The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 6th September 2026

Cardiff MET Students' Union

Registered charity 1148990 Registered since 2012

Operates: Cardiff

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

7 trustees on the board

1y median 1y
average tenure
2y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
4.8y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (6)

Portfolio (1)

6
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Amateur Sport 7Economic/community Development/employment 7Education/training 7

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Education 7Arts and leisure 1Health and social care 1

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£1.7m latest income · spending exceeded income in 2024 and 2025
ReservesiReserves12 x free reserves / annual expenditure, from the Part B annual return. The sector median is computed across all Part B filers in the same income band.

0.0 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months

28 from 61 in 2021
EmployeesiEmployeesHeadcount as filed in Part B annual returns, per financial year. Shown exactly as filed; year-on-year figures may be filed on different bases, so a comparison is only shown when the filings are plausibly comparable.

Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.

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Also active in the same field

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Contact

Websitewww.cardiffmetsu.co.uk
Emailwfuller@cardiffmet.ac.uk
Phone02920416190
AddressCARDIFF MET CYNCOED CAMPUS, CYNCOED ROAD, CARDIFF, CF23 6XD

Finances

£1,746,513 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£1,684,220£1,551,326
2022£1,957,594£1,948,163
2023£2,083,829£2,074,782
2024£2,076,781£2,228,610
2025£1,746,513£1,769,447

What it does

What

Education/trainingAmateur SportEconomic/community Development/employmentRecreation

Who

Other Defined Groups

How

Makes Grants To IndividualsMakes Grants To OrganisationsProvides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationActs As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Charitable objects

the advancement of education of students at Cardiff Metropolitan University for the public benefit by2.1.1 providing opportunities for the expression of student opinion and actively representing the interest of students;2.1.2 acting as a channel of communication in dealing with Cardiff Metropolitan University and other external bodies;2.1.3 facilitating the social, recreational and education interests of its Membership, through providing services and support for its Members; and2.1.4 working with other students’ unions and affiliated bodies;2.2 the advancement of student welfare and the relief of the needs of students at Cardiff Metropolitan University through:2.2.1 the provision of recreational and leisure time activities provided in the interests of social welfare designed to improve conditions of student life;2.2.2 the provision of support and activities which develop skills, capacities and capabilities to participate in society as mature responsible individuals;2.2.3 the provision of services to promote the well being of Cardiff Metropolitan University students generally and as individuals in need.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 27 AUG 2009 as amended on 30 Jan 2026 as amended on 18 Feb 2026

Trustees (7)

7trustees
38median age
0aged 70+

Linked company (Companies House)

Cardiff MET Students' Union · 07003324 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 27/08/2009

6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

Connected charities (1)

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