University of York Students' Union

Analysis

University of York Students' Union is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in York. It was registered in June 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport, recreation and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 10688097). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2025, University of York Students' Union reported income of £6.9m and spending of £6.4m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £4.2m to £6.9m (+66%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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 York Students' Union sits at the 100th 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 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The National Coaching Foundation (£6.7m), Queen Mary University of London Students' Union Limited (£7.3m) and Westbourne House School Educational Trust Limited (£6.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 40%, donations and legacies 39%, trading 20% and investments 1.1%. Charitable activities took 83% of spending and raising funds 16%. Reserves of £805k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 71 people.