The Arts University Bournemouth Students' Union

Analysis

The Arts University Bournemouth Students' Union is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Poole. It was registered in June 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The Arts University Bournemouth Students' Union reported income of £258k and spending of £300k, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income fell from £347k to £258k (-26%), an average of -7.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2024, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Arts University Bournemouth Students' Union sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Yorkshire College of Music and Drama (£258k), Ruddington Framework Knitters Museum Limited (£258k) and Dr Johnson's House Trust Limited (£257k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.