THE UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH STUDENTS' UNION
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Next accounts due
2027-04-30 (in 11mo)
Last filed for 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-21 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-07
Watchouts
Cash
£1M
+6.5% vs 2024
Net assets
-£26K
+85.4% vs 2024
Employees
213
-21.1% 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 | £5,167,911 | £4,813,790 | |
| Operating profit | -£165,921 | £148,963 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£158,253 | £151,029 | |
| Cash | £1,012,810 | £1,079,106 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,440,870 | £1,495,261 | |
| Net assets | -£176,767 | -£25,738 | |
| Equity | -£176,767 | -£25,738 | |
| Average employees | 270 | 213 | |
| Wages | £1,866,252 | £1,519,013 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -3.2% | 3.1% | |
| Net margin | -3.1% | 3.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | -11.5% | 10.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 110.3% | 101.4% | |
| Current ratio | 4.31x | 4.49x |
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
- Bishop Fleming Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“As a result of Business planning and reorganisation implemented in this financial year, the Trustees are satisfied that the Union should be considered a going concern and we have, therefore, prepared the financial statements on this basis.”
Group structure
- THE UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH STUDENTS' UNION · parent
- UPSU Trading Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During the 2024 - 2025 year the size and shape of the Senior Management Team was reviewed, and following reorganisation in July 2025, is planned to reduce in future years.”
- “During 2024-25 focus continued aligned to our key strategic themes and enablers, however focus was placed upon both financial and commercial review to inform a plan of organisational change to take place during 2025/6.”
- “As a result of Business planning and reorganisation implemented in this financial year, the Trustees are satisfied that the Union should be considered a going concern and we have, therefore, prepared the financial statements on this basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 44 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIBUISI, Nnenna | Director | 2026-01-22 | Jun 2005 | Nigerian |
| DE-BEGER, David Edward | Director | 2023-08-23 | Sep 1989 | British |
| FROST, Joshua Preston | Director | 2024-07-01 | Jul 2000 | British |
| HEMSLEY, James | Director | 2017-07-20 | Sep 1973 | British |
| NORTHMORE, Paul Kenneth Thomas | Director | 2026-03-18 | Dec 1976 | British |
| OKECHUKWU, Chimdindu Nnaemeka | Director | 2024-07-01 | Apr 1999 | Nigerian |
| SHOTTON, Natalie | Director | 2026-01-22 | Jun 2003 | British |
| VAN BERGEN, Jacob | Director | 2026-01-22 | Mar 2003 | British |
| WRIGLEY, Naomi Lauryn | Director | 2023-08-23 | Sep 1999 | British |
Show 44 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOLDTHORPE, Nicola | Secretary | 2021-11-24 | 2024-02-22 |
| MATTHEWS, Daniel Mark | Secretary | 2018-01-29 | 2020-02-01 |
| ADAH, Hadiza | Director | 2017-07-20 | 2019-07-22 |
| AHMED, Fawziyyah Abdurazaq | Director | 2020-07-01 | 2022-06-30 |
| ARIKEKPAR, Tonari Sophia | Director | 2022-07-01 | 2024-06-30 |
| ATKINSON, Charlie | Director | 2021-06-15 | 2022-06-30 |
| BONET FILELLA, Nuria | Director | 2017-07-20 | 2018-07-19 |
| BOROKINNI, Joshua Akindele | Director | 2022-07-01 | 2023-06-30 |
| COCKS, Helen Michelle | Director | 2019-05-30 | 2023-04-03 |
| DOWSE, Emilia Kate | Director | 2020-07-01 | 2022-06-30 |
| DOYLE, Alex | Director | 2017-07-20 | 2019-07-22 |
| EZENYI, Chukwudi | Director | 2019-07-22 | 2021-06-30 |
| FOUCHER, Remy | Director | 2018-09-24 | 2019-05-27 |
| FRASER, Matilda | Director | 2018-07-17 | 2020-06-30 |
| GAGE, Charles Thomas James | Director | 2020-10-20 | 2023-06-30 |
| GREEN, Millie | Director | 2019-07-22 | 2020-06-30 |
| HATCH, Ellesha | Director | 2024-07-01 | 2024-10-02 |
| HOCKING MBCS, Vivian | Director | 2023-07-01 | 2025-09-30 |
| HOPKINSON, Jane | Director | 2017-03-17 | 2026-03-17 |
| HORTON, Matthew James | Director | 2017-07-15 | 2018-07-17 |
| HYWEL-DAVIES, James | Director | 2019-10-17 | 2020-07-31 |
| INYANG, Walter Bitty | Director | 2018-07-17 | 2020-06-30 |
| JONES, Darcie | Director | 2023-07-01 | 2025-07-01 |
| JONES, Lowri | Director | 2017-07-20 | 2018-07-17 |
| LAUGHTON, Mitchell Ford | Director | 2022-07-01 | 2023-06-06 |
| LEMM, Verity | Director | 2019-07-22 | 2021-06-30 |
| MARLEY, Daniella | Director | 2022-07-01 | 2024-06-30 |
| MARSHALL, Neil | Director | 2017-07-20 | 2020-07-31 |
| MORRIS, Benjamin | Director | 2018-07-17 | 2019-07-22 |
| MORTON, Madeleine Grace | Director | 2021-07-01 | 2022-06-30 |
| NAIK, Krupa | Director | 2024-07-01 | 2025-07-01 |
| OGUNSAKIN, Kolawole Sheriff | Director | 2022-10-28 | 2023-01-16 |
| ONG, Aira Patrice | Director | 2021-10-28 | 2022-10-27 |
| PANCHAUD, Charlotte | Director | 2018-07-17 | 2019-07-22 |
| PATEL, Zachary Axel Harishbhai Rameshbhai | Director | 2023-01-16 | 2024-06-30 |
| PEARSON, Zoe | Director | 2023-07-01 | 2024-05-20 |
| SIMPSON, Harry Christopher | Director | 2022-10-28 | 2025-07-01 |
| SMITH, Maja | Director | 2018-01-29 | 2019-05-24 |
| SMITH, Oliver Alfred James | Director | 2021-10-28 | 2023-06-30 |
| STIRLING CBE, Graham Spencer, Dr | Director | 2017-03-17 | 2023-06-30 |
| STYLES, Christopher Adam Michael | Director | 2024-07-01 | 2025-07-01 |
| SYMONS, Isla | Director | 2023-07-01 | 2024-06-30 |
| WARREN, James | Director | 2017-07-20 | 2018-07-17 |
| WILLIAMS, Phillippa | Director | 2017-07-20 | 2018-07-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Jane Hopkinson | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2017-03-17 | Ceased 2017-08-01 |
| Dr Graham Spencer Stirling Cbe | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2017-03-17 | Ceased 2017-08-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 132 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-02-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-28 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2025-05-27 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2025-05-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-10-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 15
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- 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
-6.9%
£5,167,911 £4,813,790
-
Cash
+6.5%
£1,012,810 £1,079,106
-
Net assets
+85.4%
-£176,767 -£25,738
-
Employees
-21.1%
270 213
-
Operating profit
+189.8%
-£165,921 £148,963
-
Wages
-18.6%
£1,866,252 £1,519,013
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