1. Annual General Meeting
June 2018
7/15/2019

2. Agenda Receive Trustees Report & Strategic Priorities Update
Receive 2016/17 Accounts
Appointments of the Auditors
Review and Approve list of affiliations
Discussion and Debate on the 2016/17 Financial Year
Discussion and Debate on the 2017/18 Financial Year
Open questions to the Trustees by the members 2

3. Trustees Report and Strategic Priorities Update
What we’re doing well at:
65% of students have a positive view of the SU
61% of students thought the SU has a positive impact on their student experience.
Key campaigns that reached students: NSS Boycott; Mental Health; and Fix Fees.
Rebrand successful 3

4. Trustees Report and Strategic Priorities Update
What we need to improve:
Only 23% of students thought that the SU had increased its presence on campus
53% of students did not feel involved with the SU
Students said they wanted more events
More creative opportunities 4

5. Highlights this year (2017-18)
Extra Curricular:
13% increase in student engagement in our Arts Active programme
Academic:
Tackled the attainment gap, created a zine on decolonising the curriculum, established the Attainment Network, Attainment conference held for UAL staff
Elections:
Converted to paper-less voting system, which saw an increase in the number of students voting at all levels of study
Sports and Societies:
Gained 10 new societies this year
Beat Goldsmiths 8-4 at Varsity
Cost of Study:
Major research into this topic, decreased the rent for 39% of beds in UAL halls, reduced printing costs by 20% on MFDs; and reduced the cost of UAL ticketed events
Course Reps
44% increase in the number of Course Reps giving feedback
Environmental
In response to your feedback, we sell discounted moon cups
Support and Advice:
Supported over 1,000 new student support and advice cases; working with UAL to roll consent training, established a student parent working group 5

6. Trustees Report and Strategic Priorities Update
We are in the first year of our strategic plan
The new plan address all the changes that are happening at UAL and Arts SU
Four Themes – Together with students we will: 
We will offer creative opportunities which are out of the box and of the classroom.
We will be a Union which listens and acts, ensuring that we are a positive agent for change in our colleges, University and community.
We will be a supportive environment which provides networked communities and enable students to succeed during their time at UAL.
We will work with UAL to ensure education is accessible for and reflective of student at UAL. 6

7. Strategic Planning Committee
Strategic Monitoring
Strategic Plan
Operational Plan
Balance Scorecard
Quantitative KPI
Qualitative
Success
Issues
Recommendations
Monthly Reporting
Strategic Planning Committee
Trustee Board 7

8. Dashboards, Impacts and Insights
Students have told us that they want to understand more about the aims and progress of the organisation. We have developed public dashboards with progress towards KPIs.
Students have told us that they don’t think we do enough - we will be launching an annual public-facing impact report.
Students have also told us that we aren’t doing enough to tailor what we provide to the student population, so we launched an insight project. 8

9. Receive 2016-17 Accounts Total income for the year: £3,477,561
Expenditure for the year: £3,459,753
Operating Surplus: £17,808
Restricted income: £253,344
Restricted Expenditure: £248,400
Current Reserves Levels: £169,275 9

10. Appointment of the Auditors
Currently Crowe Clarke Whitehill. Proposal to continue.
CCW are a mid-tier firm but are charity specialists ranked #1 in Charity Finance Audit Survey for charity expertise and market share and =2 for overall service.
VOTE 10

11. Review and Approve List of Organisation Affiliations
Advice UK
OneVoice
British Universities & Colleges Sport
NCAFC
National Union of Students
Stop the Elephant Development
UK Council for International Student Affairs
Association College Unions International
Abortion Rights
Arts Emergency
London Cycling Campaign
National Council for Voluntary Organisations
GMB
UCU
Royal Academy of Arts
Commonplace
Affordable Art Fair
Metro Imaging
Red Bull Studios
Cass Art
VOTE
(They come as a package, so the vote is either yes to all or no to all) 11

12. Open questions to the Trustees by the Members
Any questions which can’t be answered now will be published with answers on the Arts SU website within 10 working days. 12

13. Thank you
7/15/2019