Aston Students' Union

Analysis

Aston Students' Union is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in May 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08497016). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Aston Students' Union reported income of £3.7m and spending of £3.5m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £2.5m to £3.7m (+48%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Aston 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 Norman Garon Trust (£3.7m), Youth Options (£3.8m) and Hipperholme Grammar School Foundation (£3.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 60%, charitable activities 36% and trading 1.9%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £268k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 51 people.