates. Student Council roceiv8s updates on the work on the Board and vlce versa. The Board also ensurès that the Unlon's membership is kept infomed of prog￿$$ and perfomance through annual meeliri9s IAII Student Meetings}. as well as accessible Information publlshed on the Union's websiie. including summary minutes of full Board meetings. A Registef of Declarations of Interest for Trustsos is also maintaingd ond revi¢wed regularty. Page 38

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Report of the Trust88s for the Year Ended 31 July 2024 STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND IIANAGEMENT Risk management The trustees have a duty lo identrfy and review the risks to which the charity is exposed and to ensur appropriate controls are in pla￿ lo provide reasonabla assurance against fraud and error. The Board of Trustees revi￿$ the risk fadors that could affgcl the strategic. operational and busingss Interests of the Union. Considering th& possiblè risks. th8 Board has pul in place a risk rggister with attendant checks and balances to ensure compliance with health and safety, employment law and financial competency. The Union also maintains its own annual Slalement of Legal Compliance, which is reviewed al by the Board al the same lime each year as the risk regisleT. The register was reviewed during the a¢ademi¢ ygar and areas deemad lo be of hsightened risk, as we emerged from the pandemic, ar8 lislod below, wlh associated adions to try mitigate or annual.The number of heightened risk arèas T8main8d the same as in 2022123 8t 6 (with 5 of these continuing from 20221231. (New - Increased from mèdlum to high rlskl That the Unlon doo$ not a¢hlove an Increasg in in block grant received from the University but continues to rely heavlly on its own ¢ommer¢lal income. This was amended lo high from medium risk as the block grant has remained static since 2021122. The Union has a strong ongoing rdationship with the University and regularty rèports on impact bul a ststic block grant an increased costs, particularly in relation to human resources, is placing signsficant str8in on the organisation's finances. Quarterly finance me8tings with th8 Pro Vice Chanc@Ilor Financ6 and Resources continue. where accounts and budgets are dlscussod, as well as challenges 8nd developments. The Union is currently operating strict spending policies, saving costs whare il can. and is seeklng appropriate altemalive income streams that th* not breach existing sponsorship contracts. but this remain8 very challenging. The Union re￿Ve$ a cul in its annual block grant Irom the University as a result of low Studènt recruilrnenl (parti¢u1ady in light of currgnt inflationary rises to general costs and salaries).. As above, the block grant has remained stslic since 2021122 and the University continues to la￿ recruitment challenge5. The University has strategies in place for recruitment, retention and progression. The Union continues lo implement cost saving measure5 where it can, as atrx)Ve. Unlon tradSng operatlon8 are not profltablè as exp8cted as a resuft of Unlverslty or external Influen¢e$.' This remains a serfous Goncern. affe¢led by the ongoing national cost of living crisis and ris8s in thè National Living Wage. Students, ability to SP8nd is much r8duced. whilst staff costs continue to rise. As above, the Union meets on a quart8dy basis with the PVC (Finance and Resources) and attends the University's Audit Committee each Novembèr following the production of annual a¢￿￿nIs. Monthly accounts are shared with the University Executive and Tmslee Board. Th& Union continues to implernenl cost saving rneasures where it can and ILK)k into 8ltemalive income streams th81 are appiopfiat¢, as above. Monthly mogllngs takg placfj with Venue staff and senior managers and efforts continue to incr8ase external bookings in the venua to pr8 pandemic18V81s and lo ensure student events are as cost sensitive as possible to entice students in. The Uni)n occupies a University building, with outlets run by the University's caterers, which limits the abillty lo diversify operations and Independent incom8. 11 is also In conversation with the Unwersty about how lo affordably update and decoratelrefurbish the venue to encourage more studen15 10 use tho space. Thè Union su￿rS a significant fall in incom• through a lack of spon$orshlp ¢ontra¢ts: Monthly maelings a￿ held with key sponsNship partners, including Tramps and Dominoes. The principal contract with Tramps remains half that of pre pandemic levels. The contract with Dominos remains stable and al previous levels. Contracts are renegotiated In a timely manner by Union management and the Trustee Board and Universty kept inforrned of any concerns around renewal or a reduction of income from any agreement. Opportunities are sought for addrtional income las per risks above and bearing in mind limitations placed by our prinapal contract) where possible and best pra¢liGe sought from the se¢tor. Page 39

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 July 2024 STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT The Union and its stafl are adversely affected by negatlve developments wlth ponslon provlderls. namely SUSS: Communication has been maintsined with SUSS Trustees, and NUS. AGMS 8ttendgd, and questions pos&d regarding projgth'ons for th8 scheme. Advice regularly sought from Au(Jitors and the University Is being kept abieasl Df developments. Successfve valuations suggest that the annual Cost for Unions will continue lo rise al a steady rate. Lalesl AGM Imarch 20241 confirmed conlinuingly low levels of fvnding although it had improved slightly (now 53V. fundedl uThJer tho fiduciary management of Schroders. The recovery period for the scheme curTenlly ends on 151 May 2037. Many Unions are now investigatlng the cost of their S75 to pull out of the scheme, including the principal employer, NUS UK, which rnay w911 cause incr&ased risk for those Unions left in. Some Unions have already left or are ir) the process of doing so, a handful of which had a 18rge Slake in the scheme. The Union gnquir8d into its S75 debil figure in January 2024, and this was ¢.£370k, whlch is not affordable. Next valLJation is in Jun8 2025 lin June 2022. th8 sch8m8 was £134m in deficit). That staff moralo and retentlon are negatlvely affected by perceived low pay, reward, and advanctm¥nt opp¢rtunltlgs wlthln the Studenvs Unlon structure. Particularly in the context of thg 'Great Resignation. post Covid, incr¢aslng exp•¢tatlong by •mployfje$. and the ¢ost.of41vlng Crfsis {including ¢urr•nt infiatlonary In¢rew$ on wages) This risk was addod in 2022123.- The Trustee Boaid are consulted on strategic issues relating lo stsff pay and reward, including annual cost of living rises, increments that go beyond individual pay scales, 8nd organisational change. An external pay and reward r8vi8w was undertaken in Summer 2022 to provide a organisalional pay policy and framework to Increase transparency and understanéing of roles. Annual salary benchmarking exercise lakes placo wilh comparable roles in the reglon and similar sectors. Work 1$ ongoing with the Board lo continuously revi8W and reflect upon non-pay benefits for stsff. Staff are inform8d of the additional benefits of working for the SU aside from pay, including training and development, life Insuran￿ Iwhilsl in Servi￿). EAP, Edenred discount childcare vouchers, and other discount vouchers. Core stsff all have an annual Personal Development Plan, alongside their objectives. Two new risks were added in November 2023, one relating lo F￿edoM of Speech Iln Ilght of govemment legislation and new regulallon from the OffKe for Studenlsl, and the other lo datallT breachès in relati￿7 to payroll land thL8 dats is currentsy baC￿ad up): 4.7 That the Union suffers reputational darnage from an issue related to freedom of speech. 5.13 That the Union suffers frorn data or IT breaches. particulady in relation to SAGE payroll system$. Pay pollcy for 8onlor staff Th8 level of remun&ration agreed for senior members of staff for tha academic year. was based on benchmarking with equivalent posillon in other Unions nationally. with an external pay and reward rewew for thg Union conducted over several months in 2022. by Atkinson HR Limitèd, whilst taking into consideration the siz& and lumover of the Union, as well as the location of the inslitutwjn and the slze of the Union's membership. A benchmarking exorcise was also undertaken using Croner Group data In April 2023. REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS R8gistar•d Charity numb•r 1145192 Prln¢lpal addrass Hgnwick Grove Woreèster Worcestershire WR2 6AJ Page 40

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 July 2024 TrustO0$ A. Linforth - ended temi of Offi￿ June 2024 S. James- ended term ofoffice November 2023 l. Pric8- ended lem) of office June 2024 M. Ostyxne - ended 18mi of office March 2024 E. Boddice- ended lerrn of office May 2024 E. Ornie - appointed October 2023, ended tern of office May 2024 T. YoLbng - appointed October 2023 R. Williams- appointed October 2019. commenced second term in office October 2022 M. Brittain- appointed O¢12018. commenced Second term of office Qclober 2021 E. Burke- apwjinled May 2023 Auditors Knox Cropper LLP Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors 153-155 London Road Hemel Hempstead Hertford5hire HP3 9SQ STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES. RESPONSIBILinES The trustees are responsible for prepaiing tha Roport of tha Trustses and thg finanrAal statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom A¢￿untIng Stsndard$ (United TrQngdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). The law applieaL4e lo charities In England and Wales, the Ch8rf1Ses Act 2011, Charity IAccounls and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed requires the Iruslees to prepare financial statements lor each financial year which give a true and fair view of the stale of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources. including the income and expenditure. of the charity for that per¢od. In prepa￿n9 those financial statements. the Irustfjes arg required lo select su6table accounting pdicles and Ih8n apply Ihem consSslenlly- observe the rnethods and principles in the Charity SORP: make judgements and estirnale5 that are reasonable and prudent., state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial slaleTllenls- prepare the financial statements on the going concem basi$ unless It is inappropriate lo presume that the chadly wlll Con￿nUe In business. The trustees are responsible for keeping prO￿r accounting records whlch disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them lo ensure that the financial slalements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the Irusl deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking roasonable steps for the prevention and detfjclion of fiaud and olhgr irr¢gularitig$. Approved by order of the boar(l of tnjslees on . . and signed on its behall by.. Trustee Page 41

Report of tho Ind8pend•nt Auditors to the Trustsos of wor￿star Students. Unlon Oplnlon Wts have audited the financial slalemenls of Worcester Students, Union {the 'charity'} for the ye8r end8d 31 July 2024 which comprise the consolidat￿ Slalement of Financial Activitiès, the Consolidated Balance Sheet, the Cash Flow Statèmènt and notes to the finaneial stalaments, including a summary of significant acxounling policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicabl law and United langdom Ac¢ounting Standards Iuniled Kingdom Generally Accepted Accountlng Praclicel. In our oplnion the financial stalpments.. give a true and fair view of tho state of the cha￿ty.$ and groups affalrs as at 31 July 2024 and of its incombng resources and application of resources. for the year then ended,. have been properfy prepared in accordance with United King¢Jom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice., and have been prepargd in accordance with the requirements of the Chariti8s Act 2011. 8asis for opinion We conducted our audit In accordance with Intarnotional Standards on Audlting IUK) IISAS IUKII and applicable law. Our responsibllilles under Ihoso standard$ are further described in the Auditors. responsibilities for the audit of the financial slalements s8ctiDn of our report. We are independent of the charity in accordanc8 with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial slalements in tha UK, including the FRC'S Ethical Standard, and we have fuKilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate lo provide a basis for our opinion. Concluslons r•latlng to golng concern In auditing th8 financial statements, we havè ￿ncluded that the trustee5' use of the golng concem basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we hav8 perfomied, we have not identified any material uncertainbes relating to events or condition5 that, individually or collectively. may cast signifieanl doubl on the charity's ability to continue as going concern for a period of al le8St ￿e1v8 months from when the financial statements are 8uthortsed for issue. Our r8sponsSbllitles and the responsiknlibes of the trustses with respg¢t to going concem are described In the relevant sections of this report. other information The trustees a￿ re$ponsiLle for the other information. Tho other information comprfses the information includèd in the Annual Report, other than the finanoal statements and our Report of th8 Independent Auditors Ihereon. Our opinion on the finaniial statements does not cover the other Infomallon and. except to the extent otherwise explicltty slated In our report, we do not expr85s any form of assurance C4)ncluslon Ihereon. In connecth)n wth our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is lo read the othor infomialion and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knoknrtedge obtained in the audit trr otheNlse appears to be materially misslaled. If we identrfy such material inconsistencies or apparent rnalerial misslalomenls. we are required lo delem)ine whether this gives rise to a material misstalemenl in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed. we conclude that there is a material rnisslalemenl of this other infom)at1￿, we are rgquir8d to r8POrt that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard. Page 42

R•port of Iho Indopond•nt Audltors to th• Truste•s of Worc•st•r Stud•nts' Unlon Mattgrn on whlch wo arg rgqulrod to report by excoptlon We have nothing to report in respect of the followSng matters where the ChaAtses {Ac¢ounts and Reports) Regulatrons 2008 requires us lo report to you rf, in our opinion.. the infomiation given in the Report of the Trustees ig inconsislent in any material respect ￿th Ihe finoncial 81atements', c sufficient accounting r￿OrdS hava not been kept- or the financiol slalemonts are not in agreement wth the accounting records and retums., ¢x we have not recelved all tho information and explanations wo require for our audit. Responslbllltles of trustees As explained more fully in the Slalement of Trustees. Responsibilitles. the trustees are responsiblg for the preparation of the financial statements which give a true and fair view, and for such inlemal control as the trustees dgt&rmine 1$ necessary lo enable the preparation of financial statements that are tree from material mi$statgmenl, whathor du9 to fraud or e￿Or. In pr8P8ring the financi81 statsments. the trusle8s are r8$ponslbl8 for ass8sslng the Charity's abillty to continue as a golng conc8m, discloslng, as applicable. matters relat￿ to going ¢oncem and usiThJ the going concem basis of accounting unless the Iruslees alther Intend lo IiquKlate the charity or lo cease operations. or have no realistic allemative but to do so. Our re8ponslbllltle$ for th• audlt of the Ilnanclal Statements We have baen appointed as auditors under Section 144 of th8 Charities A¢t 2011 and rgport in accordance with the Act and relevant regulations made or havin9 effect Iheraunder. Our Ob￿ctIVeS are to obtsin reasonable assurance about whether the financial Statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and lo issue a Report of Ihe Indfjpend￿t Auditors that #icludes our oplnkjn. Reasonable assurance Is a hlgh level of assurance, btrt is not a guarantee that an audit ¢onducted in accordance wtth ISAS IUKI will a￿ayS detect a material misslalemenl when il exists. Misslalemenls can arise from fraud oi error and are considered material rf. indwldualty or in the aggregate, they could reasonabty be expected to Inffluènce the econornic derAsions of users taken on tho basis of these f￿anCIal stalements. Th8 oxtent lo vthich our procedures are capa1￿0 of delgdlng irrogularibg5. induding fraud is d8tailed behx: o The Group Os requlred lo compty wlth charity law and, based on our knowledge of Ils actfjvllies, we Identified that the legal requirement lo accuratety account for roslricted funds was of key significance. o We gained an understanding of how the charity compliod with ils legal ar)d regulatory framewL¥k, induding the requirement to Properfy account for restricted fund5, through discussions wth management 8nd a review of the documented polieies. procedures and controls. o Tha audit t8am, which is 8xperi8nced in the audit of charities. consldered the group's susceptlblllty to materlal mlsstatement and how fraud may o¢Gur. Our considerations Included the rlsk of management ovèrridè. o Our approach was to check that all reslricted Income was proporfy Identlfted and separatety accounted for and to ensure that only valid and appropriate exptrndilure was charged to restricted funds. Thls InGludad reviewng joumal adjustments and unusual transactlons. A further d8scription of our r@s￿nSIbIlitIeS for the audit of th8 financial $tstem6nts is I￿ated on the Financial Reporting Council's website al www.fr¢.org.uklauditorsresponsibitities. This descTipUon forms part of our Report of the Independent Auditors. Page 43

R•port of I￿ Independent Audltors to the Trnst••s of Worc•st•r Stud•nts' Unlon Use of our roport This report is made sol¥ty lo the charity's trustees, as a bojy, in accordaftce wth Part 4 of the Charities {Accounls and Reports) Regulations 2008. Our audit wo￿( has bèan undertaken so that we mighl state to the charitys trustees those matters we are required to state lo them in an auditors, report and for no other purpose. To the fullest 6xlènt permilied by law. we th not accopl or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the charivs trustèes as a body, for our audit work, for Ihls report. or for the opinions we have formed. L., Gpkr K￿X Cropper LLP Charterod A¢¢ountsnts and Ststutory Audito 153-155 London Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 9SQ v)Q Page 44

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Consolldated Statemgnt of Flnan¢lal ActFvltlo6 for the Year Ended 31 July 2024 2024 Total funds 2023 Total funds UnreslrictèdRestricted funds funds Nol8s INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM Donations and legacies 607,300 607.30Q 606.910 Charltabl• adlvltlos Sludenl activities Bar 180,788 180,788 132A52 163,293 126.699 132.452 Other trading a¢tiviti8s Investm8nt incomè 83,042 83,042 7,488 91,027 3,154 Total 830 282 180,788 1011,070 991.083 EXPENDITURE ON Ratsing funds 96.439 96.439 106,775 Charltabl• actlvltl•s Representation Advice and welfare Student adivities Bar Affilla￿OnS 106,442 83.215 292.347 265,954 106.442 83,215 459,224 265.954 108,074 67,665 474,231 272,042 2S,179 166.877 Total 872 355 166.8TT 1.039 232 1053 966 NET INCOMEIIEXPENDITLIRE} Other recognlsed galnslllo$so81 Actuarial gainslllossesl on defined bengffit $chemgS (42.073) 13.911 {28,162) 162,8&3> 30.785 30,785 Net movement in funds 111.288) 13.911 2,623 {118,6351 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought forward 1196.926) 197.039 113 118,748 TOTAL FVNDS CARRIED FORWARD 208214 113 The notos fomi part of these financial statements Page 45

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Consolldated Balance Sheet 31 July 2024 2024 Total fvnds 2023 Total funds Unr&slricledRestricled funds funds Notes FIXED ASSETS Tangible assets 12 5,710 5,710 11,485 CURRENT ASSETS Stocks Debtors Cash 8t bank and in hand 14 15 5.350 29.513 150.795 5,350 29,513 361,74S 6,537 19,582 414,296 210,950 185,658 210,950 396,608 440,415 CREDITORS Amounts falllng due within one year 16 132.1581 {32,1581 {40,569) NET CURRENT ASSETS 153.500 210.950 399,846 TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES 159.210 210,950 370,160 411,331 PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES 17 1367,4241 (367,424> {411,2181 NET ASSEfsiiLIABILITIESI 208,214 210.950 2.736 113 FUNDS unrestr￿ted fvjnds Restricted funds 18 {208.214) 210.950 1196,9261 197.039 TOTAL FUNDS 2.736 113 nci 1 5tstemgnts were approved by the Board of Trustse$ and aulhorised for Issue on and were signed on its behalf by- The notes fom) part of these financial ststemonls Page 46

WORCESTER STUDENTS, UNION Charity Balance Sheet 31 July 2024 2024 Total funds 2023 Totsl funds Unre5tricledRe5tricted funds funds Notes FIXED ASSETS Tangible assets Investments 12 13 5.710 5,710 11,485 5.711 5,711 11,486 CURRENT ASSETS Stocks Debtors Cash at bank and in hand 14 15 5,3SO 29,513 5,350 29,513 6,537 19,582 414296 210 950 185.658 210,950 396,608 440,415 CREDrroRS Amounts falling due within on9 y@ar 16 {32.1591 132.1591 140,570) NET CURRENT ASSETS 153 499 210 950 399 845 TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES 159,210 210.950 370,160 411,331 PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES 17 1367.4241 1367.424) 1411,2181 NET ASSETSI{LIABILITIES) 08,214 210.950 2.736 113 FUNDS Unrestricted fijnds Restricted funds 18 1208.214 210.950 1196,9261 197,039 TOTAL FUNDS 2.736 113 cia alemenls were approved by the Board of TnJstses and authorised for ISS￿ on and were signed on its behalf by.. Trustee The notes fomi part of these financial statements Pag& 47

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Consolldated Cash Flow Ststemont for th• Y•ar Ended 31 July 2024 2024 2023 Notes Cash flows from operatlng activit1•8 Cash generated from op8rations 60,0391 83.508} N&t cash us8d in operating activities 60,039} 83,508} Cash flows fram Invèstlng actlvltles Purchase of tangiblg fixed assets Interest recelved 12.6S6) 3,154 Net cash provided by investing aclivilios 7,488 Change In cash and cash gqulvalents In the reportlng period Ca$h and cash equivalents at the beginning of th• reporting period 152,5511 {83,010) 414.296 497,306 Cash and ¢a8h 8qulvalent$ al the end of tho rgportlng period 361745 The not¥s form part of these financial 5talemerrts Page 48

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UMION Notes to the Consolldated Cash Flow SLitement for tha Year Ended 31 July 2024 RECONCILIATION OF NET EXPENDITURE TO NET CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES 2024 2023 Not •xpendltura for tho roportlng p•rlod las par tho Statomant of Financial Activiti881 Adjustments for: Depreciation charges Interest rece￿ed SUSS Pension deficit rnovements Decrease in stocks Increase in debtors (Decroaseyincrease in creditors 128,162) 162,883) 5,775 (7.488) 113,009} 1,187 19.931) 8.411 5,554 13,1541 {13,2581 2,086 {16,2211 4,368 Cash used In opèratlon8 60.0391 83,508} ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NEf FUNDS Al 1.8.23 Cash flow At 31.7.24 Net cash Cash al bank and in hand 414,296 52.551 3fj1745 414.296 52.551 Total 414.296 52,551 361745 The notes form part of these financial ststements Page 49

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Notes to the Nnanclal Statements for thg Year End•d 31 July 2024 ACCOUNTING POLICIES Basis of proparfng tho financial statements The finanGial stalemenl$ of the charity, which Is a PLJblic benefft 8nlity under FRS 102. have been prepared In accordanc8 Wlth th8 Charitiès SORP IFRS 1021 'Accounting and Reporting by Chadtles.. statement of Recommended Practice applicable lo charf(les preparlng their accounts in accordance wrth the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Ropublic of Irgland IFRS 102} {effective 1 January 20191,, Financial Reporting Standard 102 Yhe Financial Reporting Stsndard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland, and the Chari118s A¢1 2011. The finanaal statements have been PTepared under Ihe historical c05t Convention, with th8 èxception of investments whith are included at market value. Income All income is r9wgnised in Ihe Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entrtlemènl lo Ihe funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably. other income is recognlsed in the period in which it is receivable and lo the extent the gfX)ds have been provided or on wmplellon of the service. Ex￿ndIture Liabilities are racognised as expenditum 88 soon as there is a legal or construdve obligali¢)n committing the charlty lo that expenditure, it is probablè that a transfer of economic benefits will b required in settlemonl and the amount of th8 obligation can be measured rfjliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings thal aggregate all cost related lo the category. whe￿ costs cannot b8 directly attributed lo parts'cular headings they have been allocated to actiwties on 8 basis consistent with the use of resources. Fundraising costs are those incurred in seeking voluntary contributions and do not include the wsts of disseminating information in support of the charitable aclivilie5. Support ￿St$ are those costs incurred diredy in support of expendibjre on the objo¢ts of th& charity and include project management carried out at Headquartèrs. Govemance costs are those incu￿ed In eonn8clion with adminlstration of the charfty and compliance with con81ilLrtlon81 and ststutory rèquir8m8nls. AllocatSon and apportlonm•nt of support costs The bases on which support costs have been allocated is sel out in note 8 of the accounts. Tanglbl• fixed assets There Is no s81 do minimis level for the capltalSsallon of tangibl8 fixed assets and aach cas8 is dealt th on an individual basis. The policy with respect to impalrment reviews Df fixed assets is that r8vlews will be carried out if events indicate that the carrying value of any fixed asset may not be recoverable. Impaimient1085es are recognised in the SOFA. Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost less deprery8tion. Deprèciation is provided at rates calculated to wrf(e off the cost of fixed assets, less their estimated residu81 v81ue, over their expected useful lives on the frAlowing bases.. Retail fiX￿r¢S and fittings- Administration fixtures & fittings- Improvements to premises- 10 to 30°h por annum straight line and 20Vo redueing balance 20% per annum reduclng balance 10 to 20% per annum straight line and 20% reducing balance Page 50 continued...

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Notes to th• Flnan¢ial Statements- continued for th9 Yoar Endad 31 July 2024 ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued st¢¢ks Stocks are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value, after making due allowance for obsolete and slow moving items. Taxallon The charity is exempl from tax on its charitabl8 acliviti8S. Fund accounting Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance wtth the tharitable objective8 at the discre￿On of the Irustees. ReStr￿ted funds can only be u58d for particular r8slrict8d purpos8s within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricl8d purposes. Further explanation of the nature and PUTpose of each lund 15 included in the notes to ihe finanoal slalements. P•nslon ¢o$t$ •nd other po$t-rotlr•mont bènoflts The Union particlpales In th8 Students, Union SuperannUa￿on Schem8 {SUSS). a defined ben8fil scheme which is extem8lly funded and contracted out of th8 State Second Pension. The fund is valued al least every three year5 by a professionally qualified independent acluary with the rates of contribution payable being detemiined by the trustees on the advice of the actuary. Thè rrx)st recènt valuation of the Scheme was carried out as at 30 June 2022 and Showed that the mar*el value of the Scheme's assets was £106.697.000 with these assets representing 440A of the value of beneffts that had accrued lo members after allowing for expected future ncreases in earnings. The deficit on an ongoing funding basis amounted lo £136,645,000 The 2022 valuallon r¢¢ommended a monthly contribution requirement by each participating Union int8nded trj clear the ongolng funding deficll ending In 2037, Increaslng by each year. The schemo operates as a pooled arrang8ment, with contributions paid at a centrally agreed rate. As a consequence, no share of the ￿￿edYing assets and liabilities can be directly attributèd to the Unlon. Under FRS 102. wh8re a schema participates in a mulliwemployer defined benefit pension s¢h9ma thal is in deficit and Ihg employer has entered inlo an agrgemenl lo fund the deficit the entity shall recognise a liability for th8 contributions payable that arise from the agregmenl. As the agreement runs until 2037, a discount rate of 3.89/0 has been applie(J in (Jelermining the nel present value of the contributions made in the period. Tho Union also contributes lo the Aegon Pension Scheme. The annual contributwjns payable ara charged to th8 income and expenditure account. Golng ¢onum After making appropriate 8nquiries, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the chadty has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this rgason tw c¢)nlinue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial slalemenls. Page $1 continued...

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Notès to the financial Statements - contlnu for tho Yoar Ended 31 July 2024 DONATIONS AND LEGACIES 2024 2023 Grants Other grants 600,000 600.000 6.910 607 300 606 910 Grants re¢eivgd, included in the above, are as foll¢)WS: 2Q24 2023 University of Worcester 600.000 OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES 2024 2023 Marketing other NUS Extra Commissions r8ceivab18 Varsity incom8 Events income 62,350 119 60.750 705 229 5,321 16,843 4,368 9.731 6.474 91.027 INVESTMENT INCOME 2024 2023 Deposit account interest 7,488 3.154 Page 52 c¢)ntinued...

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNIOM Notss to th• Flnanclal Statsmgnts - contlnued for the Year Ended 31 July 2024 INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTivrriES 2024 2023 Activity Sludant Activity Mgmbgrship Bar Stud@nt activities Bar 180,788 132452 163,293 126,699 313,240 289,992 RAISING FUNDS Ralslng donatlons and legacles 2024 2023 Staff costs Marketing costs 85,083 90,913 13,920 96.682 104,833 othor trading activitiès 2024 2023 Purehases Bad debts 1,255 687 287 243 1.942 Aggwale arwunts 96,439 108,775 CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS Support sts {see nolg 8 Direct Costs Totals Representation Advice and welfare Student activities Bar Affiliations 106,442 17,742 124.183 106,445 106,442 83,215 459,224 265,954 27,9S8 65.473 335.041 159,509 27,958 587,981 354.812 941793 Page 53 conth'nued...

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Notgs lo Ihe Ftnanclal Statements - continued for th• Y•ar Ended 31 July 2024 SUPPORT COSTS Govemance costs Managemènt Totsls Representation Advicg and welfare Stud8nt activiti8S Bar 69,914 11,654 81.570 69,918 36,528 6,088 42,613 36,527 106,442 17,742 124,183 106,445 233.056 121.756 354.812 Activity Management Govemance costs Basis of allocation Based on 8slimaled usage of resources Based on estimated usage of resources TRUSTEES. REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS 2024 2023 Trustees, salaries Trustees, social security 60,221 4.293 63,306 4,864 Each of the Executive Committee's sabbatical officers received remuneration as authorised in the Union's goveming docLJmènt. for th8 representation. clmpaigning and support work they undertake as dislincl from their trustee responsibilities. Tru￿06$. oxpon$os 2024 2023 Tru8te88' 8xpen8es 570 10. STAFF COSTS 2024 2023 Wage5 and salaries Social security costs Other penston costs 575.058 41.842 32.191 567,740 40,147 31,019 649.091 638,9( The averag8 monthly numb8r of employees during the year was as fdlows.. 2024 17 2023 21 15 Full time students- Semester on 33 36 Page 54 continu8d...

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Notes lo the Flnanclal Statements - conllnued for the Yèar Ended 31 July 2024 10. STAFF COSTS - continued During the year one member of staff received 8mploym8nl benofits l&xcluding employers pension costs) betweerl £60,000 and £70,000. The key management pgrsonnel ol the charity during the ygar gnded 31 Juty 2024 ¢gmprised of the Chip* Executive. Director of Finance, Oirodor of Represonlalion and M8mbership Services and the Venue and Events Manager. The lolal amount paid, including Employers National Insurance and Pension, lo the Key Management Personnel for the year ended 31July 2024 was £217.018 {2023.. £181.477). 11. COMPARATIVES FOR THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES UnrestrictedReslrict8d fvnds funds Total fvnds INCOME AND ENDOl•VMENTS FROM Donations and legacies 606,910 6C6,910 Charltsble actlvltlos Stud8nt activib'es Bar 163,293 163,293 126,699 126,699 Other trading activities Investment income 91,027 3,154 91,027 3,154 Total 827,790 163,293 991.083 EXPENDThURE ON Raising funds 106,775 106.775 Charltable a¢tivitieJ Representation Advice and welfar& Student activf(ies Bar Affiliations 108,074 67,665 318,733 272,042 25,179 108,074 67,665 474,231 272.042 25.179 155.498 Total 898.468 155.498 1.053.966 NET INCOMEI(EXPENDITUREI Other recognised gainsl{1055es1 Actuarial gainslllossesl on defined benefit schemes 170,6781 7,795 (62,883) 55.7521 5S,7521 Not movement In funds 1126,4301 7.795 {118,6351 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought forward 170,4961 189.244 118,748 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 196.9261 197.039 113 Pa98 55 ¢ontinu8d...

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Notes to the Financlal Statemonts - contlnuod for the Year Ended 31 July 2024 12. TAMGIBLE FIXED ASSETS Fixtures and fittings Group and Charlty COST Al 1 August 2023 and 31 Juty 2024 912 277 DEPRECIATION At 1 August 2023 Charge for year 900,792 Al 31 July 2024 906 567 NET BOOK VALUE At 31 Juty 2024 At 31 Juty 2023 13. FSXED ASSET INVESTMENTS Unlisted investmènts Charity MARKET VALUE Al 1 August 2023 and 31 Juty 2024 NET BOOK VALUE At 31 July 2024 At 31 July 2023 There were no investment assets outside the UK. 14. STOCKS Group and Charity 2024 2023 Stocks 5,350 6.537 Page 56 ¢ontinued..

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Not9$ 10 tho Flnan¢lal Stat•m•nts - ¢ontlnuod for the Yoar Ended 31 July 2024 15. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR Group and Ch8rlty 2024 2023 Trade debtors Other debtors VAT Prepayments and accrued income 11.477 1.699 17,883 1,699 15.376 29.513 19.582 16. CREDITORS.. AMOUNTS FALUNG DUE wrrHIN ONE YEAR Group 2023 Charfty 2023 2024 2024 Trade creditors Taxation and social securlty other creditors Inter company 7,728 9,798 14.632 14,665 12,051 13,853 7,728 9,798 14.632 14,665 12,051 13,853 40.569 40,570 17. PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES Group and Charlly 2024 2023 Provislons 411.218 The above provision relat8$ lo the deficit funding contributions the Union is required to make to SUSS {see notes 1 and 191. 18. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS Group and Charlty N8t movement in funds Transfers beiween funds Al 31.7.24 At 1.8.23 Unrestrl¢ted fvnds General fund Pension deficAt 214.292 1411.218 {26,4471 15,159 {28,635} 159.210 1367 424 {196,9261 {11,2881 1208,2141 Restrlctsd lunds Clubs and socl8tles 197.039 13,911 210,950 TOTAL FUNDS 113 2.736 Page 57 continued...

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Notes to the Flnancial Statoments - conllnugd for thg Year Ended 31 July 2024 MOVEMENT IN FUNDS . ¢ontlnu•d Not movement in funds, included in the above are as follows., Group and Charlty Incoming resources Resources expended Gains and Movem8nt losses in funds Vnrestricied funds General fund Pension deficlt 830.282 1856,7291 15 6261 {26,447) 15.159 830.282 1872,3551 30.785 (11,288} Restricted funds Clubs and societies 180.788 (166,8771 13.911 TOTAL FUNDS 30.785 Comparatives for movemont in funds Group and Charity Net movement in funds Transfers beiween funds At 31.7.23 Al 1.8.22 Unrestricted fund$ General fund Pensiors defic 298.228 156,6661 127.2701 27,270 214,292 411,218 {70,4961 {126,4301 1196,926} Ro$trlGtod funds Clubs and societies 189.244 7,795 197,039 TOTAL FUNDS 118,748 1186351 113 Comparative nel moyemenl in funds. included tn the above are as folltMS- Group and Charlty Incoming resources Resources expended Gains and Movement losses in funds Unr8strlct•d funds General fund Pension éeficll 827,790 1884.4561 14012} {56,666) 55,7521 827,790 1898,4681 155.7521 {126.4301 Restrfcted funds lubs and societies 163,293 1155,498) 7,795 TOTAL FUNDS 55.7521 118.6351 Page 58 continued...

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Notes to thè Flnanclal Statements - ¢ontlnu•d for the Ygar End$d 31 July 2024 18. MOVEIIENT IN FUNDS- continuod A ¢urr8nl ￿ar 12 months and prior year 12 months ¢ombin8d position is as follows.. Group and Charlty Ng1 movement in funds Transfers b&ts¥8&n funds At 31.7.24 At 1.8.22 Unrostrlctgd fvnds General fund Pension deficit 298.228 1368,7241 (83.1131 (54,6051 155.9051 55,905 159,210 1367,424 170.4961 (137.7181 1208,2141 Ro$trl¢tod fund$ Clubs and sociaties 189,244 21.706 210,950 TOTAL FUNDS 118,748 {116,012) 2,736 A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined net movement in funds, included in the above aft as fdlows.. Group and Charfty Incoming resources Resources expended Gains and Movement losses in funds UnTestrlcted lunds General fund Pension defiut 1.658,072 11,741,185 29,6381 183,1131 54,6051 24.￿7) 1,658.072 {1.770,8231 124,9671 {137.718} Rg$trlctgd fund$ Clubs and soci81ies 344,081 1322,375} 21,706 TOTAL FUNDS 2 093,198 Clubs and societies these funds represent income from the various sludenl clubs and so¢ieties which is specifically lo be spent on the fvnd or society to which it relates. Pago 59 conlinued...

WORCESTER STUDENTS. UNION Notgs to the Flnanclal Statements - ￿ntInUed for tha Year Ended 31 July 2024 EMPLOYEE BENEFIT 08LIGATIONS The Union partiapat8s in the Students, Union Superannuation Scheme, which is a defingd benefit scheme whose membership consists of employe6s of students, unSons and related bodies throughout the county. Ben8fils in r8spect of service up lo 30 S8ptsmber 2003 ar8 accrued on a "final salary. basis, with benefits in respect of seryice from 1 October 2003 ac￿￿Ing on a Careèr Average Revalued Earnings ICAREI basis. With effect from 30 September 2011 the Scheme dosed to future accrual. The most recent valuation of th8 Scheme was carried out as a130 June 2022 and showed that the markpt value of the Scheme's assets was £106,697,000 with these assets r8pr8senting 44Wo of Ihe value of benefits that had accrued to m9mb8rs after allowng for expected fiJtUTe increases In earni￿$. The deficit on an ongoing funding basis amounted to £136,645.000. The assumplic￿S which have the most sonificant eff8Ct upon the results of the valuation arg those relating to the rale of relum on inveslm¢nls and the rates of increase in salaries and pensions. The following assumptions applie<l at 30 June 2022.. . Dl$¢ount rat•: Bank of England gilt curve + 1.5% pa, Ilngarly changlng over a temi of 13 y•ars to gilts curvo + 0.25% pa. Penslon Increases: A rnodol of oach Incroaso. allowlng for Insurers, r•lative prf¢lng of dlfforent caps and Collars.. The 2022 Valuation recommended a monthly contribution requirewnent by each Porticipaling Employer expressed in monetary terms intended lo dear the ongoing funding deficit by 1 May 2037 and will increase by at least S'h each year. These contributions also indude an allowance for cost of the ongoing adminislralive and operationol &xpens8s of running the Schem8 of £5,038 pa. Surpluses or defictts which arise at future valuations 11 also impact on the Unlon's future contribution comrnitm8nt. In addrtion lo the above contributions, the Union also pays ils share of the Scheme's levy to the Pension Protection Fund. The liability provmjod for in respect of the SUSS p8nsion d8ficit amounted incr8ased to £367.424 {2023: £411,218) at 31 July 2024 Isee note 17). The Union also has members in the Aegon Pension Scheme which is a defined contribution scheme. The lolal contr1￿jbon5 due to the Schemes by the Union in respect of eligible employ8es for the year ended 31 July 2024 are disclosed in the stsff costs note. Page 60 ontinued...

WORCESTER STUDEMTS. UNION Noles to tho Flnanclal Statgmont$ - ¢ontlnued for tho Year End•d 31 July 2024 RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES The union is in receipt of 8 recurrent grant from the parent ix)dy lo cover salaries and overheads. The amount received for tha y8ar ended 31 July 2024 was £600,000 {2023.. £600,000). At the y&ar end the total due to the Union from the University of Worcgstef was £9.12512023.' £1001. At the year end the total due to th8 Unlversity of Worcester f¥om the Unlon was £4.22712023.' nill. 21. ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY The union Is controll8d by tha oxecLtISv8 commlttee which is subject to democratic election by the voting membership of the union. The ultimate control of the union is vested under the ¢onstitutSon in the membership in General meeting. As such no single person or entty conlrds the union. Page 61

Worcester Students’ Union Audit Findings Report Year Ended 31[st] July 2024

Worcester Students’ Union Audit Findings Report for the year ended 31st July 2024

The Board of Trustees

Worcester Students’ Union

23[rd] September 2024

Dear Trustees

Audit findings for the year ended 31[st] July 2024

This Audit Findings Report highlights the significant findings arising from the audit and sets out the key matters which we are required to formally report to those charged with governance in accordance with International Standard on Auditing (UK) 260.

As you will appreciate, our audit procedures are designed primarily to enable us to form an opinion on the accounts as a whole. Our procedures include such tests of the accounting records and internal control systems as are, in our opinion, necessary for audit purposes. Consequently, whilst our procedures may identify certain weaknesses which may exist, the audit procedures in themselves should not be relied upon to reveal all the weaknesses which may exist in the system.

This report has been prepared for your sole use and we assume no responsibility to any other party in respect of its contents. The report should not be disclosed to any third party without our prior written consent.

This report is not exhaustive and deals with only the more significant matters which came to our attention during the audit. Other matters of lesser significance have been discussed with the relevant staff during the course of our audit work.

In conclusion we would like to take this opportunity of expressing our appreciation to all your staff, particularly Rob, for his assistance and co-operation during the course of our audit. If you have any queries on any of the points in this letter, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Yours Sincerely

Knox Cropper LLP

1 | P a g e

Worcester Students’ Union Audit Findings Report for the year ended 31st July 2024

Contents

Audit Overview	Pages 3-4
Materiality and Audit Adjustments	Page 5
Key Audit Risks and Conclusions	Pages 6-7
Internal Control Observatons and Recommendatons	Pages 8-9
Emerging Issues	Pages 10-11
Leter of Representaton	Pages 12-14
Commentary on the Financial Statements	Pages 15-17

2 | P a g e

Worcester Students’ Union Audit Findings Report for the year ended 31st July 2024

----- Start of picture text -----
Audit Overview
----- End of picture text -----

General

The purpose of our audit is to gather sufficient evidence to allow us to conclude that the transactions and balances disclosed in the accounts are unlikely to be materially misstated, to establish that disclosures reflected in the accounts comply with the requirements of legislation and relevant accounting standards, to assess whether the accounting policies adopted are appropriate and consistently applied and to assess whether judgements exercised and estimates made in the preparation of the accounts are fair and reasonable.

Audit Report

We confirm that we have completed the audit to our satisfaction and intend to issue an unqualified audit opinion on the Financial Statements. This means that we have no material reservations over the figures or information disclosed in the financial statements.

The wording of our audit report is in accordance with the standard text for unqualified audit reports prescribed by the Financial Reporting Council. Our report also includes a section which is specific to this audit setting out our response to the risk of material misstatement in respect of irregularities arising from non-compliance with laws and regulations, including fraud.

Estimates and Judgments

The estimates and judgments made by management affecting the financial statements are the SUSS pension deficit provision, depreciation, accruals and prepayments.

We have concluded that management have exercised judgments and calculated estimates in a fair and reasonable way.

Accounting Policies and Disclosures

The accounting policies which have been adopted in the financial statements are in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Practice and are, in all material respects, appropriate to the organisation’s operations and in compliance with FRS 102 and the Charity SORP 2019.

3 | P a g e

Worcester Students’ Union Audit Findings Report for the year ended 31st July 2024

Adequate consideration was given to the potential impact of changes in legislation and accounting standards which arose during the year. No significant changes arose during the current year which affected the financial statements and therefore the form and content of the accounts are consistent with the preceding year.

Professional Ethics and Independence

We confirm our compliance with the Ethical Standard issued by the Financial Reporting Council.

We confirm that we have not carried out any non-audit work which could impair our independence and there are no other matters in relation to our audit engagement which we consider should be brought to your attention.

Other Audit Matters

In accordance with UK auditing standards, we confirm the following matters in relation to our audit of the financial statements:

• a) We have not identified or been made aware of any incidents of fraud or suspected fraud. We would emphasise that our work as auditor is not intended to identify any instances of fraud of a non-material nature and should not be relied upon for this purpose.

• b) We have not identified or been made aware of any incidents of non-compliance with laws and regulations which could have a material impact on the financial statements.

• c) We have not identified or been made aware of any related party transactions other than matters which have been disclosed in the financial statements.

• d) We have received all requested third-party confirmations which represent an essential element of our audit evidence.

• e) Apart from the matters set out in this report, there were no significant matters discussed with management during the audit which we are required to bring to your attention. There were no significant disagreements with management or any limitations placed on the scope of our work. No significant difficulties were encountered during the audit.

4 | P a g e

Worcester Students’ Union Audit Findings Report for the year ended 31st July 2024

Materiality and Audit Adjustments

Materiality

Materiality is used both to plan the nature and extent of audit testing and to evaluate the effect of misstatement. In accordance with ISA (UK) 260 ‘Communication with those charged with governance’, we are obliged to include details in this report of all unadjusted errors which are below materiality unless they are clearly trivial. Whilst our audit procedures are designed to identify misstatements which are material to our audit opinion, we also report to those charged with governance and management any uncorrected misstatements of lower value errors to the extent that our audit identifies these.

Omissions or misstatements are regarded as material if they would reasonably influence the users of the financial statements. The assessment of what is material is a matter of professional judgement.

Our assessment of materiality the year ended 31[st] July 2024 was calculated as follows:

	£	Explanaton
Overall Materialityfor the Financial Statements	12,146	Accounts materiallymisstated where total errors exceed this value
Performance Materiality	9,110	Workperformed to capture individual errors at this level.
TrivialityLevel	607	Unadjusted errors above this level are reported.

Audit Adjustments

There were no material adjustments made to the financial statements arising from our audit work.

We confirm that no misstatements were detected during the audit which remain uncorrected in the financial statements other than matters which are both individually and cumulatively clearly trivial.

5 | P a g e

Worcester Students’ Union Audit Findings Report for the year ended 31st July 2024

Key Audit Risks and Conclusions

The following schedule sets out the key risks which we identified as part of our audit planning. It sets out our approach to ensuring that these risks did not give rise to any material misstatement in the financial statements and our audit findings.

Risk Audit Approach Audit Findings

• 1 Completeness of Income Completeness of income is always We carried out testing on the various We are satisfied following the review of considered high risk and audit procedures income streams and the controls around income documentation and analytical need to be devised to address this risk. them. We also performed analytical procedures that income is not materially procedures for testing income trends. mis-stated within the accounts.

• 2 Classification of income

Income received by the Charity could be We will review the underlying This was tested as part of our income subject to restrictions and therefore documentation supporting income to testing. Appears to be fairly stated in the income may need to be treated as ascertain whether restrictions apply, and if accounts. restricted income. applicable, review expenditure from these funds to ascertain whether the imposed restrictions are being adhered to.

• 3 Payroll costs

Payroll expenditure is a substantial part of We performed a proof in total on the There were no issues noted during our total expenditure therefore this is an area, payroll costs by agreeing the payroll reports audit testing. Payroll expenditure appears which although not a high risk area, will be to the accounts. We will also perform to be fairly stated in the accounts. thoroughly reviewed due to its materiality. substantive testing on a sample of

substantive testing on a sample of employees, including checking contracts of employment.

6 | P a g e

Worcester Students’ Union Audit Findings Report for the year ended 31st July 2024

4

VAT

Risk that VAT has been incorrectly During our income and expenditure testing accounted for. we will perform substantive tests, which will include checking the accuracy and the treatment of the VAT recorded.

We did not find any issues during our audit work. However, we have included a point in the internal control matters section below recommending that a VAT review is considered.

5 SUSS Pension deficit provision

The assumptions and calculations used may Check the calculations and assumptions be inappropriate and may cause a material used for the pension deficit provision. misstatement.

The assumptions used for the SUSS pension deficit calculation are appropriate and the calculation performed has been agreed. The SUSS pension deficit liability appears to be fairly stated in the accounts.

6 Management Override of Controls

This represents a key risk for all We checked that controls were applied We did not find any instances where organisations and we are required to consistently throughout the year and management had overridden controls. specifically check to ensure that there is no reviewed a sample of journal adjustments evidence of management override during to ensure they are valid. the year.

• 7 Related party transactions

Identification of all related party We reviewed and assessed the controls in This was tested as part of our income and transactions conducted throughout the place to identify and disclose related party expenditure testing. We requested that year. transactions and looked out for related related party declaration forms were party transactions during our review of the completed by all trustees and senior accounting records. management. No issues noted were noted.

7 | P a g e

Worcester Students’ Union Audit Findings Report for the year ended 31st July 2024

Internal Control Observations and Recommendations

We are required to report to you, in writing, significant deficiencies in the internal controls and the internal control environment that we have identified during the course of our audit. These matters are limited to those which we have concluded are of sufficient importance to be reported to you. Our audit cannot necessarily be expected to disclose all deficiencies in the system and, as a result, the matters reported may not be the only ones which exist.

We have categorised the internal control deficiencies using a colour-scale rating system. The key to which is as follows:

Control weakness is not significant but we recommend that it be addressed to comply with good practice Control weakness is serious and needs to be addressed Control weakness is of critical importance and needs to be addressed as a priority

Matters Brought Forward from the Previous Year

Risk Observation Recommendation Rating 1 VAT Review Last year We did not find any issues in relation to VAT Given the complex nature of VAT within during our audit and the Union appears to the charity sector, we recommend that be adhering to its current methodology. the Union considers having a VAT However, the Union has not had a VAT review undertaken. We understand review for a few years. VAT in the charity that the University undertook a review sector is complex and any changes to the of the VAT of the Union a couple of Union’s activities or changes in VAT years ago and concluded that the regulations could impact on the VAT irrecoverable VAT was under the decompliance of the Union. minimis limit. However, this should be calculated and confirmed every quarter when the VAT return is submitted.

Recommendation Management Response

8 | P a g e

Worcester Students’ Union Audit Findings Report for the year ended 31st July 2024

Current year

This point is still valid for the current year.

Matters Arising in the Current Year

Risk Observation Recommendation Management Response Rating We are pleased to report that the accounting records were well maintained. No significant weaknesses were identified during the audit. Internal controls were generally appropriate for the size of organisation and our compliance testing indicated that they were operating effectively in practice.

9 | P a g e

Worcester Students’ Union Audit Findings Report for the year ended 31st July 2024

Emerging Issues

Proposed changes to Financial Reporting

The Charity SORP and Financial Reporting Standard 102 (FRS 102), on which the SORP is based, are both in the process of being updated, with changes expected to be implemented for accounting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2026. On 29 September 2023, the FRC published a project update on its periodic review of FRS 102. The proposed changes reflect changes which have been made to International Financial Reporting Standards and include:

• a) a requirement for all leases, with limited exceptions, to be capitalised, requiring the asset and the lease liability to be accounted for in the Balance Sheet.

• b) a revised criteria for the recognition of goods and services based on a five-step model which may have implications for the recognition of grants and contracts

The update to the Charity SORP is following the same timetable as it is required to incorporate all the changes made to FRS 102. However, it is also likely to implement a number of additional changes, reflecting feedback from a wide range of stakeholders. Changes are likely to include:

a) a requirement for larger charities to include sustainability reporting in their Annual Report

• b) a simplified reporting regime for smaller charities.

Companies House Reform

The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act, which became law on 26 October 2023, has introduced significant changes to the way Companies House will operate, changing its role from a passive recipient of information to an active gatekeeper, charged with ensuring that information held on the register is valid and accurate.

Some changes are due to be implemented from 4 March 2024 but the majority of changes will not be implemented for at least a year because many of the provisions require secondary legislation and Companies House will need to increase its resources and establish new systems and processes.

The principal changes are set out below:

• a) Identification Checks - Directors, persons with significant control and those filing returns on behalf of the company will all have to have their identities verified.

10 | P a g e

----- Start of picture text -----
b)
----- End of picture text -----

Worcester Students’ Union

Audit Findings Report for the year ended 31st July 2024

• b) Filing information and documentation with Companies House - Following implementation, all filing with Companies House must be carried out by an authorised company official whose identity has been verified or by an Authorised Corporate Services Provider.

• c) Directors and Members - Companies will no longer be permitted to have corporate shareholders unless all the directors of the corporate entity are natural persons whose identities have been verified. Companies will no longer be required to keep a register of directors as the record held by Companies House will be the sole verified listing of directors.

• d) Company Registered Address - In future, following implementation, company registered addresses must be able to physically receive letters and documents with the expectation that they will come to the attention of an authorised person acting on behalf of the company. As a result, PO Box addresses will no longer be acceptable. Companies must also register an e-mail address, although this will not be available for public view. New companies will have to provide this on formation. Existing companies will need to provide it on their next Confirmation Statement following implementation.

• e) Statutory Accounts - There will be a gradual transition, over a period of two to three years, requiring all statutory accounts to be filed using software. Companies House are currently working with software providers to facilitate the filing of more complex accounts.

• f) Companies House Role - Companies House will have a statutory responsibility to monitor and check company information to ensure that it is valid and accurate with the objective of disrupting economic crime and preventing abuse of the register.

11 | P a g e

Worcester Students’ Union Audit Findings Report for the year ended 31st July 2024

Letter of Representation

International auditing standards require us to obtain, from the trustees, a number of specific representations and also confirmation of any other material representation given to us during the course of our audit which forms part of our audit evidence. The representations should be made on the basis of enquiries of management and staff with relevant knowledge and expertise.

The following is the full list of representations which we will require to be formally provided to us in a letter, signed on behalf of the trustees, prior to signing our audit report.

Confirmation of Responsibilities

1. We have fulfilled our responsibilities as trustees under the Companies Act 2006/Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”) for preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view in accordance with the financial reporting framework (FRS 102 and the Charity SORP).

2. We confirm that all accounting records have been made available to you for the purpose of your audit, in accordance with your terms of engagement, and that all the transactions undertaken by the charity have been properly reflected and recorded in the accounting records. All other records and related information, including minutes of all management and Trustees’ meetings, have been made available to you. We have given you unrestricted access to persons within the charity in order to obtain audit evidence and have provided any additional information that you have requested for the purposes of your audit.

3. We acknowledge our legal responsibilities regarding disclosure of information to you as auditors and confirm that:

4. so far as each Trustee is aware, there is no relevant audit information of which you as auditors are unaware; and

5. each Trustee has taken all the steps that they ought to have taken as a trustee to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that you are aware of that information.

Estimates and Judgments

1. We confirm that the methods, significant assumptions and source data used by us in making accounting estimates, and their disclosure in the financial statements, are appropriate and in compliance with the recognition, measurement and disclosure requirements of FRS 102.

2. We confirm that all known actual or possible litigation and claims, the implication of which should be considered when preparing the financial statements, have been disclosed to you and have been accounted for and disclosed in accordance with FRS102 and the Act.

3. 12 | P a g e

Worcester Students’ Union Audit Findings Report for the year ended 31st July 2024

Post Balance Sheet Events and Commitments

1. We confirm that there have been no events since the balance sheet date which necessitate revision of the figures in the financial statements, or inclusion of a note thereto, other than those matters which have already been disclosed or included in the financial statements.

2. We confirm that the charity has not contracted for any capital expenditure other than as disclosed in the financial statements.

3. We confirm that we have no plans or intentions that may materially alter the carrying value and, where relevant, the fair value measurements or classification of assets and liabilities reflected in the financial statements.

Related Parties

1. We confirm that we are aware of the definition of a related party as set out in FRS102 and the charity SORP.

2. We confirm that we have disclosed to you all related parties and related party transactions relevant to the charity and that we are not aware of further related party transactions other than those already disclosed in the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of FRS102 and the Act.

3. We confirm that the charity has not had, at any time during the year, an arrangement, transaction or agreement to provide credit facilities for trustees, nor to provide guarantees of any kind on behalf of the trustees, except as disclosed in the financial statements.

Laws, Regulations and Contractual Agreements

1. We confirm that we are not aware of any possible or actual instance of non-compliance with those laws and regulations which provide a legal framework within which the charity conducts its operations, non-compliance with which could affect the financial statements.

2. The charity has complied with all aspects of contractual and other agreements that could have a material effect on the financial statements in the event of non-compliance.

Internal Control and Fraud

1. We acknowledge our responsibility for the design and implementation of controls to prevent and detect fraud and we confirm that we have assessed the risk that the financial statements may be materially misstated as a result of fraud and that we have made this assessment available to you. We also confirm that, to the best of our knowledge and belief, there have been no significant deficiencies in internal control during the year.

2. 13 | P a g e

Worcester Students’ Union

----- Start of picture text -----
15.
----- End of picture text -----

Audit Findings Report for the year ended 31st July 2024

1. We confirm that we have disclosed to you our knowledge of any actual or suspected instances of fraud involving management, employees with a significant role in internal control, and others where the fraud could have a material effect on the financial statements. We also confirm that we have disclosed to you our knowledge of any allegations of fraud or suspected fraud, affecting the financial statements, which have been communicated by employees, former employees, regulators or others.

Going Concern

1. We confirm that, having considered financial projections which reflect the charity’s expectations and intentions for a period of at least twelve months from the date on which the financial statements are expected to be approved, in our opinion, the charity’s financial statements should be prepared on the going concern basis.

Uncorrected Misstatements

1. We confirm that, in our opinion, the effects of any uncorrected misstatements which have been set out in the Audit Findings Report, are immaterial, both individually and in aggregate, to the financial statements as a whole.

14 | P a g e

Worcester Students’ Union Audit Findings Report for the year ended 31st July 2024

Commentary on the Financial Statements

GENERAL

The consolidated accounts have been drawn up on the basis of generally accepted accounting principles (Charities SORP 2019 - FRS 102) and relevant legislation. The accounts consist of:

• The Report of the Trustees, which affords the trustees the opportunity to explain the Charity’s objectives for the year and its achievements and in particular how it has delivered public benefit. It also allows them to comment on financial performance for the year and financial position at the year end as well as making a range of disclosures required either by law or by accounting standards.

• An Auditors’ report, which explains the scope of the audit, the nature of the auditors’ responsibilities and expresses the audit opinion.

• A consolidated Statement of Financial Activities, which analyses incoming resources and resources expended by the group arriving at a net result thereby providing a measure of financial performance.

• A consolidated Balance Sheet, which analyses the group’s assets and liabilities at the year end, thereby providing a measure of financial position at that date.

• A Balance Sheet, which analyses the Charity’s assets and liabilities at the year end, thereby providing a measure of financial position at that date.

• A consolidated Cash Flow Statement and notes, which analyses the group’s movement in cash during the year.

• Notes to the accounts, which provide an indication of the accounting policies adopted and provide further analysis of the figures disclosed in the primary statements.

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

Net movement in total funds for the year showed a surplus of £2,623 in comparison to a deficit of £118,635 last year.

Total Income increased slightly from £991k to £1,011k. The increase in income is the result of the following:

1. Income from Student Activities increased from £163k last year to £181k this year. This income represents funds raised by the various clubs and societies of the Union. These funds can only be spent for the benefit of the club or society it was raised for, consequently, this income is restricted income.

2. Income from the bar increased from £127k to £132k.

15 | P a g e

----- Start of picture text -----
3.
----- End of picture text -----

Worcester Students’ Union

Audit Findings Report for the year ended 31st July 2024

1. Donations and legacies income (£607k) is in line with the previous year. The grant received from the University this year was the same as the previous year (£600k).

2. Other trading activities income of £83k has decreased slightly from £91k. Other trading activities income includes Advertising income, which is similar to last year. Varsity income decreased to £10k and Events income decreased slightly to £6k.

3. Investment income has increased from £3k to £7k, which is bank interest.

Expenditure for the year decreased from £1,054k to £1,039k. The main reasons for the decrease are explained below:

1. Student activities costs decreased from £474k to £459k. This is made up of restricted expenditure (from the clubs and societies self-raised funds) and unrestricted expenditure (expenditure by the Union). Restricted expenditure increased from £155k to £167k and unrestricted expenditure decreased from £319k to £292k.

2. Bar expenditure has decreased slightly from £272k to £266k.

3. Included within expenditure are wages, which have increased this year from £639k to £649k.

4. All other expenditure was broadly in line with the previous year.

The Student Union Superannuation Pension Scheme (SUSS) liability has decreased this year. The discount rate used stayed at 5%.

As a result of the above, the total unrestricted reserves at the disposition of the Charity have decreased by £11k. Unrestricted reserves, therefore, are now in deficit by £208k. Restricted reserves increased by £14k to £211k.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

Net book value of fixed assets has decreased from £11k to £6k. There were no additions and no disposals during the year. The depreciation charge for the year was £5.5k.

Net current assets, the principal balance sheet measure of short to medium term solvency, has decreased from £400k to £364k. There is a sound margin of solvency with unrestricted cash and bank balances alone being sufficient to cover Creditors by a factor of 4.7:1.

The stock figure of £5k relates to stocks held by the bar. This is a similar value to last year.

16 | P a g e

Worcester Students’ Union Audit Findings Report for the year ended 31st July 2024

Debtors have increased from £20k to £30k. The increase relates to prepayments and accrued income.

Cash and bank balances have decreased from £414k to £362k. £352k of this was held in the Union’s deposit account. The balance represents the current account and various floats held by the bar or in the safe.

Creditors have decreased slightly to £32k from £41k. Trade creditors have decreased to £8k from £15k. The balance is made up of Tax and social security of (£10k) and other creditors (£15k).

Provisions for liabilities’ represents the calculated deficit funding contributions the Union must make in respect of the SUSS scheme. This has decreased from £411k to £367k. The decrease represents the unwinding of the discount, of £16k, less the actuarial gain of £31k and the contributions made to SUSS of £29k.

17 | P a g e