Imperial College Union

Analysis

Imperial College Union is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Imperial College Union reported income of £11.4m and spending of £11.5m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £5.5m to £11.4m (+106%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Imperial College Union sits at the 100th 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 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The University of Nottingham Students' Union (£11.1m), South Downs Leisure (£11.5m) and Liverpool FC Foundation (£10.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 55% and donations and legacies 44%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £28k. Reserves of £839k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 55 people.