Union of Brunel Students

Analysis

Union of Brunel Students is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Uxbridge. It was registered in June 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Union of Brunel Students reported income of £3.1m and spending of £2.8m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £2.4m to £3.1m (+29%), an average of +6.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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 Brunel Students 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 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Radley Foundation (£3.1m), The Reddiford School Charitable Trust (£3.1m) and The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (£3.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 73%, charitable activities 25% and trading 1.8%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £754k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 51 people.