City St George's Students' Union

Analysis

City St George's Students' Union is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 2017, 9 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 10834450). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, City St George's Students' Union reported income of £4.5m and spending of £4.1m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £984k to £4.5m (+362%), an average of +47% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2025, when income rose by 105%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, City St George's Students' Union sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% 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 Parkside School Trust (£4.5m), Global Change Data Lab (£4.6m) and Littlegarth School Limited (£4.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 66%, trading 28% and charitable activities 5.1%. Charitable activities took 71% of spending and raising funds 28%. Reserves of £932k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 33 people.