Coventry University Students' Union Limited

Analysis

Coventry University Students' Union Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Coventry. It was registered in December 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07366779). It says it provides other finance, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Coventry University Students' Union Limited reported income of £4.4m and spending of £4.2m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £3.5m to £4.4m (+26%), an average of +5.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2025, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Coventry University Students' Union Limited sits at the 99th 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 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wicksteed Charitable Trust (£4.4m), Absolutely Leisure (£4.5m) and Mountain Training Trust (£4.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 75% and trading 25%. Charitable activities took 75% of spending and raising funds 24%. Reserves of £1.0m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 148 people.