Worcester Students' Union

Analysis

Worcester Students' Union is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Worcester. It was registered in December 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Worcester Students' Union reported income of £984k and spending of £992k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £815k to £984k (+21%), an average of +4.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Worcester Students' Union sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Brighton Waldorf School Limited (£983k), Menter Caerdydd (£985k) and The Switch Charity Limited (£980k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 62%, charitable activities 30% and trading 7.8%. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 8.4%. Reserves of £142k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 36 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.