Hull University Students' Union Limited

Analysis

Hull University Students' Union Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hull. It was registered in June 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08475916). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Hull University Students' Union Limited reported income of £6.9m and spending of £6.8m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £3.3m to £6.9m (+107%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 59%. 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, Hull University Students' Union Limited sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% 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 Baltic Flour Mills Visual Arts Trust (£6.8m), Royal Geographical Society (With the Institute of British Geographers) (£6.9m) and Soho Theatre Company Limited (£6.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 72%, donations and legacies 22%, charitable activities 4.3% and investments 1.0%. Charitable activities took 31% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £2.5m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 53 people.