Warwick Students' Union

Analysis

Warwick Students' Union is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Coventry. It was registered in July 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07297865). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Warwick Students' Union reported income of £9.2m and spending of £8.0m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £5.5m to £9.2m (+69%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Warwick Students' Union sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The West Hants Club (£9.1m), The British Paralympic Association (£9.4m) and Cymru Football Foundation Limited (£8.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 40%, donations and legacies 38% and trading 21%. Charitable activities took 79% of spending and raising funds 19%. Reserves of £859k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 124 people.