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Next accounts due
2027-04-30 (in 11mo)
Last filed for 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-24 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-10
Watchouts
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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11 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Accounts
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Gravita Audit Oxford LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Despite the inclusion of this substantial amount the considerable level of the accumulated reserves, noted above, ensure that Reading SU remains a going concern.”
Group structure
- READING UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' UNION · parent
- Little Learners at RUSU Ltd 1%
- RUSU Trading Limited 1%
Significant events
- “Voter turnout for Spring Leadership Elections rose significantly to 18.27% (from 9.6% in 2024), with all Full-time Officer positions contested.”
- “The number of individual voters nearly doubled, from 2,408 in 2024 to 4,705 in 2025, a 95.4% increase.”
- “893 students were supported by our Advice Service in 2024/25, resulting in students being £101,518.23 better off.”
- “3,131 students involved in societies (16% increase), 3,172 in sports (23% increase), and 671 in volunteering (135% increase).”
- “A vast refurbishment program of works initiated in summer 2024 across commercial spaces, updating venues and introducing new gaming provisions.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
13 active · 87 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROOKS, James Andrew | Secretary | 2026-04-28 | — | — |
| ADEYEYE, Emmanuel Olaoluwa | Director | 2024-06-24 | Mar 2005 | American |
| AGHA, Salman Ali | Director | 2024-11-01 | Aug 1977 | British |
| BASIT, Abdul | Director | 2026-04-14 | Mar 2003 | Pakistani |
| BONYONGWA, Tadiwanashe Brian | Director | 2026-04-14 | Nov 2003 | Zimbabwean |
| ELLISON, Raymond | Director | 2020-10-26 | Sep 1976 | British |
| HUDSON, Martina | Director | 2025-06-23 | Apr 2004 | British |
| KORAVAND, Tiam | Director | 2025-06-23 | Mar 2004 | British |
| MADDOCK, Jack Edward | Director | 2019-08-07 | Jan 1994 | British |
| PHILLIPS, Michael Ian | Director | 2020-06-04 | Feb 1963 | British |
| SOPER, Debra Mary | Director | 2020-10-26 | May 1967 | British |
| THOMPSON, Bex Elyn | Director | 2025-06-23 | Oct 2003 | British |
| WITHINGTON, Ella | Director | 2025-06-23 | Jan 2004 | British |
Show 87 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLEN, Sheldon | Secretary | 2022-06-17 | 2023-05-08 |
| BIRD, Ryan | Secretary | 2020-12-02 | 2023-06-30 |
| SILCOCK, Richard John | Secretary | 2014-05-21 | 2014-09-25 |
| SILCOCK, Richard | Secretary | 2014-01-10 | 2019-06-10 |
| ADENIYI, Ruth | Director | 2021-09-08 | 2022-07-13 |
| ALNAJJAB, Leen | Director | 2017-07-01 | 2018-06-24 |
| BANGHAM, Flortence Clara Jocelyne | Director | 2019-06-17 | 2020-06-26 |
| BARTLETT, Chloe Chapman | Director | 2014-07-19 | 2015-06-10 |
| BENFORD, Eleanor | Director | 2022-07-13 | 2023-08-05 |
| BENTLEY, Daniel | Director | 2018-06-25 | 2019-06-14 |
| BERTRAM, Tim Charles Andrew | Director | 2020-10-26 | 2024-10-31 |
| BOGGAN, Roisin | Director | 2015-06-10 | 2016-06-23 |
| BOYD, Talor Emma Ceri | Director | 2023-06-24 | 2024-06-24 |
| CAVE, Steve | Director | 2022-07-13 | 2023-06-23 |
| CHANDRAN, Saratha | Director | 2014-07-19 | 2015-06-10 |
| CLEARY-RAPHAEL, Callum Anthony | Director | 2018-06-05 | 2019-06-14 |
| CLEAVER, Molli | Director | 2019-06-17 | 2020-06-26 |
| COLE, Benjamin James Michael | Director | 2021-09-08 | 2022-07-13 |
| COOPER, Ben Edward | Director | 2015-06-27 | 2017-07-01 |
| CORLESS, Nathalie Georgina | Director | 2014-07-19 | 2015-06-26 |
| COTTINGHAM, Holly | Director | 2016-06-24 | 2018-06-24 |
| CRYNE, John Michael | Director | 2014-01-10 | 2015-06-10 |
| DABYDOYAL, Jason Keeran | Director | 2018-06-24 | 2019-06-14 |
| DARCY DARLING, Sammy | Director | 2024-11-01 | 2026-02-06 |
| DAVIES, Ceri Rhys | Director | 2023-07-01 | 2024-04-18 |
| DEFFEE, Robert James | Director | 2014-09-12 | 2015-12-08 |
| DEFFEE, Robert James | Director | 2014-05-21 | 2016-06-08 |
| DENNIS, Charlie | Director | 2022-07-13 | 2023-06-23 |
| DWYER, Robert Charles | Director | 2016-06-08 | 2019-06-11 |
| DYER, Shaniya Renee Helen | Director | 2023-06-24 | 2024-06-24 |
| EVERITT, Harry | Director | 2022-06-20 | 2023-06-23 |
| FIRMIN, Lillie-Mae | Director | 2018-06-25 | 2019-06-14 |
| FRANKLIN, Iain Andrew | Director | 2015-09-16 | 2019-08-31 |
| FRAQUHAR, Elizabeth | Director | 2017-07-01 | 2019-06-14 |
| GANDHI, Shreyas | Director | 2024-06-24 | 2025-06-23 |
| GILLES, Gregory Heimana | Director | 2015-06-27 | 2016-06-23 |
| GREGORY, Edward Charles | Director | 2023-06-24 | 2024-06-24 |
| HAGER, Paula Katharina | Director | 2015-06-27 | 2016-06-23 |
| HAMILTON, Niall | Director | 2015-06-27 | 2017-07-01 |
| HARPER, Natalie Isabel | Director | 2014-07-19 | 2015-06-26 |
| HART, James | Director | 2015-06-27 | 2016-06-23 |
| HAXELL, James Louis Gregory | Director | 2024-06-24 | 2025-06-23 |
| HOGAN, Emma | Director | 2015-06-10 | 2016-06-23 |
| HOLMAN, Charlie | Director | 2014-07-19 | 2015-06-26 |
| HUANG, Jingshu | Director | 2016-06-24 | 2017-07-01 |
| HUDSON, Thomas Peter Edward | Director | 2023-06-24 | 2024-06-24 |
| HURRELL, Thomas Edward | Director | 2014-09-12 | 2015-06-10 |
| IFIDON, Eghoghon Sarah | Director | 2024-06-24 | 2025-06-23 |
| INGRAM, George | Director | 2020-06-29 | 2021-06-25 |
| JAMES, Gwyneth, Mx | Director | 2023-06-24 | 2025-06-23 |
| JAMES, Margaret Grace | Director | 2015-09-16 | 2016-06-23 |
| JORDAN, Sophie Louise | Director | 2023-06-24 | 2024-01-29 |
| JOSHI, Sahadev Hetal | Director | 2016-06-24 | 2017-07-01 |
| KARIM, Rusafa | Director | 2022-07-13 | 2023-06-23 |
| KARKI, Bandana | Director | 2020-06-29 | 2021-06-25 |
| KELLEHER, Mark Terence | Director | 2014-01-10 | 2014-07-18 |
| KING, Gemma Marita | Director | 2019-06-17 | 2020-06-26 |
| KNOWLES, Benjamin | Director | 2021-06-28 | 2022-06-25 |
| KUMAR, Tulsi Santhosh | Director | 2024-11-01 | 2025-07-29 |
| LENNON, Rose | Director | 2017-07-01 | 2018-06-24 |
| LINDSEY, Poppy Alice | Director | 2022-06-20 | 2023-06-23 |
| LOWETH, Grace | Director | 2021-06-28 | 2022-06-24 |
| MARTIN, Grace Lily | Director | 2018-06-05 | 2019-06-14 |
| MCCONNELL, Frances Helen | Director | 2017-10-03 | 2020-10-26 |
| MCKENZIE, Jemima | Director | 2022-06-17 | 2023-06-23 |
| MINTO, Oscar | Director | 2021-09-08 | 2023-06-23 |
| MONTY, Leighton | Director | 2023-07-24 | 2024-06-24 |
| NG, Wing Yin Rachel | Director | 2023-06-24 | 2024-06-24 |
| NGUYEN, Thien Thanh | Director | 2014-09-12 | 2015-06-10 |
| NORRIS, Nathan Harry | Director | 2024-06-24 | 2025-06-23 |
| NUGUS, Bethany Lauren | Director | 2021-06-28 | 2022-06-25 |
| O'CONNOR, Daisy Florence | Director | 2019-06-17 | 2020-06-26 |
| O'LEARY, Charlotte | Director | 2017-07-01 | 2018-06-24 |
| OKONKWO, Tobe | Director | 2024-11-05 | 2025-12-08 |
| OPPENHEIMER, Philippa Maria | Director | 2016-06-24 | 2017-07-01 |
| OSBOURNE, Rachel | Director | 2020-06-29 | 2021-06-25 |
| PAWAR, Sara | Director | 2025-06-23 | 2026-04-06 |
| PERRY, Alison | Director | 2018-06-25 | 2019-06-14 |
| PHILPOTT, Molly Rachel | Director | 2016-06-24 | 2017-07-01 |
| RATCLIFFE, Oliver | Director | 2015-06-27 | 2016-06-23 |
| REDDING, Catherine Elizabeth Ada | Director | 2024-04-18 | 2026-04-28 |
| ROSE, Alexander | Director | 2020-06-29 | 2021-06-28 |
| RUNDLE, Madison | Director | 2024-06-24 | 2025-07-29 |
| SAMS, Jessica | Director | 2023-07-24 | 2024-06-24 |
| SHARIF, Zeid Tarek | Director | 2019-06-17 | 2020-06-26 |
| SHEFFIELD, Amy | Director | 2021-06-28 | 2022-06-25 |
| SILCOCK, Richard John | Director | 2014-01-10 | 2015-09-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Benjamin Knowles | Individual | Significant influence, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2021-06-28 | Ceased 2022-01-18 |
| Rachel Osborne | Legal person | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2020-06-29 | Ceased 2021-06-25 |
| Ms Molli Cleaver | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2019-06-17 | Ceased 2020-06-26 |
| Mr Richard John Silcock | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-06-10 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 258 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-28 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-04-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-11 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-12-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-23 | 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
- 7
- Officers resigned
- 11
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
Latest filed period vs the prior one
No year-on-year comparison available — needs at least two filed periods with shared line items.