Edge Hill Students' Union Limited

Analysis

Edge Hill Students' Union Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ormskirk. It was registered in September 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07329036). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Edge Hill Students' Union Limited reported income of £1.4m and spending of £1.7m, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £1.2m to £1.4m (+23%), an average of +5.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Edge Hill Students' Union Limited sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% 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 Rosa Fund (£1.4m), The Princess Royal Trust for Carers in Hampshire (£1.5m) and Delfina Foundation (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 54%, charitable activities 44% and investments 1.0%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £491k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 50 people.