# USWSU

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1153572
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Company number:** [08629047](https://opencompanies.uk/company/08629047)
- **Registered:** Aug. 29, 2013
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1153572


## Contact

- **Address:** UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH WALES, STUDENTS UNION, FOREST GROVE, TREFOREST, PONTYPRIDD
- **Postcode:** CF37 1UF
- **Phone:** 01443 483500
- **Email:** studunion@southwales.ac.uk
- **Website:** www.uswsu.com



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE UNION ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH WALES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:4.1 PROMOTING THE INTERESTS AND WELFARE OF STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH WALES DURING THEIR COURSE OF STUDY AND REPRESENTING, SUPPORTING AND ADVISING STUDENTS;4.2 BEING THE RECOGNISED REPRESENTATIVE CHANNEL BETWEEN STUDENTS AND THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH WALES AND ANY OTHER EXTERNAL BODIES; AND4.3 PROVIDING SOCIAL, CULTURAL, SPORTING AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND FORUMS FOR DISCUSSIONS AND DEBATE FOR THE PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT OF ITS STUDENTS.

**Activities:** Extra-curricular and development opportunities through sports teams, clubs and societies. Community volunteering and fundraising.Democratic engagement of students through its&#x27; governance structures creating employability skills. The development of cultural and civic values such as tolerance and social cohesion, in order to have a wider and positive influence on social and political development.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Other Finance, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Accommodation/housing, Amateur Sport
- **Who:** Children/young People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Defined Groups



## Geography

- Cardiff
- Newport City
- Rhondda Cynon Taff





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Emilie Tapping** | Chair | Sept. 30, 2024 |
| Amy Louise Cooper |  | July 1, 2026 |
| Katrina Cookson |  | June 26, 2025 |
| Lucy Squire |  | June 26, 2025 |
| Md Meraz MIA |  | July 1, 2026 |
| Michael Chigozie Anasonye |  | July 1, 2026 |
| Razifa Yeasmin |  | July 1, 2026 |
| Richard Main MBE |  | Sept. 24, 2023 |




