Registered charity (CIO) · Herts
The Royal Veterinary College Students' Union
- 8 trustees
- Income £1.1m (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Rebecca Gendreau HobbsChair · since 2026
- Alexis Rayne EngelenTrustee · since 2025
- Ceri Marie ChickTrustee · since 2025
- Elisabeth Annabelle Evelyn WolfTrustee · since 2026
- Matthew Aaron WilkinsonTrustee · since 2026
- Prof Imelda Mary McgonnellTrustee · since 2025
- Sophie NaylorTrustee · since 2025
- Thalia Tollemache DufourTrustee · since 2025
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Amateur Sport, Recreation
- Where
- Camden, Hertfordshire
- Website
- www.rvcsu.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2013
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£1.1m£1.1m
- 2024£1.0m£1.0m
- 2023£832k£867k
Earlier years
- 2022£722k£725k
- 2021£557k£508k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE UNION ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF STUDENTS AT THE ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, BY:(A) PROMOTING THE WELFARE AND INTERESTS OF THE STUDENTS OF THE ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE;(B) REPRESENTING THE STUDENT BODY OF THE ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE TO EXTERNAL BODIES AND TO THE MANAGEMENT, COMMITTEES AND COUNCIL OF THE ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE; AND (C) ENCOURAGING THE PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE STUDENTS OF THE ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE THROUGH PROVIDING SOCIAL, CULTURAL, EDUCATIONAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES ORGANIZED IN CLUBS, SOCIETIES AND DISCUSSION GROUPS AND THROUGH DEVELOPING AND MAINTAINING APPROPRIATE FACILITIES TO ACCOMMODATE SUCH ACTIVITIES.THE UNION WILL SEEK AT ALL TIMES TO ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT DIVERSITY IN THE STUDENT BODY THROUGH ENSURING THE UNION?S DECISION MAKING AND SERVICE PROVISION ARE SOLELY TO ADVANCE THE ABOVE OBJECTS, AND ARE MADE INDEPENDENTLY AND WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION WITH REGARD TO AGE, GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RELIGIOUS BELIEFS, DISABILITY, MEDICAL CONDITIONS, OR POLITICAL BELIEFS.
Grants received
1 grant · £9,600 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £9,600
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
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.
8 trustees on the board
- Rebecca Gendreau Hobbs Chair since 2026
- Alexis Rayne Engelen since 2025
- Ceri Marie Chick since 2025
- Elisabeth Annabelle Evelyn Wolf since 2026
- Matthew Aaron Wilkinson since 2026
- Prof Imelda Mary Mcgonnell since 2025
- Sophie Naylor since 2025
- Thalia Tollemache Dufour since 2025
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- Rebecca Gendreau Hobbs Chair since 2026
- Alexis Rayne Engelen since 2025
- Ceri Marie Chick since 2025
- Elisabeth Annabelle Evelyn Wolf since 2026
- Matthew Aaron Wilkinson since 2026
- Prof Imelda Mary Mcgonnell since 2025
- Sophie Naylor since 2025
- Thalia Tollemache Dufour since 2025
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
0.6 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 2.0 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1153002
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Association Registered 22 Jul 2013 as amended on 02 Sep 2021
- Contact on the register
- 01707666333 · sustaff@rvc.ac.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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