The Harper Adams University Students' Union

Analysis

The Harper Adams University Students' Union is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newport. It was registered in June 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The Harper Adams University Students' Union reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.5m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £475k to £1.5m (+215%), an average of +33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 193%. Over the whole period it spent 101% 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 Harper Adams University Students' Union sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Action 4 Youth (£1.5m), London Contemporary Orchestra (£1.5m) and Thames Chase Trust (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 82% and donations and legacies 18%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £255k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 47 people.