West London Students' Union

Analysis

West London Students' Union is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, amateur sport and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08158543). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, West London Students' Union reported income of £4.1m and spending of £4.0m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £2.6m to £4.1m (+58%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, West London Students' Union sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Sports Council Trust Company (£4.0m), BNJC (£4.1m) and Wisdom School (£4.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 80% and charitable activities 20%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £432k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 103 people.