University for the Creative Arts Students' Union

Analysis

University for the Creative Arts Students' Union is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Farnham. It was registered in February 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, University for the Creative Arts Students' Union reported income of £847k and spending of £829k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £442k to £847k (+92%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, University for the Creative Arts Students' Union sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hythe Bay Children's Centre (£846k), Minsthorpe Charitable Trust (£847k) and The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe Foundation CIO (£843k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 64% and trading 36%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £81k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 16 people.