York St John Students' Union

Analysis

York St John Students' Union is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in York. It was registered in July 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07250320). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, York St John Students' Union reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.2m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £817k to £1.3m (+55%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, York St John Students' Union sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Values Academy (£1.3m), The Music in Secondary Schools Trust (£1.3m) and The Girls' Network (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 33%, donations and legacies 33% and trading 4.5%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 4.5%. Reserves of £319k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 17 people.