University of Chichester Students' Union

Analysis

University of Chichester Students' Union is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chichester. It was registered in April 2019, 7 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 11937134). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, University of Chichester Students' Union reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.2m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £841k to £1.2m (+47%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 52%. 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, University of Chichester Students' Union sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Taxaid UK (£1.2m), Science Projects (£1.2m) and Ghyll Royd School (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 58%, donations and legacies 31% and charitable activities 11%. Charitable activities took 34% of spending and raising funds 65%. Reserves of £307k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 13 people.