CARDIFF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' UNION
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Next accounts due
2027-04-30 (in 11mo)
Last filed for 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-16 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-02
Watchouts
Cash
£3M
+47.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£11M
+25.2% vs 2024
Employees
938
-1.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-07-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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6 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £12,908,971 | £14,039,688 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£73,037 | £2,302,539 | |
| Cash | £2,196,586 | £3,235,754 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £13,962,158 | £14,643,464 | |
| Net assets | £9,147,925 | £11,450,464 | |
| Equity | £9,147,925 | £11,450,464 | |
| Average employees | 952 | 938 | |
| Wages | £6,998,607 | £7,026,156 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | -0.6% | 16.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.89x | 2.00x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making appropriate enquiries, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the Union has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “With the assistance of an interest free loan from Cardiff University, the Directors of Cardiff Union Services Limited (CUSL) exited the SUSS pension scheme through a section 75 buyout process.”
- “During the year, there has been significant investment in the University Union building as part of ongoing improvements to enhance accessibility, sustainability, and the overall charitable and commercial offer.”
- “Grant funding of £30,000 was received from Medr (replacement of Higher Education Funding Council for Wales) in the current financial year for wellbeing and cost of living initiatives.”
- “On 29 July 2022, the Board of Trustees of Cardiff Volunteering, a registered charity, took the decision to dissolve the charity and transfer the remaining assets to its parent, Cardiff University Students' Union.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
15 active · 85 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AP MYRDDIN, Cynwal | Director | 2025-07-01 | Nov 2003 | British |
| CHAMBERLAIN, Eve Hallé | Director | 2024-07-01 | Nov 2001 | British |
| DAVIES, Sian | Director | 2024-06-12 | May 1955 | British |
| ELLIOTT, Molly Elizabeth | Director | 2025-07-01 | Aug 2003 | British |
| HALIRU, Hanan | Director | 2025-07-01 | Feb 2002 | Canadian |
| HOWELLS, Elliot Lloyd | Director | 2021-12-16 | Dec 1992 | British |
| MCKENZIE, Elizabeth Louise | Director | 2026-01-01 | Jul 1965 | British |
| MORRIS, Izaak Wilfrid | Director | 2025-07-01 | Jan 2000 | British |
| OLUSOLA, Esther Enioluwanimi | Director | 2025-07-01 | Nov 2004 | Nigerian |
| POLLARD, Maria Dorothy | Director | 2025-07-01 | Jul 2003 | British |
| SADGROVE, Jayne Ann | Director | 2019-05-15 | Aug 1957 | British |
| SINGH, Rameshwar | Director | 2018-11-13 | Nov 1940 | British |
| STRONG, Sean Peter | Director | 2025-07-01 | May 1996 | British |
| TANDY, Joshua Lloyd | Director | 2025-07-01 | Apr 2004 | British |
| WHITTAKER, Henry William | Director | 2025-07-01 | Jul 2005 | British |
Show 85 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LIGHT, Darryl | Secretary | 2010-08-01 | 2011-07-31 |
| MATTHEW, Nicholas | Secretary | 2011-07-01 | 2012-07-31 |
| AGGARWAL, Rakesh | Director | 2015-04-28 | 2018-03-23 |
| AL DHAHOURI, Fadhila Ali Mohammed | Director | 2017-07-01 | 2019-06-30 |
| AL-KHAYAT, Joseph | Director | 2015-04-28 | 2015-09-17 |
| ALAUDDIN, Danial Faraz | Director | 2014-07-01 | 2015-06-30 |
| ALAVA GARCIA, Ashly Milena | Director | 2022-07-01 | 2023-06-30 |
| ALWISHAH, Amr Mustafa | Director | 2018-07-01 | 2019-06-30 |
| APPLASAMY, Marie Natasha | Director | 2020-04-23 | 2022-03-21 |
| AWAN, Tariq | Director | 2021-07-01 | 2022-05-13 |
| BEGGAN, Katey Nia | Director | 2015-07-01 | 2016-03-11 |
| BIRD, Matthew Stephen | Director | 2022-12-08 | 2023-06-30 |
| BIRD, Matthew Stephen | Director | 2021-07-01 | 2022-06-30 |
| BIRRELL, Oliver Michael | Director | 2010-07-28 | 2011-07-31 |
| BLAKEWAY, Claire Lilian | Director | 2014-07-01 | 2016-06-30 |
| BOLD, Olusola Anne-Marie | Director | 2024-07-01 | 2025-06-30 |
| BRIGHT, Edward James | Director | 2024-06-12 | 2025-06-30 |
| BUTTON, Elizabeth | Director | 2012-08-02 | 2013-07-31 |
| CAREY, Edward David Jeffcoat | Director | 2010-07-28 | 2010-07-31 |
| CHUKWU, Jane Nneoma | Director | 2020-07-01 | 2021-06-30 |
| CIECIERSKI-HOLMES, Nikolai Jan | Director | 2016-07-01 | 2017-06-30 |
| COATES-WALKER, Marcus | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2012-07-31 |
| COOKE, Hollie Ann | Director | 2016-07-01 | 2018-07-01 |
| CURTIS, Adam | Director | 2012-08-01 | 2013-07-31 |
| DAVID, Megan Eleri | Director | 2012-08-01 | 2013-07-31 |
| DAVIES, Cari | Director | 2012-08-01 | 2014-07-01 |
| DAVIES, Christopher Ingram | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2012-07-31 |
| DELANEY, Kate Elizabeth | Director | 2015-07-01 | 2016-03-31 |
| DENT, Helen Louise | Director | 2013-08-01 | 2014-07-01 |
| DEVERELL, Rebecca Emily | Director | 2022-07-01 | 2023-06-30 |
| DEVON, Oliver James | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2012-07-31 |
| DIAMOND, Grayson Sage | Director | 2022-07-01 | 2023-06-30 |
| DOE, Hannah Taylor | Director | 2020-07-01 | 2022-06-30 |
| DUNN, Georgina Christie | Director | 2021-07-01 | 2023-06-30 |
| DYER, Amelia | Director | 2016-07-01 | 2017-06-30 |
| EAST, Georgina Clare Lillian | Director | 2020-07-01 | 2021-06-30 |
| EDEN, Thomas | Director | 2013-07-01 | 2014-10-21 |
| ENDALL, Courtney | Director | 2023-07-19 | 2024-02-26 |
| EVANS, Luke Anthony | Director | 2020-07-01 | 2021-06-30 |
| EVANS, Olivia Jane | Director | 2022-07-01 | 2023-06-30 |
| EVANS, Tomos Ifan | Director | 2019-07-01 | 2021-06-30 |
| EVUARHERHE, Edore | Director | 2013-08-01 | 2014-07-01 |
| FLORES ACUÑA, Angie Janysse | Director | 2022-07-01 | 2024-06-30 |
| FOX, Nicholas Charles | Director | 2019-07-01 | 2020-06-30 |
| FOX, Nicholas Charles | Director | 2017-07-01 | 2018-07-01 |
| GANDHI, Kieran Jardine | Director | 2012-08-02 | 2013-07-31 |
| GOEL, Shreshth | Director | 2022-07-01 | 2023-06-30 |
| GOULD MBE, Kim | Director | 2012-08-01 | 2015-04-28 |
| GRIEVE, Christopher | Director | 2021-07-01 | 2022-03-17 |
| GRIFFITHS, Bryn William | Director | 2014-07-01 | 2015-06-30 |
| GROPPER, Gabriella Alexis | Director | 2019-07-01 | 2020-06-30 |
| GWYER-ROBERTS, Susan Agnes Emily | Director | 2014-05-07 | 2016-06-30 |
| HALPIN, Sarah Jill | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2012-07-31 |
| HANAFY, Mohanad Ali | Director | 2016-07-01 | 2017-06-30 |
| HARDING, Elin Rebecca Amy | Director | 2016-07-01 | 2017-06-30 |
| HAYNES, Georgina Maria | Director | 2018-07-01 | 2019-06-30 |
| HEPBURN, Kirsty Emma | Director | 2017-07-01 | 2018-07-01 |
| HOOKER, Lamorna Elizabeth | Director | 2017-07-01 | 2018-07-01 |
| HOPKINS-WEAVER, Sarah Frances | Director | 2016-07-18 | 2017-06-30 |
| HOWELLS, Elliot Lloyd | Director | 2013-08-01 | 2015-06-30 |
| HUTCHINSON, Madison Poppy Johnston | Director | 2023-07-01 | 2025-06-30 |
| INGRAM, Sarah Elizabeth | Director | 2010-08-01 | 2011-07-31 |
| JENKINS, Rhys Llewelyn | Director | 2014-07-01 | 2015-06-30 |
| KELLY, Katherine Isabel | Director | 2015-07-01 | 2016-06-30 |
| KELLY, Thomas Martin | Director | 2017-07-01 | 2018-07-01 |
| KENT, Jennifer Louise | Director | 2018-07-01 | 2019-06-30 |
| KUKLENKO, Alexander Valentino Dobrijevic | Director | 2016-07-01 | 2017-06-30 |
| LEIGHFIELD, Mark John | Director | 2016-07-18 | 2018-03-21 |
| LEWIS, Gethin | Director | 2010-08-01 | 2018-08-20 |
| LIGHT, Darryl | Director | 2010-08-01 | 2011-07-31 |
| LUTON, Oliver | Director | 2010-08-01 | 2011-07-31 |
| MAHONY-KELROSS, Thomas Elliot | Director | 2020-07-01 | 2021-06-30 |
| MATTHEW, Nicholas | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2012-07-31 |
| MATTIN, Emma | Director | 2017-07-01 | 2018-07-01 |
| MEERS, Alexander Ian Geoffrey | Director | 2023-07-01 | 2024-02-23 |
| MONTAGU, Cosimo Ralph Colonna | Director | 2010-08-01 | 2011-07-31 |
| NAGIEL ESCOBAR, Ana Maria, Madame | Director | 2024-07-01 | 2025-06-30 |
| NEWMAN, Henry Robert | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2013-07-31 |
| OLDFIELD, Stephen Thomas | Director | 2020-07-01 | 2022-06-30 |
| ONAFUWA, Daniel Oluwaponmile Adedotun | Director | 2019-07-01 | 2020-06-30 |
| ORTOM, Hembafan Shekina | Director | 2019-07-01 | 2020-06-30 |
| OWEN, Deio Siôn Llewelyn | Director | 2023-07-01 | 2024-06-30 |
| PAGE, Henrietta Jasmine Alberta | Director | 2018-07-01 | 2019-06-30 |
| PANES, Micaela Louise | Director | 2023-07-01 | 2025-06-30 |
| PARKER, Emilia Sharon | Director | 2024-06-12 | 2025-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 331 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-10-08 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-08-11 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-08 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-08-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-12 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-08-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-07-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 10
- Officers resigned
- 6
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-07-31 vs 2024-07-31
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Turnover
+8.8%
£12,908,971 £14,039,688
-
Cash
+47.3%
£2,196,586 £3,235,754
-
Net assets
+25.2%
£9,147,925 £11,450,464
-
Employees
-1.5%
952 938
-
Wages
+0.4%
£6,998,607 £7,026,156
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers