Uwe Students' Union

Analysis

Uwe Students' Union is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in July 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07675253). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Uwe Students' Union reported income of £5.9m and spending of £5.9m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £3.9m to £5.9m (+53%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Uwe 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 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include London School of Economics Students' Union (£5.9m), East Lancashire Light Railway Company Limited (£6.2m) and Basingstoke and Deane Community Leisure Trust (£5.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 51%, donations and legacies 37% and trading 12%. Charitable activities took 86% of spending and raising funds 12%. Reserves of £661k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 166 people.