The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 6th September 2026

The University of Plymouth Students' Union

Registered charity 1172830 Registered since 2017

Operates: Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Plymouth City, Isles Of Scilly

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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.

9 trustees on the board

0.7y median 0y
average tenure
3y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
1.9y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (9)

8
company-linked trustees

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

Education/training 9

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 11Finance 2

Gaps to watch

  • Narrow spread of causes across the board
  • 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.

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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£4.8m latest income
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.

1.8 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 5.1 in 2021

213 from 145 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.

Also active in the same field

Deterministic, from public records.

Contact

Websitewww.upsu.com
Emailsu.governance@su.plymouth.ac.uk
Phone01752588388
AddressUPSU, Drake Circus, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 8AA

Finances

£4,813,790 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£3,211,094£3,068,156
2022£4,956,049£4,620,802
2023£5,255,866£5,357,817
2024£5,167,911£5,333,832
2025£4,813,790£4,664,827

What it does

What

Education/training

Who

Other Defined Groups

How

Provides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationSponsors Or Undertakes Research

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF UPSU ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF STUDENTS AT UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:- PROMOTING THE INTERESTS AND WELFARE OF STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH DURING THEIR COURSE OF STUDY AND REPRESENTING, SUPPORTING AND ADVISING STUDENTS;- BEING THE RECOGNISED REPRESENTATIVE CHANNEL BETWEEN STUDENTS AND THE UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH AND ANY OTHER EXTERNAL BODIES; AND- PROVIDING SOCIAL, CULTURAL, SPORTING AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND FORUMS FOR DISCUSSIONS AND DEBATE FOR THE PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT OF ITS STUDENTS.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 17 MAR 2017AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 29 JUN 2017 as amended on 28 Jun 2021 as amended on 18 Apr 2024 as amended on 05 Jun 2026 as amended on 03 Jun 2026

Trustees (9)

9trustees
24median age
0aged 70+

Linked company (Companies House)

The University of Plymouth Students' Union · 10676070 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 17/03/2017

6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

Connected charities (0)

No charities share a trustee (from current data).

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