Bucks Students' Union

Analysis

Bucks Students' Union is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Buckinghamshire. It was registered in November 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Bucks Students' Union reported income of £2.8m and spending of £3.0m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £2.0m to £2.8m (+43%), an average of +9.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Bucks Students' Union 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 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Staffordshire Students' Union (£2.8m), Hulme Hall Educational Trust Limited (£2.9m) and University of Salford Students' Union (£2.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 76%, charitable activities 21% and trading 2.2%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.4%. Reserves of £208k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 49 people.