University of Brighton Students' Union

Analysis

University of Brighton Students' Union is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Brighton. It was registered in October 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09628909). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, University of Brighton Students' Union reported income of £2.7m and spending of £2.6m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £1.8m to £2.7m (+54%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, University of Brighton 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 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Formby Pool Trust (£2.7m), University of Surrey Students' Union (£2.8m) and Teikyo Foundation (UK) (£2.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 58%, charitable activities 39% and trading 2.7%. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 4.6%. It employed 95 people.