Union of Kingston Students

Analysis

Union of Kingston Students is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kingston Upon Thames. It was registered in November 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport, recreation and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Union of Kingston Students reported income of £1.4m and spending of £1.4m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income fell from £1.6m to £1.4m (-9.6%), an average of -2.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income dropped by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Union of Kingston Students sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% 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 Oasis Children's Venture (£1.4m), King George's Field, Mile End (£1.4m) and King's Reach (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 90% and charitable activities 9.6%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 5.1%. Reserves of £650k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 32 people.