Union of Uea Students Limited

Analysis

Union of Uea Students Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norwich. It was registered in July 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09664303). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Union of Uea Students Limited reported income of £6.9m and spending of £7.1m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £6.2m to £6.9m (+12%), an average of +2.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2025, when income rose by 99311%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Union of Uea Students Limited sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% 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 Students' Union Royal Holloway University of London (£6.9m), The Nautical Institute (£6.9m) and The Maritime Educational Foundation (£6.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 59%, donations and legacies 29% and charitable activities 12%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £578k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 378 people.

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.