Greenwich Students Union Ltd

Analysis

Greenwich Students Union Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07990838). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Greenwich Students Union Ltd reported income of £4.4m and spending of £4.5m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £2.6m to £4.4m (+67%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Greenwich Students Union Ltd sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. 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 Northamptonshire Independent Grammar School Charity Trust Limited (£4.3m), The Association of Taxation Technicians (£4.4m) and Charity Entrepreneurship (£4.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 70% and charitable activities 30%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £832k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 49 people.