The University of Gloucestershire Students' Union

Analysis

The University of Gloucestershire Students' Union is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cheltenham. It was registered in August 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08155140). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The University of Gloucestershire Students' Union reported income of £897k and spending of £805k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £715k to £897k (+25%), an average of +5.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The University of Gloucestershire Students' Union sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Move More (£897k), Wirral Information Resource for Equality and Diversity Ltd (£897k) and Transport for All (£893k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 70%, charitable activities 21% and trading 8.6%. Charitable activities took 82% of spending and raising funds 1.5%. Reserves of £411k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 20 people.