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| TheUniversityofBath Students'Union | |||
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| Bank address: | 24-25 Stal I St, BathBA1 1 QF | ||
| Auditor name: | Crowe U.K. LLP | ||
| Auditor address: | 5th Floor,R+ Building,2 Blagrave Street, Reading,RG11AZ | ||
| SeniorSUManagement | |||
| Chief Executive | Ryan Bird | ||
| Director Support |
ofStudent Leadership & |
Charlie Slack | |
| Director | ofStudent Life | PollyHawker | |
| Company Secretary | Ryan Bird |
| Board ofTrustees | Board ofTrustees | Board ofTrustees | Board ofTrustees | Board ofTrustees | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trustee name | Office Lay Trustee LayTrustee |
Start date | End date | Appointment | |||||||
| Barry Hughes | 12/10/2021 | - | Appointed by the Board | ||||||||
| Rebecca Board | 22/03/2023 | - | Appointed by the Board | ||||||||
| Bernard Morley | LayTrustee | 22/03/2023 | 23/06/2025 | Appointed by the Board | |||||||
| Jimena Alamo Amber Snary Da'vidLam |
Sabbatical Officer | 2023-25 | 24/06/2023 | 23/06/2025 | Elected by members | ||||||
| Sabbatical Officer | 2023-25 | 24/06/2023 | 23/06/2025 | Elected by members | |||||||
| Sabbatical Officer | 2023-25 | 24/06/2023 | 23/06/2025 | Elected by members | |||||||
| Christine Gibbons | Lay Trustee | 01/02/2024 | - | Appointed by the Board | |||||||
| Benjamin Orford Thompson |
Sabbatical Officer | 2024-26 | 21/06/2024 | - | Elected by members | ||||||
| Zuber Lakhani | Sabbatical Officer | 2024-25 | 21/06/2024 | 23/06/2025 | Elected by members | ||||||
| Oli'viaWarner | Sabbatical Officer | 2024-25 | 21/06/2024 | 23/06/2025 | Elected by members | ||||||
| Kathleen Head | Student Trustee | 01/09/2024 | - | Appointed by the Board | |||||||
| Marcus Ward | Student Trustee | 01/09/2024 | 23/06/2025 | Appointed by the Board | |||||||
| William Lomax | Lay Trustee | 27/03/2025 | - | Appointed by the Board | |||||||
| Samuel Ellis Hunt | Sabbatical Officer | 2025-26 | 23/06/2025 | - | Elected by members | ||||||
| Sanya Jethwani | Sabbatical Officer | 2025-26 | 23/06/2025 | - | Elected by members | ||||||
| Angus Gueterbock | Sabbatical Officer | 2025-26 | 23/06/2025 | - | Elected by members | ||||||
| Isabella Downer | Sabbatical Officer | 2025-26 | 23/06/2025 | - | Elected by members | ||||||
| Helen Slater | Sabbatical Officer | 2025-26 | 23/06/2025 | - | Elected by members | ||||||
| Fayyaz Ahmed | Student Trustee | 01/08/2025 | - | Appointed by the Board |
THE UNIVERSITY OF BATH STUDENTS' UNION
(A Company Limited by Guarantee)
TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2025
6. Disclosure of information to auditor
Each of the persons who are Trustees at the time when this Trustees' Report is approved has confirmed that:
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so far as that Trustee is aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the charity's auditor is unaware, and
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that Trustee has taken all the steps that ought to have been taken as a Trustee in order to be aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the charity's auditor is aware of that information.
Auditor
The auditor, Crowe U.K. LLP, has indicated their willingness to continue in office. The designated Governors will propose a motion reappointing the auditor at a meeting of the Governors.
Approved by order of the members of the board of Trustees and signed on their behalf by:
Benjamin Orford Thompson Students' Union President
Date: 18 March 2026
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THE UNIVERSITY OF BATH STUDENTS' UNION
(A Company Limited by Guarantee)
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF BATH STUDENTS' UNION (CONTINUED)
Auditing standards limit the required audit procedures to identify non-compliance with these laws and regulations to enquiry of the Trustees and other management and inspection of regulatory and legal correspondence, if any.
We identified the greatest risk of material impact on the financial statements from irregularities, including fraud, to be the override of controls by management. Our audit procedures to respond to these risks included enquiries of management about their own identification and assessment of the risks of irregularities, sample testing on the posting of journals, reviewing accounting estimates for biases, reviewing regulatory correspondence with the Charity Commission and reading minutes of meetings of those charged with governance.
Owing to the inherent limitations of an audit, there is an unavoidable risk that we may not have detected some material misstatements in the financial statements, even though we have properly planned and performed our audit in accordance with auditing standards. We are not responsible for preventing non-compliance and cannot be expected to detect non-compliance with all laws and regulations. These inherent limitations are particularly significant in the case of misstatement resulting from fraud as this may involve sophisticated schemes designed to avoid detection, including deliberate failure to record transactions, collusion or the provision of intentional misrepresentations.
Use of our report
This report is made solely to the charitable company's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charitable company's members those matters we are required to state to them in an Auditor's Report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charitable company and its members, as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
Janette Joyce (Senior Statutory Auditor) for and on behalf of Crowe U.K. LLP Statutory Auditor R+ Building 2 Blagrave Street Reading Berkshire RG11AZ
Date: 24 March 2026
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| Note Income from: Donations and legacies 4 Charitable activities: Barsandentertainment Clubs and societies Sports associations Events Other trading activities Investments 5 Total income Expenditure on: Raising funds 6 Charitable activities 7 Total expenditure Net movement in funds Reconciliationoffunds: Transfer fromunincorporated union Net movementinfunds Total funds carried forward |
Unrestricted funds Yearended 31July 2025 £ 3,408,782 997,099 8,330 159,698 412,723 168,021 30,793 5,185,446 |
Restricted funds Yearended 31July 2025 £ 35,000 291,049 995,042 182,611 1,503,702 |
Total funds Yearended 31July 2025 £ 3,443,782 997,099 299,379 1,154,740 412,723 350,632 30,793 |
Total funds 6 months ended 31 July 2024 £ 1,639,761 518,264 152,893 322,760 177,933 178,059 11,807 3,001,477 76,035 2,896,049 2,972,084 29,393 1, 177, 110 29,393 1,206,503 |
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| 6,689,148 | ||||
| 203,655 4,889,240 5,092,895 92,551 766,016 92,551 858,567 |
1,523,458 | 203,655 6,412,698 |
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| 1,523,458 | 6,616,353 | |||
| (19,756) 440,487 (19,756) 420,731 |
72,795 1,206,503 72,795 |
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| 1,279,298 |
THE UNIVERSITY OF BATH STUDENTS' UNION (A Company Limited by Guarantee) REGISTERED NUMBER: 15275780
BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 JULY 2025
| 2025 | 2024 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Note | £ | £ | |||
| Fixed assets | |||||
| Intangible assets | 12 | ||||
| Tangible assets | 13 | 147,958 | 135,537 | ||
| 147,958 | 135,537 | ||||
| Current assets | |||||
| Stocks | 14 | 15,409 | 8,769 | ||
| Debtors | 15 | 470,081 | 282,107 | ||
| Cash at bank and in hand | 1,019,691 | 952,266 | |||
| 1,505,181 | 1,243,142 | ||||
| Current liabilities | |||||
| Creditors: amounts falling due within one | |||||
| year | 16 | (373,841) | (172,176) | ||
| Net current assets | 1,131,340 | 1,070,966 | |||
| Total net assets | 1,279,298 | 1,206,503 | |||
| Charity funds | |||||
| Restricted funds | 17 | 420,731 | 440,487 | ||
| Unrestricted funds: | |||||
| Designated funds | 17 | 7,734 | 8,152 | ||
| General funds | 17 | 850,833 | 757,864 | ||
| Total unrestricted funds | 17 | 858,567 | 766,016 | ||
| Total funds | 1,279,298 | 1,206,503 |
The Trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and preparation of financial statements.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to entities subject to the small companies regime.
The financial statemer\t&-Wer proved and authorised for issue by the Trustees on 18 March 2026 and signed on their behalf by:
Ryan Bird
Chief Executive
The notes on pages 24 to 47 form part of these financial statements.
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| Note Cashflowsfromoperatingactivities Net cash usedinoperating activities 19 Cashflowsfrominvestingactivities Bank interest Purchaseoftangible fixed assets Transfer from unincorporated charity Net cash (used in)/providedbyinvestingactivities Cashflowsfromfinancingactivities Net cash provided byfinancingactivities Changeincash and cash equivalentsinthe year Cash and cash equivalents at the beginningofthe year Cash and cash equivalentsatthe endofthe year 20 The notesonpages 24 to 47 form part of these financial statements |
Year ended 31July 2025 £ 103,300 30,793 (66,668) (35,875) 67,425 952,266 1,019,691 |
6 months ended 31July 2024 £ (78,044) 11,807 (25,944) 1,044,447 1,030,310 952,266 952,266 |
|---|---|---|
| Grants Block grant Grant in kind - rent Grantinkind - accommodation Grant in kind - salary Other grants Unrestricted funds Year ended 31July 2025 £ 2,462,766 809,000 79,817 57,199 3,408,782 |
Restricted funds Year ended 31July 2025 £ 35,000 35,000 |
Total funds Year ended 31July 2025 £ 2,462,766 809,000 79,817 57,199 35,000 3,443,782 |
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| Grants Block grant Grant in kind - rent Grantinkind - accommodation Grant in kind - salary Other grants Unrestricted funds 6 months ended 31 July 2024 £ 1, 177,362 396,500 40,985 23,914 1,000 1,639,761 |
Total funds 6 months ended 31July 2024 £ 1,177,362 396,500 40,985 23,914 1,000 1,639,761 |
|---|---|
| Un restricted funds Year ended 31July 2025 £ 30,793 Unrestricted funds 6 months ended 31July 2024 £ 11,807 |
Total funds Year ended 31July 2025 £ 30,793 Total funds 6 months ended 31 July 2024 £ 11,807 |
|---|---|
| Commercial activities Wages and salaries Commercial activities Wages and salaries |
Unrestricted funds Year ended 31July 2025 £ 47,220 156,435 203,655 Unrestricted funds 6 months ended ·31 July 2024 £ 10,780 65,255 76,035 |
Total funds Year ended 31July 2025 £ 47,220 156,435 203,655 Total funds 6 months ended 31July 2024 £ 10,780 65,255 76,035 |
|---|---|---|
| Bars and Entertainment Clubs and Societies Sports Associations Events Student Activities and Advice Volunteering Governance costs Unrestricted funds Year ended 31July 2025 £ 1,315,257 268,150 1,280,060 514,163 1,293,144 160,336 58,130 4,889,240 |
Restricted funds Total Year ended Year ended 31July 31July 2025 2025 £ £ 1,315,257 286,858 555,008 1,056,375 2,336,435 514,163 180,225 1,473,369 160,336 58,130 1,523,458 6,412,698 |
|---|---|
| Bars and Entertainment Clubs and Societies Sports Associations Events Student Activities and Advice Volunteering Governance costs Unrestricted funds 6 months ended 31 July 2024 £ 608,760 128,481 528,974 268,001 591,817 75,643 60,168 2,261,844 |
Restricted funds Total 6 months 6 months ended ended 31July 31 July 2024 2024 £ £ 608,760 162,184 290,665 387,039 916,013 268,001 84,982 676,799 75,643 60,168 634,205 2,896,049 |
|---|---|
| Bars and Entertainment Clubs and Societies Sports Associations Events Student Activities and Advice Volunteering Governance costs |
Staff costs Year ended 31July 2025 £ 587,818 148,295 652,066 105,288 1,067,903 126,343 2,687,713 |
Direct costs Year ended 31July 2025 £ 359,935 297,830 1,218,067 233,370 62,692 3,183 2,175,077 |
Support costs Year ended 31July 2025 £ 367,504 108,883 466,302 175,505 342,774 30,810 58,130 1,549,908 |
Total Year ended 31July 2025 £ 1,315,257 555,008 2,336,435 514,163 1,473,369 160,336 58,130 6,412,698 |
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| Bars and Entertainment Clubs and Societies Sports Associations Events Student Activities and Advice Volunteering Governance costs |
Staff costs 6 months ended 31July 2024 £ 248,438 70,506 282,025 47,952 460,911 59,620 1, 169,452 |
Direct costs 6 months ended 31July 2024 £ 186,724 163,314 455,624 152,774 49,002 1,319 1,008,757 |
Support costs 6 months ended 31July 2024 £ 173,598 56,845 178,364 67,275 166,886 14,704 60,168 717,840 |
Total 6 months ended 31July 2024 £ 608,760 290,665 916,013 268,001 676,799 75,643 60, 168 2,896,049 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allocationofshared costs | |
|---|---|
| Usage Bars & Entertainment 20% Clubs & Societies 9% Sports Associations 39% Events 7% Student Activities & Advice 22% Volunteering 3% |
Staff costs Direct costs Year ended Year ended 31July 31July 2025 2025 £ £ 203,678 10,309 95,875 4,853 401,903 20,342 72,780 3,684 231,055 11,694 27,836 1,409 Support costs Total Year ended Year ended 31July 31July 2025 2025 £ £ 225,237 439,224 106,023 206,751 444,444 866,689 80,483 156,947 255,512 498,261 30,782 60,027 |
| 1,033,127 52,291 1,142,481 2,227,899 |
| Support | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff costs | _Direct_costs | costs | Total | ||
| 6 months | 6 months | 6 months | 6 months | ||
| ended | ended | ended | ended | ||
| 31July | 31July | 31July | 31July | ||
| Usage | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Bars & Entertainment | 20% | 77,076 | 4,282 | 101,844 | 183,203 |
| Clubs & Societies | 11% | 41,414 | 2,301 | 54,722 | 98,438 |
| Sports Associations | 34% | 130,653 | 7,259 | 172,637 | 310,549 |
| Events | 9% | 35,553 | 1,975 | 46,977 | 84,505 |
| Student Activities & Advice | 23% | 90,316 | 5,018 | 119,338 | 214,672 |
| Volunteering | 3% | 10,793 | 600 | 14,262 | 25,655 |
| 385,806 | 21,435 | 509,780 | 917,022 |
| 6 months | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year ended | ended | |
| 31July | 31July | |
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Fees payable to the charity's auditor for the auditofthe charity's annual | ||
| accounts | 20,200 | 24,750 |
| Fees payabletothe charity's auditor in respect of: | ||
| All non-audit services not included above | 1,500 | 5,486 |
| Wages and salaries Social security costs Contribution to defined contribution pension schemes Other staff costs * |
Year ended 31July 2025 £ 2,165,393 166,961 217,430 294,364 2,844,148 |
6 months ended 31July 2024 £ 935,935 70,276 107,471 121,025 1,234,707 |
|---|---|---|
| Year ended 31July 2025 No. Fulltime staff 56 Casual staff (Part time) 216 272 |
6 months ended 31July 2024 No. 56 206 262 |
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| 6 months | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year ended | ended | |
| 31July | 31July | |
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| £ | £ | |
| B Orford Thompson | 29,609 | 5,692 |
| D Lam | 26,158 | 13,263 |
| A Snary | 25,852 | 13,263 |
| 0Warner | 24,482 | 3,780 |
| J Alamo | 23,979 | 12,705 |
| Z Lakhani | 23,777 | 3,685 |
| A Gueterbock | 5,588 | |
| H Slater | 5,571 | |
| S Hunt | 5,568 | |
| S Jethwani | 5,314 | |
| I Downer | 5,005 | |
| HHajzer | 10,450 | |
| J Neverauskaite | 4,338 | |
| A Watkin | 11,050 |
| NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED31JULY2025 |
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| 12. Intangibleassets Cost At1 August 2024 At31July 2025 Amortisation At 1 August 2024 At31July 2025 Netbookvalue At31July 2025 At31July 2024 |
Computer software £ 18,387 18,387 18,387 18,387 |
| Cost or valuation At 1 August 2024 Additions Disposals At31July 2025 Depreciation At 1 August 2024 Charge for the year On disposals At31July 2025 Net book value At31July 2025 At31 July 2024 14. Stocks Leasehold improvments £ 62,195 62,195 53,721 4,217 57,938 4,257 8,474 Finished goods and goods for resale |
Motor vehicles £ 1,796 1,796 1,796 1,796 |
Office equipment Total £ £ 519,497 583,488 66,668 66,668 (44,107) (44,107) 542,058 606,049 392,434 447,951 50,030 54,247 (44,107) (44,107) 398,357 458,091 143,701 147,958 127,063 135,537 2025 2024 £ £ 15,409 8,769 |
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| Due within one year Trade debtors Other debtors Prepayments and accrued income 2025 £ 55,239 380,112 34,730 470,081 |
2024 £ 9,967 225,790 46,350 282,107 |
|---|---|
| Trade creditors Other creditors Accruals and deferred income 2025 £ 330,141 9,601 34,099 373,841 |
2024 £ 53,825 3,929 114,422 172, 176 |
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| Balanceat1 August2024 £ Unrestricted funds Designatedfunds Clubs and Societies 8,152 Generalfunds General Funds 757,864 Total Unrestrictedfunds 766,016 Restrictedfunds SCP 45,649 Alumni 31,430 Student Development 34,916 Sports and Societies 233,946 Club Asset reserve 94,546 Enterprise 440,487 Totaloffunds 1,206,503 |
Income £ 3,013 5,182,433 5,185,446 82,141 25,000 2,538 1,286,091 90,432 17,500 1,503,702 6,689,148 Balanceat Expenditure31July2025 £ £ (3,431) 7,734 (5,089,464) 850,833 (5,092,895) 858,567 (126,056) 1,734 (19,390) 37,040 (5,174) 32,280 (1,343,233) 176,804 (29,605) 155,373 17,500 (1,523,458) 420,731 (6,616,353) 1,279,298 |
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| Unrestricted funds Designated funds Clubs and Societies General funds General Funds Total Unrestricted funds Restricted funds SCP Alumni Student Development Sports and Societies Club Asset reserve Totaloffunds |
Transfer from unincorporated union £ 8,911 600,735 609,646 52,703 54,386 34,589 345,387 80,399 567,464 1,177,110 |
Income £ 849 2,493,400 2,494,249 47,000 2,174 432,110 25,944 507,228 3,001,477 |
Balance at Expenditure31July 2024 £ £ (1,608) 8,152 (2,336,271) 757,864 (2,337,879) 766,016 (54,054) 45,649 (22,956) 31,430 (1,847) 34,916 (543,551) 233,946 (11,797) 94,546 (634,205) 440,487 (2,972,084) 1,206,503 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted funds 2025 £ Tangible fixed assets 29,133 Current assets 1,203,275 Creditors due within one year (373,841) Total 858,567 |
Restricted funds 2025 £ 118,825 301,906 420,731 |
Total funds 2025 £ 147,958 1,505,181 (373,841) 1,279,298 |
|---|---|---|
| Tangible fixed assets Current assets Creditors due within one year Total |
Unrestricted funds 2024 £ 40,991 897,201 (172,176) 766,016 |
Restricted Total funds funds 2024 2024 £ £ 94,546 135,537 345,941 1,243,142 (172,176) 440,487 1,206,503 |
|---|---|---|
| Net income for the year (as per StatementofFinancial Activities) Adjustments for: Depreciation charges Interest income Increase in stocks Increase in debtors Increase in creditors Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities |
Year ended 31July 2025 £ 72,795 54,247 (30,793) (6,640) (187,974) 201,665 103,300 6 months ended 31 July 2024 £ 29,393 23,070 (11,807) (8,769) (282, 107) 172, 176 (78,044) |
|---|---|
| Cash in hand Total cash and cash equivalents |
2025 2024 £ £ 1,019,691 1,019,691 952,266 952,266 |
|---|---|
| Cashatbank andinhand | At1 August 2024 £ 952,266 952,266 Cashflows £ 67,425 67,425 At31July 2025 £ 1,019,691 1,019,691 |
|---|---|
| Not later than 1 year Later than 1 year and not later than 5 years |
2025 £ 20,091 17,506 37,597 |
2024 £ 22,857 43,690 66,547 |
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| 6 months | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year ended | ended | |
| 31July | 31July | |
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Operating lease rentals | 33,562 | 26,467 |
| RAG Transferred from unincorporated union Amounts received Amounts expended At31July 2024 |
Year ended 31 July 2025 £ 2,429 92,525 {92,298) 2,656 6 months ended 31July 2024 £ 8,571 34,074 (40,216) 2,429 |
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